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Fri, 26 Apr 2002
America redefines role in SE Asia
America redefines role in SE AsiaDon Pathan, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok If the recent gathering in Bangkok of ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) senior officials is any indication, Southeast Asia's defense planners have opted for a wait-and-see approach as to what to make out of the presence of...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Puncak hotel owners request extra police
Puncak hotel owners request extra police Hotel owners in the mountain resort area of Puncak met with Bogor Police officials on Thursday to request extra protection for their establishments following last weekend's rioting.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Suggestion to the 'Post'
Suggestion to the 'Post' The following is a sincerely expressed sentiment: "Happy birthday The Jakarta Post. You were born to gain support from readers all over Indonesia who were keen to read candid, informative and up-to-date news.Now you have reached your 19th year.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Graft suspect Akbar meets President
Graft suspect Akbar meets PresidentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption suspect Akbar Tandjung met with President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday for the first time after the beleaguered Golkar chairman was detained by the Attorney General's Office in March.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Elza to be summoned as suspect of bribery case next week: Anton
Elza to be summoned as suspect of bribery case next week: AntonMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After considering it for some time, the police finally named Elza Syarief, a lawyer for defendant Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, a suspect on Thursday for allegedly bribing witnesses in...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Congratulations, Yos
Congratulations, Yos Thank God Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has finally canceled his plan to localize gambling activities in Seribu Islands. Although his words were sharp, his statement that we all "forget" his idea on localizing gambling is one that must ideally be conveyed by a Moslem leader.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Workers told to avoid rallies
Workers told to avoid rallies JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea called on workers to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1 in their respective workplaces instead of taking to the streets or going on strike.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Four Dairi subdistricts want new regency
Four Dairi subdistricts want new regency JAKARTA: Four subdistricts of Dairi regency in East Sumatra want to establish a new regency as their way of spurring the development process in the area, a noted public figure from the Pakpak community said here on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Rini rejects higher duty on sugar
Rini rejects higher duty on sugarAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi rejected calls to raise import tariffs on sugar by up to 110 percent as demanded by sugarcane farmers, saying such high tariffs would jack up sugar prices at home.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Over 25,000 E. Timor refugees register for repatriation
Over 25,000 E. Timor refugees register for repatriationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Since the presidential election in East Timor on April 14, 2002, 25,453 refugees or 7,600 East Timorese refugee families in West Timor have registered for repatriation and are expected to return home by...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Military 'aided civilian guards in East Timor'
Military 'aided civilian guards in East Timor'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Witnesses in their testimony on Thursday highlighted a clear link between civilian guards roaming East Timor in the run-up to 1999 ballot and military forces, saying local authorities established and recruited...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Jakarta's 2001 budget approved amid complaints of corruption
Jakarta's 2001 budget approved amid complaints of corruptionAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council accepted on Thursday the 2001 city budget accountability report, which amounted to Rp 9.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Prosecutors accept Bustanil dossier
Prosecutors accept Bustanil dossier JAKARTA: The Jakarta Prosecutors' Office has finally accepted the police dossier on former minister of cooperatives and head of the State logistic Bustanil Arifin, and another former minister of cooperatives Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya, who are suspects in a graft...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Court looks into bribery allegations
Court looks into bribery allegationsYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court is considering investigating an alleged case of bribery in connection with the trials of former State Logistics Agency (Bulog) chief Rahardi Ramelan and House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
National Sports Council to screen athletes' fitness for Asiad
National Sports Council to screen athletes' fitness for AsiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) is set to hold a medical screening for its Asian Games' athletes next month to monitor their physical and mental shape ahead of the quadrennial Asian sporting...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Inflation could reach double-digit: Minister
Inflation could reach double-digit: MinisterDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government acknowledged on Thursday for the first time that inflation this year would reach a double-digit rate of around 12 percent.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Fiasco in Lampung, S. Sumatra intensifies
Fiasco in Lampung, S. Sumatra intensifiesOyos Saroso HN, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Powercuts in the provinces of Lampung and South Sumatra have increased in frequency from once every three days to once every two days due to the breakdown of the coal-fired power plant in Bukit Asam in South...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Aussie firm to manage city's domestic sewerage
Aussie firm to manage city's domestic sewerageAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration announced on Thursday it would privatize its sewage management and cooperate with waste management firm Global Grid of New South Wales, Australia, which would invest Rp 50 trillion (about...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Busway system to start in December
Busway system to start in DecemberBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight months from now, Jakartans will be able to enjoy a busway system connecting Blok M in South Jakarta with downtown Kota in West Jakarta after the city administration announced on Thursday that the new scheme would...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Muslim cleric likely to get presidential pardon
Muslim cleric likely to get presidential pardonAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra has recommended that President Megawati Soekarnoputri pardon Abu Bakar Ba'asyir as the Muslim preacher's conviction on...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Nine percent of students have taken drugs: Survey
Nine percent of students have taken drugs: SurveyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nine out of every one hundred students admit they have taken drugs, according to a survey conducted between 2000 and early 2002 by anti-drugs foundation Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB).
