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Thu, 02 May 2002
House expects to release new education bill this month
House expects to release new education bill this monthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rekindling hopes of a better education for the nation's children, lawmakers plan to release a new education bill later this month, promising greater authority for schools and the public to decide what and how students...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Armed men rob BCA in Kuta
Armed men rob BCA in Kuta KUTA, Bali: Four men stormed the local branch of Bank Central Asia (BCA) on Tuesday morning, shooting a security guard and fleeing with at least Rp 73 million in cash.Denpasar Police detective chief Comr. Budi Wasono said the robbery took place at around 9:15 a.m.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Following an old, mystical path of Bali
Following an old, mystical path of BaliMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Bali In the 1930s, a visitor dismissed northern Bali as too urbanized and promptly headed south in search of the real Bali. As he waded through thick tropical forests, past screaming monkeys and waterfalls, between gorges and...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Exports down 13.41% in March
Exports down 13.41% in MarchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Exports dropped by 13.41 percent to US$4.54 billion in March from $5.24 billion the same month last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Hot weather a natural phenomenon during transition period: BMG
Hot weather a natural phenomenon during transition period: BMGBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Nurzaman, a driver on the Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, to Pulogadung, East Jakarta, bus route, the hotter daytime temperatures in the last few days have made him suffer a headache.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Penglipuran: Relection of peace in a Balinese village
Penglipuran: Relection of peace in a Balinese villageYanes Setat, Antara, Denpasar, Bali Unlike many other areas in the country that are battered and jolted by conflicts or face high crime rates, residents in Penglipuran village in Bali enjoy a peaceful life.
Thu, 02 May 2002
PSSI proposes Jakarta, Surakarta for Tiger Cup
PSSI proposes Jakarta, Surakarta for Tiger CupThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has proposed Surakarta, Central Java, and Jakarta as the venue for the upcoming Tiger Cup, according to association chairman Agum Gumelar.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions* Painting Kartini 2002 to commemorate Kartini day, 15 female artists including Allison, Sri Haryani, Koni Herawati, Grace Condronimpuno, Kyoko Suzuki, AAA Oka, etc., at Bunga-Bunga Bali Artist Community, Jl. Kartika Kuta Center, until May 20.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Final exams drawing near, funds not yet disbursed
Final exams drawing near, funds not yet disbursedDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some school principals complained that they lacked funds to hold final exams but were undecided on how to obtain money following a decision by the Ministry of Education to ban schools from imposing fees for...
Thu, 02 May 2002
JAKARTA: Publicly listed financial services company Bakrie
JAKARTA: Publicly listed financial services company Bakrie Finance Corporation (BFC) gained the approval on Wednesday of most of its creditors for the restructuring of its debts worth Rp 1.46 trillion (about US$158 million).
Thu, 02 May 2002
AGO urges reopening of Riau high-profile graft case
AGO urges reopening of Riau high-profile graft caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Attorney General M.A. Rachman urged the Riau Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday to reopen the investigation into a graft case allegedly involving the province's former governor, Soeripto.
Thu, 02 May 2002
PDI Perjuangan row goes to court
PDI Perjuangan row goes to court JAKARTA: The dispute between the Surabaya chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) which pits the party's board of executives and secretary-general Sutjipto will be settled in court.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Ex-banker to be tried in absentia
Ex-banker to be tried in absentia JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office is set to try Bambang Sutrisno in absentia. The former commissioner of the now-defunct Bank Surya is charged with misusing more than Rp 1.96 trillion (US$ 200 million) in state loans.
