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Great River faces bankruptcy petition

Great River faces bankruptcy petition JAKARTA: Citibank N.A. filed a bankruptcy petition Tuesday against PT Great River International, one of Indonesia's largest garment makers and retailers, over a US$2 million debt, a spokesman for the bank said.

The new curriculum: Hopes and challenges

The new curriculum: Hopes and challengesMuhammad Zuhdi, Faculty of Education, Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University, Jakarta The Ministry of National Education will use the 2002 School Curriculum soon. This will replace the previous 1994 curriculum.

Activists face hard fight as smokers puff away

Activists face hard fight as smokers puff awayNopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters, Jakarta An Indonesian mother covers her baby's face in a pram while a well-dressed young woman next to her takes her last puff on a cigarette at Jakarta's posh Plaza Indonesia.

Indonesians taste buds try French cheeses

Indonesians taste buds try French cheesesChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta Why do Indonesian people dislike cheese? "It stinks", most would probably say. "But why do you like Durian?" "Well, that's something else; the fruit is indigenous and sweet...

Attitudes to rape: The media's role

Attitudes to rape: The media's roleAngela Black, Contributor, Jakarta Recently I was yet again appalled at media representations of rape, when a local TV network accounted for the cause of sexual violence with this statement: "Women walking at night should not wear mini skirts in order to avoid...

Mastel condemns govt for violating ruling on VoIP

Mastel condemns govt for violating ruling on VoIPA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Telecommunications and Information Society (Mastel) criticized the government on Tuesday for only allowing five companies to run the lucrative Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) business, saying that it...

Aceh rebels arrested in Kupang

Aceh rebels arrested in Kupang Police officers in East Nusa Tenggara province have arrested 20 of 25 alleged Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members trying to sneak into East Timor, Belu regent Marsel Bere said on Monday.

Regencies suspect markup in oil production costs

Regencies suspect markup in oil production costsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Oil and Gas Producing Regencies (FKDPM) has questioned the calculation of oil and gas production costs by the Ministry of Finance, saying the costs had been marked up so as to reduce the...

Rezon's leads ASEAN chess event

Rezon's leads ASEAN chess event JAKARTA: Rezon Yanuar of Indonesia shared the lead with Vietnamese Huynh Vinh Thang on three points in the Under-8 category of the 3rd ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championship in Singapore on Monday.

Aceh's biggest lake drops 3 meters

Aceh's biggest lake drops 3 meters BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The level of Lake Laut Tawar in Takengon, Central Aceh regency, has dropped by around three meters, the biggest water level drop in ten years, as a result of deforestation.

Nobody could want Soya massacre to happen: Hamzah

Nobody could want Soya massacre to happen: HamzahThe Jakarta Post Ambon/JakartaVice President Hamzah Haz listened to first hand accounts on Tuesday of the massacre in Soya village on April 28 which left at least 12 people dead and dozens injured, as well as 36 buildings burned, including an...

JP/13/L00

JP/13/L00 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates June 11.Bank notes rates TT ratesSelling Buying Selling BuyingRp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,234.00 8,234.00 8,778.00 8,690.00Australian dollar 1 5,256.92 4,683.50 4,997.32 4,942.87Brunei dollar 1 5,160.68 4,600.51 4,905.83 4,855.29Canadian dollar 1 6,004.68 5,350.

Software piracy alarming with Vietnam, China, RI worst offenders

Software piracy alarming with Vietnam, China, RI worst offendersAgence France-Presse, Washington The software industry's watchdog arm said on Monday that piracy of computer programs is on the upswing, with four out of 10 programs in use around the world unauthorized.

Kobe Steel, Timet tie up

Kobe Steel, Timet tie up TOKYO: Japan's Kobe Steel Ltd. said Tuesday it has licensed a next generation titanium alloy to U.S. counterpart Titanium Metals Corp. (Timet) -- the world's largest titanium producer.