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Japan provides $14.29m grant
Japan provides $14.29m grant The Japanese government signed here on Thursday a grant facility for Indonesia worth 1.856 billion yen (US$14.29 million) to help fund several government projects.The agreement was signed by the charge d'affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta, Hideaki Domichi, and...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
RIMS, Petronas to jointly operate Karapan
RIMS, Petronas to jointly operate KarapanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta RIMS Energy Karapan Ltd (REKL) has transferred a 50 percent working interest in the Karapan exploration block offshore East Java to Petronas Carigali Overseas Sdn Bhd (PCOSB), a subsidiary of Malaysia's state oil and gas firm...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
'Panji Koming' comes to life on television
'Panji Koming' comes to life on televisionTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Panji Koming, a Javanese court servant, or abdi dalem, who first came to life in a comic strip in the Kompas daily in 1979, is getting ready to assume human form.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Some factions against amendment commission
Some factions against amendment commissionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite strong support from People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais, several factions indicated an objection on Thursday to the idea to form an independent commission in charge of drafting a new...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
'Star' treatment in East Timor for Megawati: Horta
'Star' treatment in East Timor for Megawati: HortaAgencies, Singapore East Timorese Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta on Thursday urged Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri to defy her critics and attend East Timor's independence celebrations next month.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
TNI told to be more transparent
TNI told to be more transparentA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia and the United States closed two-days of defense and security talks on Thursday, with the two sides acknowledging that normalization of military ties between them depends on the outcome of internal reform in the...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Residents complain of noise, pollution
Residents complain of noise, pollution SEMARANG: Residents of Tugu subdistrict in Semarang municipality, Central Java, have urged the local administration to take all necessary measures to deal with noise and air pollution from a steel plant in the area, and the lack of a piped water supply.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Moody's raises RI outlook to positive
Moody's raises RI outlook to positiveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rating agency Moody's Investors Service has raised the outlook for Indonesia's foreign currency country ceilings for bonds and bank deposits to positive from stable, reflecting the country's improved relations with international lenders.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Tamsil, Jamal to return home
Tamsil, Jamal to return home JAKARTA: The Indonesian embassy in the Philippines has finally succeeded in convincing the Philippine immigration office that Tamsil Linrung and Abdul Jamal Balfas did not bring explosives and did not violate immigration rules.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Consumer confidence up in March: Survey
Consumer confidence up in March: SurveyDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumer confidence rose for a second consecutive month in March, indicating a shift in consumer sentiment from pessimism to optimism over the country's economic recovery, Danareksa Research Institute said in its...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Gambling Localization
Gambling LocalizationFrom Media IndonesiaNews stories on the plan to localize gambling activities have recently been reported in the mass media. The Jakarta governor intends to legalize and localize gambling in the Thousand Islands.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Powerful bomb discovered in Bandung super mall
Powerful bomb discovered in Bandung super mallYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung An active high-powered bomb was found in the basement of a seven- storied super mall, the Bandung Plaza Indah, which was crowded with shoppers in the West Java capital of Bandung on Thursday.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, April 26, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, April 26, 2002Exhibitions * Contemporary Artwork Minisalon, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until April 30.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Official fired for holding up aid
Official fired for holding up aid JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso announced Thursday that he had dismissed the Central Jakarta National Unity Office head Zainal Abidin for intentionally delaying the disbursement of aid to political parties.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Bali water levels reach crisis point