Thu, 02 May 2002
May Day sees thousands of peaceful marchers
May Day sees thousands of peaceful marchersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of workers in the country observed International Labor Day on Wednesday with rallies that passed off peacefully in the main, but failed to live up to earlier boasts of huge turn- outs.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Rupiah Rates May.1
Rupiah Rates May.1 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,838.00 8,838.00 9,385.00 9,291.00Australian dollar 1 5,300.71 4,757.50 5,056.64 5,001.35Brunei dollar 1 5,423.37 4,870.76 5,173.65 5,120.42Canadian dollar 1 6,278.24 5,636.48 5,989.15 5,925.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Councillor received Rp 20m bribe
Councillor received Rp 20m bribeAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillor Ugiek Soegihardjo, from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), the largest party on the City Council, admitted on Wednesday that he had received Rp 20 million (US$2,137) from the company that...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Gusmao to visit Jakarta, meet with Mega
Gusmao to visit Jakarta, meet with MegaAgence France-Presse, Jakarta East Timor's president-elect Xanana Gusmao will visit Jakarta on Thursday during which he will seek an audience with President Megawati Soekarnoputri, a UN official said.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Mimika struggles for better education
Mimika struggles for better educationMarkus Mardius, The Jakarta Post, Mimika Mimika, one of Indonesia's youngest regencies, is an irony as far as education and people's welfare are concerned. The sparsely populated Papua (also called Irian Jaya) is rich in natural resources but the natives live...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Still waters run deep in the art of Arnold Sobers
Still waters run deep in the art of Arnold SobersAdrian Smith, Contributor, Jakarta When your father's first cousin is called Sir Garfield Sobers and is cited in the Encyclopedia Britannica as "the most gifted all-around cricket player of all time", you know that whatever you do in life, it is...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Deported workers sue labor agency
Deported workers sue labor agency JAKARTA: Eight Indonesian migrant workers, who were deported by the South Korean government shortly after their arrival on March 15, reported an Indonesian labor agency's director who allegedly deceived them, to the city police on Tuesday.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Amendment to 1945 Constitution
Amendment to 1945 ConstitutionFrom Media IndonesiaAs a layman I'm confused to learn that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) itself has raised objections to and terminated the process of amending the 1945 Constitution.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Poor education problems: The case of mathematics
Poor education problems: The case of mathematicsIwan Pranoto, pranoto@dns.math.itb.ac.id, Department of Mathematics The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Bandung It does not need an Einstein to conclude that our math teaching practices are derisory.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Unsafe parking in Taman Ria
Unsafe parking in Taman Ria From Bisnis IndonesiaOn Saturday, April 27, 2002, two friends of mine and I had a meeting in Pulau Dua restaurant, Senayan. I entered the parking area at 1:03 p.m. and parked my car, B 1261 YS, in a space about 100 meters from the entrance gate.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Application for name change From Kompas Born and bred in Indonesia, I am an Indonesian citizen of Chinese descent. On Oct. 10, 1992 I filed an application to change my name into an Indonesian one. My name change was published in State Gazette No.
Thu, 02 May 2002
1 x 35
1 x 35 Rachman urges reopening Riau graft case theys2 x 20 Papuans want masterminds of Theys' murder revealed
Thu, 02 May 2002
Chief councillor charged with graft
Chief councillor charged with graft BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The speaker of Tenggamus regency legislative council, Muaz Munziri, has been named a suspect in a corruption case involving Rp 700 million in loans for local farmers.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Is martial law needed in Ambon?
Is martial law needed in Ambon? The recent upsurge in violence in Ambon, which was partly provoked by the flying of flags of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) secessionist movement and reached its fiercest point yet in the village of Soya, seems to be indicting and mocking.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Governor links Laskar Jihad to Soya attack
Governor links Laskar Jihad to Soya attackThe Jakarta Post, Ambon Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina intimated that the Laskar Jihad paramilitary fighters, whose presence in Maluku is apparently supported by many Muslims who reside in Maluku, was closely linked with the deadly attack in Soya Village...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Oil sinks on surge in U.S. crude
Oil sinks on surge in U.S. crudeReuters, London Oil prices fell for a second straight session Wednesday on an unexpected jump in U.S. oil inventories, countering forecasts of leaner supply.International benchmark Brent crude oil fell 36 cents to US$26.10 per barrel by midday in London, while U.S.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Switzerland to recognize East Timor
Switzerland to recognize East Timor SWITZERLAND: The Swiss government said on Wednesday that it would recognize East Timor as a sovereign state and participate in ceremonies marking its independence on May 20.
Thu, 02 May 2002
NU mulls proposal to set up own party
NU mulls proposal to set up own partyDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the notion of involving itself in politics amounts to a taboo, but executives of the largest Muslim organization are hinting that those days of are numbered.NU chairman A.
Thu, 02 May 2002
UNTAET urged to present victim witnesses at trial
UNTAET urged to present victim witnesses at trialTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's first human rights trial is facing another test of credibility as state prosecutors have repeatedly failed to present victim witnesses to the court.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Assembly's faction seeks review of third Amendment
Assembly's faction seeks review of third AmendmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Interest Group faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has joined the fray with regard to the current constitutional debate, announcing that they will seek a review of the third set of amendments that were...