Witnesses confirm Suai church attack

Witnesses confirm Suai church attackTertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post JakartaWitnesses testified before the human rights ad hoc trial for the 1999 East Timor atrocities on Tuesday that pro-Jakarta militia groups attacked proindependence supporters taking refuge in the St.

Arroyo gets cold shoulder at wake for RP hostage

Arroyo gets cold shoulder at wake for RP hostageAgence France-Presse, Lamitan, Philippines President Gloria Arroyo was given the cold shoulder on Tuesday by grieving residents of this town who blame her government for a year-long hostage crisis that led to the deaths of a local nurse and a U.S.

Hotel Mulia agrees to pay its debt

Hotel Mulia agrees to pay its debt JAKARTA: The management of Hotel Mulia Senayan finally agreed to pay its Rp 15 billion (US$1.7 million) debt to the city administration to escape a court order to seize the hotel.Lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea claimed that the management of the hotel, located on Jl.

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.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia

Bank Rakyat Indonesia 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...

Public Order officers sued

Public Order officers sued JAKARTA: The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) of Jakarta chapter launched legal action in the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday against Governor Sutiyoso, the East Jakarta Mayor and the East Jakarta public order office after public order officers allegedly...

Businesses protest Tax Tribunal policy

Businesses protest Tax Tribunal policyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Companies were surprised by the plans of the new Tax Tribunal to open its hearings to the public, saying the policy would be detrimental to their operations as confidential information could be obtained by competitors.

Aceh councillor killed by assailant

Aceh councillor killed by assailantNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh An unidentified man in a "military-like" uniform killed an Aceh provincial legislative councillor from the Crescent Star Party (PBB) late Monday evening, adding to the number of legislators who had been murdered in the...

Military told to be transparent about funds

Military told to be transparent about fundsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Tuesday to reveal its financial sources apart from the state budget to avoid irregularities in fund-raising...

Sultan to open 'Peh Cun' ritual

Sultan to open 'Peh Cun' ritual YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is slated to open the Peh Cun ritual that will feature ethnic Chinese and Javanese attractions at the Parangtritis seaside resort on June 15.

Diplomats fail to show to meeting seeking support to fight radicalism

Diplomats fail to show to meeting seeking support to fight radicalismMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent Muslim and Christian leaders held a meeting here on Tuesday with foreign diplomats to solicit support for a national moral campaign against radicalism in Indonesia.

Gaikindo upgrade 2002 car sales forecast

Gaikindo upgrade 2002 car sales forecast The Indonesian automakers association (Gaikindo) has revised upward its forecast for domestic vehicle sales to 320,000 units this year from initial predictions of 300,000, as the economy continues to show signs of stability.

Prambanan temple

Prambanan temple for prayersFrom KompasWith reference to the letter sent by I Nyoman Mettayasa from Tabanan, Bali, regarding the permit for conducting prayers at the Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta, it should be noted that as the nation's cultural heritage, Prambanan is safeguarded by Law No.

74 judges vie Supreme Court seats

74 judges vie Supreme Court seats JAKARTA: At least 74 senior judges had been nominated as Supreme Justices and were ready to undergo the rigorous fit-and- proper test by the House of Representatives (DPR), House Commission II Chairman Teras Narang said Tuesday.

PALYJA to double investment

PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supply PT 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.

[b]The new curriculum:

The new curriculum: Hopes and challengesMuhammad Zuhdi Faculty of Education Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University Jakarta 2. Angela -- Rape by media 1 x 32 48 pt BodoniAttitudes to rape: The media's roleAngela Black Jakarta 3.

Judge slams prosecutors in Buloggate trial

Judge slams prosecutors in Buloggate trialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presiding judge Lalu Mariyun slammed prosecutors on Tuesday for attempting to oppose the South Jakarta District Court's plan to hear the testimony of former president B.J.

Great River faces bankruptcy petition

Great River faces bankruptcy petition JAKARTA: Citibank N.A. filed a bankruptcy petition Tuesday against PT Great River International, one of Indonesia's largest garment makers and retailers, over a US$2 million debt, a spokesman for the bank said.

