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Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Komnas HAM demanded to investigate eviction cases
Komnas HAM demanded to investigate eviction casesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) urged the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to set up a team to investigate serious human rights abuses allegedly...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
68 register for Jakarta governor's race
68 register for Jakarta governor's raceAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, woman activist Ratna Sarumpaet and a becak (pedicab) driver were among the last to register for the gubernatorial election in September.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Manulife dispute may affect RI's ties with Canada, others
Manulife dispute may affect RI's ties with Canada, othersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As Indonesian and Canadian top officials trade barbed comments in the mass media over the Manulife dispute, fears are now growing that the case could cost Indonesia more than just its relations with Canada.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
BRI 14040 offers quick and easy
BRI 14040 offers quick and easy banking transactions by phone Executives, professionals, academics and businesspeople who are always on the move can now make banking transactions by phone anywhere and anytime through Bank BRI, Indonesia's only bank which has offices in almost every town across the...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
'Sluggish deliberation may delay elections'
'Sluggish deliberation may delay elections'Edith Hartanto and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the General Election Commission (KPU) have called for the speedy deliberation of the election bill to avoid a possible delay of the 2004 General Election.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Averting a power crisis
Averting a power crisis The resumption of several major private electricity-generation projects, as announced by chief economics minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti last week, should be welcomed as a crucial step to avert a national power crisis that most analysts have predicted could be two to...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Jakarta and its problems
Jakarta and its problems Today Jakarta celebrates its 475th anniversary under the shadow of a gubernatorial election. Just a few weeks ago many people believed that Maj. Gen. (ret) Sutyoso, the incumbent governor, would not run for reelection after so many people had talked about his failures...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
A thought for the IMF
A thought for the IMF Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro- Jakti said extension of the Indonesian contract with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to December 2003 was made because the country still needed the fund's assistance.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
When assumptions behind debt do not work
When assumptions behind debt do not workBahtiar Arif, Center for Indonesian Reform, Jakarta, bahtiararif@yahoo.com Blessed are the young, wrote former U.S. president Herbert Hoover, for they shall inherit the national debt.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Only PDI Perjuangan supports govt subsidy
Only PDI Perjuangan supports govt subsidyMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All major political parties, with the exception of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), have thrown their weight behind a bill that moves to scrap government...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Robbers target Arab tourist
Robbers target Arab tourist BOGOR: Six robbers armed with machetes robbed an Arab man in Tugu Utara village, Bogor early on Thursday morning and managed to escape with a handycam, two cellular phones, a camera, US$4,000 and 500 riyals in cash.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Who does Korpri work for?
Who does Korpri work for?From Rakyat MerdekaWith reference to the explanation made by the central board of the Indonesian Corps of Civil Servants (Korpri) in Rakyat Merdeka of June 9 edition, I believe that Korpri is yet to reform itself and change its feudalistic nature as an organization.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Telkom names new board of directors
Telkom names new board of directors State-owned telephone operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia named its new board of directors late on Friday with Kristiono taking over as the new managing director from M. Nazief.Previously, Kristiono was Telkom's Director for Planning and Technology.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Review tourism policy to preserve Bali
Review tourism policy to preserve BaliI Gde Pitana, School of Agriculture, University of Udayana, Denpasar For many developing countries like Indonesia, tourism is often dubbed as "a passport to development, and an "invisible export and nonpolluting industry.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Thailand may 'step back' from ASEAN free trade pacts
Thailand may 'step back' from ASEAN free trade pactsDow Jones, Bangkok Thailand's Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharik said Friday that the government may not comply with free trade agreements under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations if other members continue to lack commitment to such...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Employee dies after fall
Employee dies after fall JAKARTA: An employee of PT Citra Fikritama, Stevanus Sumarsono, was killed on Friday at 11 a.m. after falling from the air-conditioning tower at the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration building on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Khatijah, a portrait of woman victim in Aceh violence
Khatijah, a portrait of woman victim in Aceh violenceNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Similar to luck, misery can unexpectedly pop up when one least expects it. In Aceh of late, luck is being overshadowed mercilessly by misery.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Loudspeakers in the library
Loudspeakers in the libraryFrom RepublikaSometime ago I visited the National Library on Jl. Salemba Raya to read and write something. Unfortunately, the call for the midday prayer could not be heard inside the library so I was almost late for the prayer.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
WGM Stevanova to play in Wismilak tournament
WGM Stevanova to play in Wismilak tournamentMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta European women's chess champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria has confirmed her entry to the Wismilak International Masters Chess Tournament in the East Java capital of Surabaya next month.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Jakarta and its problems
Jakarta and its problems Today Jakarta celebrates its 475th anniversary under the shadow of a gubernatorial election. Just a few weeks ago many people believed that Maj. Gen. (ret) Sutiyoso, the incumbent governor, would not run for reelection after so many people had talked about his failures...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Drought to hit 40,000 ha of crops in Indramayu
Drought to hit 40,000 ha of crops in IndramayuNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java The head of West Java's Indramayu regency irrigation office, Rahardjo, said on Friday that the continuing dry season would seriously affect farming in the 40,000-hectare regency.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Siamese twins Nunik 1 and Nunik 2 die
Siamese twins Nunik 1 and Nunik 2 die Female Siamese twins died on Thursday at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) due to their sharing one heart and one liver.The babies, who were born in Bogor on May 30 and joined at the chest and abdomen, died before they were due to undergo major...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
New Buleleng regent install after 45-day delay
New Buleleng regent install after 45-day delayI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Singaraja, Bali Amid a tight security cordon of some 1,500 police officers, the Buleleng Legislative Council installed on Friday Putu Bagiada and his running mate Gede Wardhana as regent and vice regent of Buleleng...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Horrified at
Horrified at Indonesia's faceFrom Kompas We are horrified to see the face of Indonesia today. On one side you have the silent majority -- they earn a decent living, exercise tolerance, speak politely and uphold morality.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
U.S. media hails Sept. 11 as turning point
U.S. media hails Sept. 11 as turning pointAti Nurbaiti Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta It is eerie that journalists in the U.S. are referring to -- almost hailing -- the Sept. 11 tragedy as a turning point toward better and "serious" journalism.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Adultery hot stuff in Banyumas
Adultery hot stuff in Banyumas PURWOKERTO, Central Java: In a sign that the debate on the national education system is heating up, an official in the Central Java town of Banyumas revealed on Thursday that many elementary school teachers in the region were engaged in illicit amorous liaisons.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
The gong loses its mystical powers
The gong loses its mystical powersThe Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java Javanese society is very closely associated with mystical beliefs, including the idea that certain objects are sacred or bring people good luck.One musical instrument believed to possess such powers is the gong.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Presidency bill awaits Constitution amendment
Presidency bill awaits Constitution amendmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Debate over a bill that regulates the president's powers must wait for the amendment of the 1945 Constitution, a legislator said, further pushing back its deliberation after more than 12 months' wait.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Reshuffle, for what?
