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Tue, 28 May 2002
Rupiah Rates May.27
Rupiah Rates May.27 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,426.00 8,426.00 8,971.00 8,881.00Australian dollar 1 5,249.34 4,688.23 4,995.95 4,941.39Brunei dollar 1 5,239.58 4,682.41 4,986.66 4,935.26Canadian dollar 1 6,144.32 5,488.89 5,847.73 5,785.
Tue, 28 May 2002
After TNI has a new boss
After TNI has a new boss This week, we probably will have a new TNI (The Indonesian Military) chief. Last week, the House of Representatives Commission I interviewed and studied the resume of the sole candidate to head TNI, namely, Gen. Endriartono Sutarto.
Tue, 28 May 2002
Missing plane found in Papua
Missing plane found in Papua A search-and-rescue team managed to locate on Monday a light aircraft that went missing in Papua, SCTV television reported. The plane reportedly had five people on board, and all of them are feared dead since the plane was completely destroyed, the report said.
Tue, 28 May 2002
No martial law in Maluku: VP
No martial law in Maluku: VP JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz denied here on Monday that the government's plan to form a new security command body in Maluku is an attempt to impose martial law in the conflict-torn province.
Tue, 28 May 2002
Family name important to ethnic groups
Family name important to ethnic groupsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Government regulations banning the public from using their family names on their birth certificates must be suspended immediately as it could affect a community's cultural system, public figures from the Batak and Manadonese...
Tue, 28 May 2002
W. Cup to divert war fears in Pakistan
W. Cup to divert war fears in Pakistan KARACHI: Pakistani soccer authorities Monday said they hope the World Cup which kicks off in Asia for the first time this week will help divert fears and apprehension surrounding the looming conflict with India.
Tue, 28 May 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 27, 2002:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 27, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 380 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,125 25 53,500 Adindo...
Tue, 28 May 2002
Liu Guo expresses tranquility in paper
Liu Guo expresses tranquility in paperDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People say paintings helps ones release stress and tension. Try to see landscape paintings from Chinese artist Liu Guo which are on display at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Jl.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Permana has tough fight against vested interests
Permana has tough fight against vested interestsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director General of Customs and Excise Permana Agung has encountered great difficulties in his attempts to reform his directorate.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Governor candidates seek support
Governor candidates seek supportAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta With the gubernatorial election just four months away, candidates for the post of city governor have already begun to seek support for their campaign, while their supporters have reportedly made efforts to tarnish the...
Mon, 27 May 2002
For ADVERTORIAL
For ADVERTORIALA contribution to Meranti Pandak villagers "I'm very grateful for the loan from Caltex to renovate my house. Frankly, without such assistance, it would have been impossible for me to rebuild my house," villager Sobirin said.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Futsal attracks growing audience
Futsal attracks growing audience JAKARTA: The Indonesian Futsal team has just concluded its training program in Lampung, attracting 225 participants over the weekend. The team, a cooperation between the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and fastfood chain McDonald's, has held training programs...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Importers forced to pay illegal fees for customs clearance
Importers forced to pay illegal fees for customs clearanceRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Directorate General of Customs and Excise is indeed a haven for corrupt public service officials, untouched by the law or the reform movement that first swept the country four years ago.
Mon, 27 May 2002
National testing revisited
National testing revisitedSetiono, Lecturer, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta All junior and high schools in the country are bracing themselves for the coming of the national examination (popularly known as Ebtanas), which will be held nationwide at the end of this month and at the beginning...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Both kinds of bridges and roads are built by Indocement:
Both kinds of bridges and roads are built by Indocement: concrete and steel bridges and asphalt roads as well as "bridges and roads" that give the surrounding community easier access and smoother path to enhanced qualities of life.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Futsal attracts growing audience
Futsal attracts growing audience JAKARTA: The Indonesian Futsal team has just concluded its training program in Lampung, attracting 225 participants over the weekend.The team, a cooperation between the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and fastfood chain McDonald's, has held training programs...
Mon, 27 May 2002
World gathers together for environment meeting
World gathers together for environment meeting The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Over 6,000 delegates from 189 countries will start their two-week meeting here on Monday to reduce or even stop overexploitation of the world's natural resources.
