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Wed, 25 Apr 2001
What RI should do to ease crisis
What RI should do to ease crisis JAKARTA (JP): A quarter of Indonesia's 210 million people now live in absolute poverty, and a further quarter of the population is vulnerable to poverty, according to the World Bank.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
10,000 pencak silat fighters pledge to intercept rioters
10,000 pencak silat fighters pledge to intercept rioters JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Betawi ethnic group consultative body, or Bamus Betawi, pledged on Tuesday to field 10,000 pencak silat martial art fighters ahead of the much-anticipated flood of President Abdurrahman Wahid's supporters in the next...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Bankrupt arrested for counterfeiting
Bankrupt arrested for counterfeiting BOGOR (JP): A bankrupt businessman has been arrested for alleged involvement in money counterfeiting, police said here on Tuesday.Police also seized a plastic bag containing fake Rp 20,000 banknotes worth Rp 156 million as evidence.Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
'BOLA', Hilton reach quarters
'BOLA', Hilton reach quarters JAKARTA (JP): BOLA sports tabloid and Hilton Hotel managed to reach the quarterfinals of The Jakarta Post 18th anniversary soccer tournament after passing their first finals tests on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Gus Dur installs new KPU members
Gus Dur installs new KPU members JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid installed on Tuesday 11 new members of the General Elections Commission (KPU).The new members were installed at a ceremony at Bina Graha presidential office (above photo), which was also attended by the House of...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Suspected car thief shot dead by police
Suspected car thief shot dead by police BANDUNG (JP): A car theft suspect was shot dead by police for allegedly trying to escape arrest and attack police officers near his house on Jl. Wartawan here late Monday.West Java Police detectives chief Sr. Comr.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Government to name special prison for drug offenders
Government to name special prison for drug offenders JAKARTA (JP): Still smarting from a recent clash between prisoners in Cipinang prison, Minister of Justice and Human Rights Baharuddin Lopa reaffirmed on Tuesday a plan to isolate drug offenders in a separate penitentiary.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Asia seen not yet fully ready for mobile commerce
Asia seen not yet fully ready for mobile commerce SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia has the right ingredients for mobile commerce to flourish but more time is needed to prepare the service providers and technology, the head of industry specialist Network365 said on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Help eradicate corruption
Help eradicate corruption Nothing manifests the sheer destructive lunacy of some Western organizations' policies toward Indonesia, as the present campaign to stop the International Monetary Fund and World Bank from aiding Indonesia until illegal logging here comes to an end.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
People prefer to stay at home amid fears of chaos
People prefer to stay at home amid fears of chaos JAKARTA (JP): Despite the fear of chaos in connection with the planned mass prayer on Sunday and the House of Representatives (DPR) plenary session on Monday, there has been no significant increase in the number of residents leaving the city due to...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Commission publishes wealth of 57 officials
Commission publishes wealth of 57 officials JAKARTA (JP): A report by the Public Servants' Wealth Commission (KPKPN) detailing the wealth of 57 bureaucrats and legislators revealed on Tuesday that the greatest personal wealth, standing at nearly Rp 1 trillion, belonged to a legislator.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
IAIN students oppose intervention
IAIN students oppose intervention YOGYAKARTA (JP): Some 70 students from Yogyakarta's Sunan Kalijaga State Academy of Islamic Studies (IAIN) staged a protest here on Tuesday, refusing any form of government intervention in the ongoing election of IAIN's rector.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Four years on, employment crisis remains, experts say
Four years on, employment crisis remains, experts say The following three articles on the employment crisis and labor unions were written by The Jakarta Post journalist Santi W.E. Soekanto, as workers prepare to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Malaysian police arrest another opposition leader
Malaysian police arrest another opposition leader KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Police arrested a prominent Malaysian opposition leader on Tuesday after he delivered a fiery speech at a rally, bringing to nine the number of anti-government activists detained in the last two weeks under tough security laws.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
House to pass special autonomy law in May
House to pass special autonomy law in May JAKARTA (JP): While indicating that the House of Representatives (DPR) would pass the special autonomy law for Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam in May, a legislator warned on Tuesday that the government should not preempt the House by issuing a government...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
The media as scapegoat
The media as scapegoat Today The Jakarta Post celebrates its 18th anniversary. This, for us, provides us with a most propitious moment to reflect on role of the media in this country. For, if any institution in this country has benefited the most from the reformation movement which was set moving...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Vessel sinks in Maluku, 27 missing
Vessel sinks in Maluku, 27 missing AMBON, Maluku: A boat believed to be an inter-island ferry sank in the seas off Indonesia's riot-torn Maluku islands, leaving 27 people missing, Antara said Tuesday.The not-yet unidentified boat sank about three hours after it left around 8 a.m.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Rupiah rate April 24
Rupiah rate April 24 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11,330.00 12,330.00 11,771.00 11,889.00Australian dollar 1 5,737.51 6,250.08 5,960.83 6,026.53Austrian schilling 1 738.57 804.21 767.32 775.45Belgian franc 1 251.93 274.32 261.74 264.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Quarrel leads to mobbing death
