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Wed, 01 May 2002
Farallon sees no quick fix for bonds
Farallon sees no quick fix for bonds BCA's new owners see no quick fix for bonds 2. Susul 2 X 20 RI sand ruling sets back SembCorp Industries unit 3. OIL 1 X 42 Saudi, Mexico, Venezuela meet on oil cuts
Wed, 01 May 2002
Officers' detention extended
Officers' detention extended JAKARTA: Army's Special Force (Kopassus) Commander Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaini has approved the 30-day extension of detention of three officers alleged to have killed Papuan proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Farallon sees no quick fix for bonds
Farallon sees no quick fix for bondsLeigh Murray, Dow Jones, Jakarta PT Bank Central Asia's new foreign owner says it will take up to five years to reduce its dependence on bonds which the Indonesian government pumped into the bank to save it from collapse after the 1997 economic crisis.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Govt promotes low-cost apartments
Govt promotes low-cost apartments SURABAYA: Minister of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure Soenarno called on developers on Tuesday to build more low-cost apartments for the poor.In his address to participants of East Java's Real Estate Developers Association (REI) congress, Soenarno said the...
Wed, 01 May 2002
PDI Perjuangan pledges expulsion of guilty members
PDI Perjuangan pledges expulsion of guilty membersAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has pledged to expel any members found using banned substances or engaging in immoral acts, as it seeks to take the moral lead in...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Hospital exonerated in malpractice lawsuit
Hospital exonerated in malpractice lawsuitMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court ruled in favor of Medistra Hospital on Tuesday in a malpractice suit filed by a dentist who lost the sight in one eye after surgery to remove a tumor at the hospital last...
Wed, 01 May 2002
PDI Perjuangan shifts stance, backs Mega's E. Timor visit
PDI Perjuangan shifts stance, backs Mega's E. Timor visitAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri flexed her muscles as chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) on Tuesday, urging party leaders to support her plan to attend the...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Key witness in Bulog case admits document forgery
Key witness in Bulog case admits document forgeryMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A key witness in the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) corruption case admitted on Tuesday that he had falsified documents about the use of Rp 40 billion (US$4.
Wed, 01 May 2002
U.S. credibility at stake in Middle East
U.S. credibility at stake in Middle East Egypt continues to be among the countries trying to bring peace in the Middle East. Its Ambassador to Indonesia, Ezzat Saad, talked to The Jakarta Post's Claire Harvey, about his country's stance on Palestine. The following is the excerpt of the interview.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Indra in AMI-Sharp Award team
Indra in AMI-Sharp Award team JAKARTA: Jazz musician Indra Lesmana and pop singer Adi Kla have been appointed as members of a team in charge of establishing categories of the music genres to vye for the upcoming AMI-Sharp Awards.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Anniswati Cup to prepare women's chess players for 2003 SEA Games
Anniswati Cup to prepare women's chess players for 2003 SEA GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Worried about its medal prospects in the 2003 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Indonesia is set to launch the Anniswati Cup, an open chess tournament for women, at the end of this month.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Officials failing to submit wealth reports warned
Officials failing to submit wealth reports warnedAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave the nod on Tuesday to a proposal tabled by the chief of the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) to dismiss government officials and legislators who...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Gang of thieves uncovered
Gang of thieves uncovered MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Police in North Sumatra arrested on Monday two soldiers and a policeman for selling stolen motorcycles in the neighboring province of Aceh.The two soldiers were identified by their initials, FR, alias As, and Pon.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Military says no to civilian governor
Military says no to civilian governorAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillors close to the Indonesian Military (TNI) rejected on Tuesday a pledge from the largest faction on the City Council, the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), that the next Jakarta governor...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Thousands to demonstrate for Riau islands province
Thousands to demonstrate for Riau islands provinceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Social and economic activities in four islands in Riau is expected to lay down on Thursday when thousands of people take to the streets in the biggest rallies ever, to demand for a separate province.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Bridge in southeast Madagascar dynamited:A bridge has been blown
Bridge in southeast Madagascar dynamited:A bridge has been blown up on a vital road link between the Madagascan capital Antananarivo and the southeastern coast, police said on Tuesday. The bridge is the fifth to be blown up since backers of long-time ruler Didier Ratsiraka began sabotaging bridges...