Reshuffle, for what? President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who returns home on June 21 from her two-week European tour, might face a new problem: Demands for a Cabinet reshuffle.Some observers have said Megawati's 10-month-old Cabinet has no clear vision.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 21, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 370 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Asia warned of possible AIDS epidemics
Asia warned of possible AIDS epidemicsAgence France-Presse, Manila Asian countries like China, India, Indonesia and the Philippines could face major epidemics of AIDS in the near future despite the relatively low incidence of the disease in the region at present, the special UN envoy on AIDS in...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
KL wants S'pore pay more for water
KL wants S'pore pay more for water MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur is willing to supply water to Singapore for another 100 years after the current pact expires 2061, but the city-state must be open to paying a higher price, a minister said on Friday.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Management of courts to change
Management of courts to change JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Thursday that management of the country's judicial courts would be under the authority of the Supreme Court in 2003 to avoid duality.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Klewer market polishes its image
Klewer market polishes its imageKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java It is dawn but in the heart of Surakarta, Central Java, the business day is well under way.One by one traders open their kiosks in Klewer market, while porters busily lug stacks of fabric outside the market,...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
U.S. donates 3,000 tons of milk
U.S. donates 3,000 tons of milk JAKARTA: The United States donated 3,000 tons of milk powder, worth US$3.7 million, to Indonesia on Friday as part of its food aid commitment to meet children's nutritional needs.Ambassador Ralph L.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Ardan, a Betawi cultural explorer
Ardan, a Betawi cultural explorerDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The stage featured a teenage girl, played by a middle-aged woman, adored by many young gentlemen, who were all much too old to be called young.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, June 22, 2002
Where to go in Semarang: Saturday, June 22, 2002Tour and Travel Services* Antara Travel Service, Puri Anjasmoro, Ruko E1/9 (Tel. 024- 7605341, fax: 024-7605779). * Electra Duta Wisata Tour and Travel, Jl. Gajah Mada 1 (Tel. 024-3518444, 3511112, fax: 3511114). * Fortuna Tours and Travel, Jl. Dr.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Management of courts to change: Yusril
Management of courts to change: Yusril Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Thursday that management of the country's judicial courts would be under the authority of the Supreme Court in 2003 to avoid duality.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
'Festive anniversary won't improve our lives'
'Festive anniversary won't improve our lives' Jakarta celebrates its 475th anniversary on Saturday. Slums, poor garbage management, traffic congestion, floods, indisciplined residents and corrupt bureaucrats still plague the city.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Luwu leaders upset over clashes
Luwu leaders upset over clashes MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Luwu regency's public figures lamented the recent communal clashes in North Malangke, in which 137 houses were burned down and four residents killed.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Air Force launches operation in Aceh
Air Force launches operation in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh In the wake of violence in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, the Indonesian Air Force launched a 60-day military operation in the troubled territory to quash the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which has been...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
KPU urged to file police report over 77 unreturned vehicles
KPU urged to file police report over 77 unreturned vehiclesMoch. N. Kurniawan and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An activist has urged the General Election Commission (KPU) to file a report with the police against recalcitrant political party officials and former KPU members who have...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
ASEAN nations urged to join antiterrorism pact
ASEAN nations urged to join antiterrorism pactAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on Friday urged all Southeast Asian nations to accede to a trilateral anti-terrorism pact it signed with Indonesia and Philippines to forge an ASEAN agreement.
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
Airport extortion of workers slammed
Airport extortion of workers slammedBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Commission on the Protection of Women (Komnas Perempuan) slammed the immigration office on Friday over continued exploitation of returning Indonesian migrant workers (TKI).
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
MasterCard sees business in RI growing at 'fantastic rate'
MasterCard sees business in RI growing at 'fantastic rate'Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta International payment card company MasterCard International is optimistic that its business volume here will continue to grow at a "fantastic rate" despite the country's current economic...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
[b]Woe to our military,
Woe to our military, woe to our nationEndy M. Bayuni Staff writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta The current debate about whether members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) should be allowed to vote, as well as to run for office, in the 2004 general election has reached...
Sat, 22 Jun 2002
'Officials in Pondok Kopi sell state land illegally'
'Officials in Pondok Kopi sell state land illegally'Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of Pondok Kopi subdistrict in East Jakarta revealed on Friday that several plots of land designated for public and social facilities had been sold illegally by subdistrict officials.