Thu, 02 May 2002
2. Myanmar -- Time to break Myanmar deadlock
2. Myanmar -- Time to break Myanmar deadlock 1 X 32 36pt Bodoni It is time to break Myanmar deadlock Lee Kim Chew The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore 3. Culture -- When cultures clash in climate of fear 1 X 32 36pt Bodoni When cultures clash in climate of fear Ian Buruma Guardian News...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Customs and excise gold card
Customs and excise gold card A free way is not only monopolized by drivers on toll roads. Importers will also be able to enjoy a free way if their imported products enter Indonesia's customs areas. The Directorate General of Customs and Excise plans to provide gold cards to particular importers.
Thu, 02 May 2002
New fuel prices to be announced soon: Purnomo
New fuel prices to be announced soon: PurnomoMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday the new fuel prices for the month of May would be announced "within the next few days".
Thu, 02 May 2002
Duo look after Jakarta's poor
Duo look after Jakarta's poorTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta They serve as a surrogate father and mother for the destitute children studying in their Sanggar Akar schools.Karyanto, or Karyo, one of the founders of Sanggar Akar, acts as the father, and Juprianto, or Jupri, the school's...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Megawati says East Timor visit to promote national interest
Megawati says East Timor visit to promote national interestAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an apparent attempt to win the people over concerning her planned visit to East Timor on May 20, President Megawati Soekarnoputri defended on Wednesday that the visit would be of benefit...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Government committed to redeem maturing bonds
Government committed to redeem maturing bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has set aside around Rp 3.9 trillion (US$410 million) to cover the redemption of bonds of equal value maturing in July, state budget director general Anshari Ritonga said on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Elementary schools need funds for final exams
Elementary schools need funds for final examsDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaSome school principals complained that they lacked funds to hold final exams but were undecided on how to obtain money following a decision by the Ministry of Education to ban schools from imposing fees for final...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Education in distress
Education in distress It would be rather odd to remark that on Thursday, May 2, Indonesia marks National Education Day without giving readers at least a sketchy idea of why that day has been chosen to mark the state of education in this country.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Prices of goods down again in April: BPS
Prices of goods down again in April: BPSDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prices of most goods declined again in April, due in large part to a stronger rupiah and the lower price of rice, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Two killed on Jagorawi tollroad
Two killed on Jagorawi tollroad BOGOR: Two people were killed instantly and another wounded in a traffic accident that took place on the Jagorawi tollroad in Cimahpar, Bogor regency, on Tuesday morning.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Why Megawati should go
Why Megawati should go Geopolitical reasons dictate that President Megawati Sukarnoputri should be present in Dili on the occasion of the independence of Timor Lorosae and the installation of President Jose Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmao.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Trimegah files second lawsuit against KPPU
Trimegah files second lawsuit against KPPUAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Trimegah Securities has filed a second lawsuit against the antimonopoly watchdog Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), in a move that is being viewed by some as an effort to influence the...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Some clear thinking on drugs
Some clear thinking on drugsFrom PelitaI wonder why the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) gave its officials urine tests? Did they do it just because the government is currently cracking down on drugs, or did they have other objectives, such as to win the people's sympathy?I...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Papuans want masterminds of Theys' murder revealed
Papuans want masterminds of Theys' murder revealedR.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura Thousands of Papuans flocked to the grave of murdered pro- independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay on Wednesday to step up the pressure on the central government to reveal who gave the order to kill him.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Death penalty sought for young woman
Death penalty sought for young woman TANGERANG: A young woman is facing a possible death sentence for her alleged attempt to smuggle one kilogram of heroin from Katmandu, Nepal, into the country last October.
Thu, 02 May 2002
Savoring dining moments in Jimbaran
Savoring dining moments in JimbaranWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Jimbaran, Bali For seafood lovers, a visit to Jimbaran beach, about 12 kilometers south of Denpasar, is a must. It's not only the fish, but the atmosphere that makes a trip to one of the food stalls situated along the beach of Jimbaran...
Thu, 02 May 2002
Davao-Manado flight launched
Davao-Manado flight launched MANILA: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo inaugurated on Wednesday the start of a regular weekly Philippines-Indonesia flight serving areas that Southeast Asian leaders have been trying to jointly develop.