Wed, 01 May 2002
From Media Indonesia
From Media IndonesiaIsrael has shown great cruelty toward Palestinians under the guise of combating terrorism, by arguing that Palestinians have launched suicide bombings. However, Israeli solders raided and devastated Palestinian settlement sites occupied by innocent families, instead of capturing...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Asia's authorities prepare for May Day protests
Asia's authorities prepare for May Day protestsEric Van Zant, Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong, China Fear of globalization among Asia's recession-weary workers could fire up traditional May Day protests on Wednesday, with security forces across the region taking no chances.
Wed, 01 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.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Government to issue policy to protect steel industry
Government to issue policy to protect steel industryAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is mulling various options for protecting the local steel industry against cheaper imported products, and a decision is expected within a few days, according to a top industry executive.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Police kill 4 guerillas, foil rebel plot in RP
Police kill 4 guerillas, foil rebel plot in RPReuters, General Santos, Philippines Philippine police shot dead four suspected Moro guerrillas on Tuesday and said they had foiled another rebel plot to attack the southern Christian city of General Santos.
Wed, 01 May 2002
1. Bakar: 8 x 4 lines:
1. Bakar: 8 x 4 lines: One killed, 45 houses burned down in Aceh 2. Kepri: 20 x 2 linesThousands to demonstrate for Riau islands province3. Drug: 24 x 2 lines PDI Perjuangan pledges expulsion of guilty members4. Walikota: 16 x 2 linesMayor held as suspect in graft scandal
Wed, 01 May 2002
Mega orders probe into Ambon attack
Mega orders probe into Ambon attackThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri instructed Maluku authorities to make a thorough investigation into the deadly attack on Soya village and to take tough action against those involved in the violence that has derailed the two-month-old...
Wed, 01 May 2002
RI lifters bag six Asian medals
RI lifters bag six Asian medals JAKARTA: Indonesia's three men's and three women's lifters brought home six bronze medals from the Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships at Khongkaen City, Thailand.The event was held from April 22 to April 28 and featured 174 athletes from 25 countries.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Rp 33b needed to close brothel
Rp 33b needed to close brothel JAKARTA: The city administration announced on Tuesday that it would need Rp 33 billion (US$3.3 million) for the acquisition of 1.6 hectares of land occupied by the illegal Boker brothel in Ciracas, East Jakarta, which would be closed on public demand.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Yogya sultan awarded title
Yogya sultan awarded title PADANG, West Sumatra: Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, who also serves as the governor of Yogyakarta, and his wife Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas were accorded titles by West Sumatra's traditional community.
Wed, 01 May 2002
TNI approves joint probe into Ginandjar
TNI approves joint probe into Ginandjar One of the fattest cats suspected of corruption has taken another hit as the legal noose tightens once again around one of Golkar's top leaders and current Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ginandjar Kartasasmita.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Officers' detention extended
Officers' detention extended JAKARTA: Army's Special Force (Kopassus) Commander Maj. Gen. Amirul Isnaini has approved the 30-day extension of detention of three officers alleged to have killed Papuan proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Golkar asks legislators to honor replecement deal
Golkar asks legislators to honor replecement dealKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party's board of executives appealed to party legislators who face mid-term substitutions to soon vacate their posts for their successors for the sake of party unity.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Labor unions od state firms support privatization
Labor unions od state firms support privatizationMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Federation of State-Owned Enterprise Labor Unions (FSP- BUMN) said it would support the government's crucial privatization program, as long as it was carried out in a transparent way.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Television channels have vast space for more than mindless shows
Television channels have vast space for more than mindless showsSimon Marcus Gower, Principal, Harapan Bangsa, High School, Kotamodern, Tangerang, Banten Recently the number of network television channels available in Indonesia has increased and so, for the viewing public, it would seem that there...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Some clear thinking on drugs
Some clear thinking on drugsFrom Pelita I 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?...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Laksamana appoints new IBRA deputies
Laksamana appoints new IBRA deputiesDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi has named three new deputy chairmen at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) as part of a major shake-up in the high profile agency.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Are instructions to take strict measures effective?