Quarrel leads to mobbing death JAKARTA (JP): A man died in Kramat Jati police hospital in East Jakarta on Tuesday as he was receiving medical treatment for severe injuries he suffered after being mobbed by residents in Kemanggisan subdistrict of West Jakarta early on Sunday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
RI women's table tennis team demoted
RI women's table tennis team demoted JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian women's team was relegated to second division following its 3-0 defeat from second division champion Greece at the playoff match of the 46th World Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday in Osaka, Japan.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Bogus police flees with Rp 2m
Bogus police flees with Rp 2m JAKARTA (JP): A man posing as a policeman absconded with Rp 2 million after pretending to search for drugs in the bag of a bajaj (motorized pedicab) passenger on Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta Raya in Sawah Besar district of Central Jakarta late on Monday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Putting your children on guard against sexual abuse
Putting your children on guard against sexual abuseBy Monty P. Satiadarma JAKARTA (JP): If a child starts to include sexual objects or sexual themes in their drawings, it should not be dismissed as merely a young mind with an active imagination.It may well be a sign of sexual abuse.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
House speaker asks for review of Telkom-Indosat transactions
House speaker asks for review of Telkom-Indosat transactions JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tanjung urged the government on Tuesday to review the US$1.5 billion transactions between state-owned telecommunications companies PT Telkom and PT Indosat which would terminate their...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
India on alert after Bangladeshi troop build-up
India on alert after Bangladeshi troop build-up GUWAHATI, India (Agencies): Indian frontier guards were on high alert on Tuesday, following what senior officers described as a major overnight build-up of Bangladeshi troops along the border.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
IDI ties up with Allianz
IDI ties up with Allianz JAKARTA (JP): Insurance firm PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday with the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) to cooperate in providing medical services to the public.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Gus Dur to address the nation on Friday
Gus Dur to address the nation on Friday JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid will make a nationally-televised address on Friday to alleviate tension simmering ahead of the House of Representatives (DPR) plenary session to be held on April 30, House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Universities honor fallen students
Universities honor fallen students MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: About 5,000 students from three universities here on Tuesday descended on the city's streets to commemorate a bloody 1996 incident in which three students were killed.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Myanmar to hold drug meeting
Myanmar to hold drug meeting YANGON (AFP): Ministers from Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam will gather in Yangon next month for a UN- sponsored meeting on regional efforts to stamp out the drug trade, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Minister pledges extra funds
Minister pledges extra funds JAKARTA (JP): Minister of National Education Yahya A. Muhaimin said on Tuesday that the ministry had requested the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) for extra funds to support the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games training program.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Foreign banks in talks with IBRA over stake in Bank Niaga
Foreign banks in talks with IBRA over stake in Bank Niaga JAKARTA (JP): Several foreign banks have approached publicly listed Bank Niaga, and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) over plans to acquire a stake in the bank through the government's divestment program this year, Bank Niaga...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Compromise and threats of violence
Compromise and threats of violenceBy J. Soedjati Djiwandono JAKARTA (JP): The minutes are ticking away toward the end of the month, the day the House of Representatives will convene its plenary session, while the whole nation is on tenterhooks and politicians continue to make so much fuss about the...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Megawati opens telecom congress
Megawati opens telecom congress NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri extolled on Tuesday Indonesia's diversity, stressing that it should be perceived as an asset which should be celebrated.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Where to go in Surabaya
Where to go in SurabayaFilmThe British Film Festival 2001, in Mitra 21 Theater: 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 8:15 p.m., April 28, 2 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:15, April 29. Further information is available at (031) 568-9958, http://www.britishcouncil.or.id/arts/bff_schedule.htm.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Labor problems 'due to same old system'
Labor problems 'due to same old system' JAKARTA (JP): Is workers staging strikes at the House of Representatives or Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration day after day a good sign of people asserting their newly-found freedom of expression? Carmello C.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Time-honored traditions at Bi Bet restaurant
Time-honored traditions at Bi Bet restaurant JAKARTA (JP): Sundanese food offers some of the best of Indonesian traditional cuisine. Recommended eateries offering such food are numerous. Ratu Kuring on Jl. Buncit Raya, Jl. Mampang Prapatan and Sari Kuring on Jl.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Mining powers transferred to provincial administrations
Mining powers transferred to provincial administrations JAKARTA (JP): Central government will authorize some provincial administrations to supervise the mining industry in their respective areas on a temporary basis, as the regencies there are thus far considered not ready to carry out the job, a...