Bali water levels reach crisis point DENPASAR, Bali: Head of the local forest management and conversion agency, I Nyoman Siliwana, said here on Thursday that the conversion of protected forests into farmland had drastically reduced water supplies on Bali island, particularly in Denpasar and Badung...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Dance parody challenges Mataram tradition
Dance parody challenges Mataram traditionBlontank Poer, Contributor, Jakarta For centuries, the kingdoms of Java's Mataram dynasty practiced politics in the arts for generations, making facial beauty, physical allure and virginity absolute requirements to perform Bedaya royal dances in court...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-S'pore-KL-defense Five countries to engage in annual military exercises over Malaysia JP/11/ASEAN Five countries to engage in war games SINGAPORE: Annual naval and air-defense exercises involving Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Britain will begin on...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Corruptors should be named and shamed
Corruptors should be named and shamedFrom Rakyat MerdekaI was interested to read a news story about the Ciganjur cabinet, which was written by Adhie Massardhi, a former spokesman for then president Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur as he is familiarly known, which appeared in the Rakyat Merdeka daily...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Ryamizard, Djamari strong candidates to hold Army chief of staff post
Ryamizard, Djamari strong candidates to hold Army chief of staff postFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following reshuffles in the chief of staff posts of the Indonesian Navy and Air Force, President Megawati Soekarnoputri will soon decide another reshuffle in the Army as well.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
BP agrees to release privilege
BP agrees to release privilegeMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta BP Kangean, a unit of British American oil and gas firm BP Plc., has finally agreed to release its privilege status in the supply of gas in East Java, according to a reliable source.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Japan extends grant to RI
Japan extends grant to RI JAKARTA: The Japanese government has donated 1,856 billion Yen (US$14.29 million) to help Indonesia develop its information systems and improve public welfare.Hideaki Domichi, on behalf of the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, signed the grant agreement with the foreign...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 25, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 250 0 0 Ades...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Mega may go ahead with E. Timor visit
Mega may go ahead with E. Timor visitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite objections from legislators, President Megawati Soekarnoputri will likely go ahead with her plan to attend the proclamation of independence of the Indonesian former province of East Timor on May 20.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
RP opposition warns U.S. of Muslim quagmire
RP opposition warns U.S. of Muslim quagmireReuters, Manila The Philippines' top opposition leader warned the United States on Thursday against involvement in combat with local Muslim insurgents, saying this could unleash an Islamic backlash and lead to his country's breakup.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Sutiyoso to install new officials
Sutiyoso to install new officials JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso is scheduled to install a number of new city officials next week.East Jakarta will have a new mayor on Wednesday when Koesnan Abdul Halim will be installed, replacing Andi Mappaganti, who is retiring, according to Muhayat, the city...
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
East Java tops in number of rape cases
East Java tops in number of rape casesAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya East Java ranked first in Indonesia in the number of rape cases with at least 249 cases taking place last year alone, after Jakarta that saw at least 227 cases, according to women activists.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Che Wei loses job
Che Wei loses job Lin Che Wei has fallen victim to the country's poor economic performance.He will lose his job as president director of Socgen-Crosby Securities Indonesia when the company pulls out of the country in May.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Ten undocumented cars seized in Bandung
Ten undocumented cars seized in Bandung BANDUNG: Ten out of 72 suspected undocumented luxury cars were seized in an operation conducted by the Bandung police over the last month."The police will continue to seek out all luxury cars that lack the required documents.
Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Boi showcases his most acclaimed dance pieces
Boi showcases his most acclaimed dance piecesYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta When he was in his teens, Boi G. Sakti was often involved in street brawls in his home town of Batusangkar, West Sumatra, and frequently forced people at traffic lights to give him money.