Are instructions to take strict measures effective? Each outbreak of violence in Ambon is always followed by an instruction from Jakarta to take strict measures against those responsible.Jakarta called for strict measures after a bomb blast at a shopping mall in Ambon and the burning of the Maluku...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Pertamina delays new fuel price statement
Pertamina delays new fuel price statementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina delayed on Tuesday announcing the new fuel prices for the month of May as labor groups are preparing for a massive rally.
Wed, 01 May 2002
'Mendoan', Purwokerto's trademark fare
'Mendoan', Purwokerto's trademark fareAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto Purwokerto, the capital of Banyumas regency in Central Java, is known as the kripik town thanks to the popularity of local delicacies, tempe kripik and mendoan.
Wed, 01 May 2002
'Sutiyoso? I don't think I like him'
'Sutiyoso? I don't think I like him'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso's five-year term will end in October. Despite widespread criticism of his failure to handle various urban problems, including garbage disposal, flood control and the practice of corruption,...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Stop polemic on review to constitution: Megawati
Stop polemic on review to constitution: MegawatiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is also chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), has instructed her party executives to stop arguing over the amendment to the 1945 Constitution.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Gang of thieves uncovered
Gang of thieves uncoveredMEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Police in North Sumatra have arrested two military personnel and a policeman accused of selling stolen motorcycles to the neighboring province of Aceh.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2 Reconciliation: Not just ending the violence Ignas Kleden Sociologist The Center for East Indonesian Affairs Jakarta 2. Simon -- Television channels should educate as well as entertain 2 x 32 36pt Bodoni Television channels have vast space for more than mindless shows or Television...
Wed, 01 May 2002
APP chief financial officer quits
APP chief financial officer quits SINGAPORE: Embattled Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) said on Tuesday its chief financial officer and executive director Hendrik Tee had resigned.The firm said in a statement Hiroshi Tadano, a former banker with The Sumitomo Bank Ltd and PT Bank Internasional Indonesia,...
Wed, 01 May 2002
RI sand ruling set back SembCorp Industries unit
RI sand ruling set back SembCorp Industries unitDow Jones, Singapore A suspension of a key supply contract from Indonesia will likely result in SembCorp Industries Ltd.'s engineering and construction unit missing earnings growth targets, a top executive told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Telkom denies charges of unfairness towards ISPs
Telkom denies charges of unfairness towards ISPsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom denied on Tuesday charges that it had created an unfair policy that hurt many Internet service providers in the country but helped boost its own ISP business,...
Wed, 01 May 2002
BPN, where are my documents?
BPN, where are my documents? I am still waiting for the National Land Agency (BPN) to respond to my application for a land title two years ago. This has caused me some concern.BPN notified some landowners in Depok, West Java, that their land could be certified, which made us very happy.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Workers plan massive rally on May Day
Workers plan massive rally on May DayTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the absence of another rally of protest on the fuel hike -- as the government had planned to announce earlier -- Jakartans will still have to deal with traffic congestion on the main streets on Wednesday...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Three witnesses in rights trial drop testimony
Three witnesses in rights trial drop testimonyTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The landmark human rights tribunal took a new twist on Tuesday when three witnesses who had testified against four military officers and a police officer accused of the 1999 mass killing in Suai, East Timor...
Wed, 01 May 2002
NZ Embassy responds
NZ Embassy responds I write in response to a letter written by Aji Saptaji published in The Jakarta Post on April 29, 2002.All applications for New Zealand visas are carefully considered and decisions are made on the basis of each applicant's unique circumstances and the documentation submitted in...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Some clear thinking on drugs
Some clear thinking on drugsFrom Pelita I 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?...
Wed, 01 May 2002
Love makes boy crazy
Love makes boy crazy YOGYAKARTA: A drunken boy rushed into the teachers' lounge of a high school in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, and injured the school's principal and a student with a knife.The deputy chief of the Depok Police, Second Insp.
Wed, 01 May 2002
Teachers told to upload idealism
Teachers told to upload idealismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fajar criticized the country's teachers on Tuesday for demanding that the government issue rulings that would help improve their welfare.