Mon, 27 May 2002
No common vision
No common vision One popular theme of National Awakening Day (May 20) and the reform commemorations has been that Indonesians lack a shared vision. At the moment the only shared vision seems to be that someone else is causing the problems.
Mon, 27 May 2002
House slams ministry over slow development
House slams ministry over slow developmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives's Commission VII on population and welfare criticized the Ministry of Health on Friday for being too slow in carrying out health development programs over the last five months.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Udayana Military HQs to be moved to West Timor
Udayana Military HQs to be moved to West TimorAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Kupang For border protection reason, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is planning to relocate the Udayana military command from Bali to the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of...
Mon, 27 May 2002
1. Wono: 16 x 2 lines
1. Wono: 16 x 2 linesTraders occupy major road after market fire 2. Kodam: 14 x 2 linesUdayana Military Command to be moved to W. Timor
Mon, 27 May 2002
Structural problems causing poverty remain unaddressed
Structural problems causing poverty remain unaddressedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Siti Solikhatun Nasirun, 22, packs her bag and gets ready to join a group of Indonesian migrant workers to Singapore.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Govt new policy on Maluku queried
Govt new policy on Maluku queriedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has been accused of imposing "concealed martial law" in Maluku, following the restructuring of the security authorities in which the Indonesian Military (TNI) has been assigned the day-to-day authority in the strife-ridden...
Mon, 27 May 2002
For ADVERTORIAL - May 27
For ADVERTORIAL - May 27In Mimika: Former tailing area turns to fish cultivation After finishing high school in 1994, Viktor Joku's aspirations were to become a civil servant with the local fisheries office in Jayapura, just like his father.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Life full of temptation for some expatriate kids
Life full of temptation for some expatriate kids------------------- Claire Harvey Contributor Jakarta ------------------ At 11 p.m. on a Friday, some of the throbbing bars and nightclubs across Jakarta resemble junior high school playgrounds.
Mon, 27 May 2002
JP/3/across
JP/3/acrossGovernor to take mayor's job PADANG: West Sumatra Governor Zainal Bakar will take over on Monday the responsibilities of Payakumbuh mayor from Darlis Ilyas, whose has been inactive since March due to a graft case in which he is implicated.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Olympics champions get award
Olympics champions get award JAKARTA: The Minister of Education Malik Fadjar has given Jakarta high school student Malik Fadjar Rp 5 million and a computer for his achievement in winning the best "theoretical result" category at the Asian Physics Olympics in Singapore recently.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quota
Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quotaAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure is mounting on the government to review the management of textile export quotas by the Ministry of Industry and Trade after the Indonesian Textile Association (API) called over the weekend for an...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Rebels shoot Marine in Aceh
Rebels shoot Marine in Aceh BANDA ACEH: The latest gunfight between security troops and armed Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels over the weekend left a Marine Corps officer wounded.Spokesman for the Aceh security operation command Maj. Zaenal Mutaqin said on Saturday that First Lt.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Greetings from Rio as power crisis looms
Greetings from Rio as power crisis loomsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Indonesia there is perhaps no better example of the urgency of sustainable development than the energy sector.The country is on the brink of a power crisis 10 years after it promised energy sustainability as part of the 1992 Rio...
Mon, 27 May 2002
The politics of information technology
The politics of information technologyYanuar Nugroho, Researcher & General Secretary Uni Sosial Demokrat, Jakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Internet users throughout Indonesia must sense something was wrong between May 5 and May 10, when it took longer than usual to connect to the Internet.