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
The statesman
The statesman The Jakarta Post of April 16, 2001, published a news story in which noted ulema KH Zaenuddin MZ said: "The only statesman Indonesia has ever had was (former president) Soeharto".I firmly believe that Soeharto is not a statesman.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Norway peace bid dims as Sri Lanka braces for pogrom
Norway peace bid dims as Sri Lanka braces for pogrom COLOMBO (Agencies): Norway's attempt to broker peace in Sri Lanka suffered a major blow as Tamil Tiger rebels called off their unilateral truce and troops braced for more bloodshed, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Beware of hoodlums
Beware of hoodlums The Indonesian word preman(hoodlums) originates from the Dutch word vrije man which means "free man". While most people are happy to be a free, it is not recommended that you become a preman.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Xanana's wife stabbed in stomach in Dili
Xanana's wife stabbed in stomach in Dili DILI, East Timor (AP): The Australian wife of East Timorese independence leader Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao was attacked and stabbed Tuesday by unknown assailants, her husband said.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Portuguese mission in Yogyakarta
Portuguese mission in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): A team from Portugal's Centro National de Cultura (National Cultural Center, CNC) arrived here on Tuesday to trace the influence of Portuguese culture on Indonesia.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
United Nations secretary-general
United Nations secretary-general Indonesia should disagree with the reelection of Kofi Annan as secretary-general of the United Nations for a second four-year term. Africa had their eight-year term already (Boutros-Boutros Ghali and Kofi Annan).
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Star Air to fly on June 15
Star Air to fly on June 15 SURABAYA (JP): Privately-owned local airline company PT Star Air will commence its domestic service on June 15, starting with the Surabaya-Surakarta route, a senior executive said on Monday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Manulife case settlement urged
Manulife case settlement urged JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's main international donors expressed deep concern over recent commercial court rulings, particularly the so-called Manulife case, at the end of a two-day meeting with the government here on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Thaksin says Malaysia helping in rebel hunt
Thaksin says Malaysia helping in rebel hunt KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said during a visit to Malaysia on Tuesday the two countries were working together to hunt down separatist militants, suspected of recent bomb attacks in southern Thailand.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Thousands mount vigil to block Estrada's arrest
Thousands mount vigil to block Estrada's arrest MANILA (Agencies): Thousands of supporters of former Philippine president Joseph Estrada formed human barricades near his residence on Tuesday, vowing to protect their fallen idol.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Culture of sharing undermines local property rights
Culture of sharing undermines local property rights JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's communal culture hampers development of the intellectual property rights system, allowing developed countries to benefit from local resources, an expert noted on Tuesday.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Abbreviated list of public servants' wealth
Abbreviated list of public servants' wealth(Name, Position, Wealth): (Sri Sumarjati Haryanto, House secretary-general, Rp 0.61 b plus US$13,331); (Widjanarko Puspoyo, State Logistics Agency chief, Rp 5.36 b); (Susmono Soesilo, Dir.Gen. of land transportation, Rp 1.37 b); (Soenaryo Yosopratomo, Dir.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
When will these conflicts end?
When will these conflicts end?From Rakyat MerdekaI am writing to tell the world how worried I am about the poor, uncertain condition of my country Indonesia at the moment. Indonesia feels ashamed of having done so little work to overcome its current serious crises.
Wed, 25 Apr 2001
Gus Dur supporters in town to pray for peace: Hasyim
Gus Dur supporters in town to pray for peace: Hasyim JAKARTA (JP): With an estimated 15,000 supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid having already arrived in the capital, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leaders tried to defuse fears of unrest following their planned mass prayer meeting on Sunday.