Mon, 27 May 2002
SUPPLEMENT: INDOCEMENT
SUPPLEMENT: INDOCEMENT Publication: Monday, May 20 Genuine Bridges that enhance lives The scene is the village of Leuwi Karet in Bogor regency on Nov. 14, 2001. The event is the inauguration of a brand new vital piece of infrastructure for the isolated village.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Soeharto and the generals: A band of smooth operators
Soeharto and the generals: A band of smooth operators--------------------- Carmel Budiardjo Contributor London ----------------Shadow of a Revolution: Indonesia and the Generals by Roland Challis Sutton Publishing Ltd, August 2001 260 ppHow better to start a review of this very committed book than...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Xanana to visit Jakarta
Xanana to visit Jakarta JAKARTA: East Timor President Xanana Gusmao will make his first official overseas trip, to Jakarta on Wednesday, in an effort to improve bilateral ties, a report said on Sunday.Head of the Indonesian mission in Dili, East Timor, Kristio Wahyono, confirmed the report, saying...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Candidates for governor seek election support
Candidates for governor seek election supportAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the gubernatorial election just four months away, candidates for the post of city governor have already begun to seek support for their campaign, while their supporters have reportedly made efforts to tarnish...
Mon, 27 May 2002
China, Taiwan setting aside grudge to search for crash victims
China, Taiwan setting aside grudge to search for crash victimsTaipei/Beijing AgenciesThe crash of a Taiwanese airliner inspired a rare moment of cooperation on Sunday between Taiwan and China. The China Airlines flight with 225 people aboard went down on Saturday in the Taiwan Strait, the...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Victim witnesses flown in for East Timor rights trial
Victim witnesses flown in for East Timor rights trialTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The most eagerly awaited East Timorese victim witnesses have been flown to Jakarta and are expected to appear at this week's hearings as part of the human rights ad hoc trial, an ad hoc human...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Futsal attracts growing audience
Futsal attracts growing audience JAKARTA: The Indonesian Futsal team has just concluded its training program in Lampung, attracting 225 participants over the weekend.The team, a cooperation between the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and fastfood chain McDonald's, has held training programs...
Mon, 27 May 2002
Udayana Military HQs to be moved to West Timor
Udayana Military HQs to be moved to West TimorAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Kupang The Indonesian Military (TNI) says it is planning to relocate the Udayana Military Command from Bali to the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang, West Timor, for...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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Mon, 27 May 2002
Rupiah could strengthen further
Rupiah could strengthen furtherDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah could further strengthen this week amid a lingering bullish sentiment, but the absence of fresh good news and continued corporate demand for dollars will limit the currency's appreciation, analysts say.
Mon, 27 May 2002
1. Custom: (2x25)
1. Custom: (2x25) Permana has tough fight against vested interests 2. Quota (2x27) Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quotas 3. KPC (2x27) KPC transforms Sangatta from jungle into town
Mon, 27 May 2002
New tourism area planned
New tourism area planned JAKARTA: The city administration would soon designate Banjarsari in West Cilandak subdistrict, South Jakarta, as an environmental tourism area, City Tourism Agency head Robert Silalahi said over the weekend.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quota
Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quotaAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure is mounting on the government to review the management of textile export quotas by the Ministry of Industry and Trade after the Indonesian Textile Association (API) called over the weekend for an...
Mon, 27 May 2002
From Bisnis Indonesia
From Bisnis Indonesia I run a telecommunications kiosk in Central Jakarta. Unfortunately, I always end up paying more than what is stated on the telecommunications kiosk's bill from PT Telkom. The difference ranges from between Rp 12,000 and Rp 21,000, and in May 2002 it was Rp 196,000.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Remittances from RP workers up 13.5%
Remittances from RP workers up 13.5% MANILA: Dollar remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFW) rose 13.5 per cent in the first two months of the year, helping keep the peso stable, the central bank said Sunday.Filipino workers from abroad remitted a total of US$1.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Tobacco firms target children
Tobacco firms target children JAKARTA: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Indonesia Georg Petersen said on Friday that more young people are smoking thanks to the pernicious and pervasive marketing of tobacco.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Permana has tough fight against vested interests
Permana has tough fight against vested interestsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director General of Customs and Excise Permana Agung has encountered great difficulties in his attempts to reform his directorate.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Deforestation causing water crisis in Java
Deforestation causing water crisis in JavaA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Java is on the verge of a water crisis as the island's forests become depleted, with no significant efforts underway to halt the deforestation.
Mon, 27 May 2002
Border closure hit Thai-Myanmar trade
Border closure hit Thai-Myanmar trade THAILAND: Traders on both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border say they have grown angry and restless over last week's sudden border closures which are costing over a million dollars a day in lost business.