Hendarsyah Tarmizi

Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaHoping for big fortune from China's LNG imports China is set to announce this month whether Indonesia, Australia or Qatar will win the multi-billion dollar contract to supply the country with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

Bali resorts are heading for a more promising year

Bali resorts are heading for a more promising yearRita A.Widiadana The Jakarta Post Nusa Dua, Bali The word "resort" always conjures up a picture of a serene and integrated holiday site surrounded by white sandy beaches or a lush mountainous panorama where you can escape from your hectic life in...

Witnesses say Suai church attacked by armed militia

Witnesses say Suai church attacked by armed militiaTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Witnesses testified before the human rights ad hoc trial for the 1999 East Timor atrocities on Tuesday that pro-Jakarta militia groups attacked proindependence supporters taking refuge in the St.

74 judges vie Supreme Court seats

74 judges vie Supreme Court seats JAKARTA: At least 74 senior judges had been nominated as Supreme Justices and were ready to undergo the rigorous fit-and- proper test by the House of Representatives (DPR), House Commission II Chairman Teras Narang said Tuesday.

U.S. has stake in Indonesia's reform

U.S. has stake in Indonesia's reformThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz was in Singapore to attend the Asia Security Conference, organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, last week.

Tourists yes... but environment first

Tourists yes... but environment first Dean Yates Reuters Selemadeg Kaja, Bali Staring at the terraced green rice fields that drop away into the distance, Putu Mahardika ponders how to tap the tourist trade on Indonesia's Bali island without harming his village's pristine environment.

Probosutedjo facing fraud charges

Probosutedjo facing fraud charges JAKARTA: Magnate Probosutedjo, a step brother of former dictator Soeharto, is to be charged with swindling Rp 44 billion of state funds, Attorney General's Office spokesman Barman Zahir said Tuesday.

Foreign debt hampers access to food: Megawati

Foreign debt hampers access to food: MegawatiBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri told a United Nations summit on food and agriculture that the burden of foreign debt on poor nations restricted access to food and undermined poverty reduction efforts.

Jakartans undeterred by bomb blasts

Jakartans undeterred by bomb blasts The planting of four bombs outside three entertainment centers in Jakarta on Sunday -- two of which exploded injuring five people -- has sparked fears among residents that they could be the next casualties.

Wolfowitz's reality

Wolfowitz's reality The address to the Asia Security Conference by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, published in The Jakarta Post on June 5 and June 6, was, I assume, intended as a morale booster and, therefore, one should not be surprised by its lack of intellectual rigor.

Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 11, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change TradingVolume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 370 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...

TNI must leave politics 'ahead of schedule'

TNI must leave politics 'ahead of schedule'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police will have to leave politics ahead of schedule as the newly proposed bill on general elections states they will no longer be represented in the...

Thailand to ask EU for tariff cut for drugs war

Thailand to ask EU for tariff cut for drugs warDominic Whiting, Reuters, Bangkok Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will ask the European Union (EU) to slash tariffs on imports from the Southeast Asian country as a reward for battling the illicit drugs trade during his visit to Brussels this...

RP projects lower inflation

RP projects lower inflation MANILA: The Philippine government expects consumer prices to rise at a slower pace than projected this year, while upgrading the export target, Finance Secretary Jose Camacho said Tuesday.Manila now expects inflation to average 4.5-5.

74 judges vie Supreme Court seats

74 judges vie Supreme Court seats JAKARTA: At least 74 senior judges had been nominated as Supreme Justices and were ready to undergo the rigorous fit-and- proper test by the House of Representatives (DPR), House Commission II Chairman Teras Narang said Tuesday.

Taking a break from oppressive Jakarta

Taking a break from oppressive Jakarta Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta With serene and peaceful ambience, resorts surrounding Jakarta witness regular customers wishing to spend their weekends or holiday breaks.

Maluku victims cry for justice

Maluku victims cry for justiceThe Jakarta Post, Ambon/Jakarta Victims of the Soya attack in Ambon handed on Tuesday to visiting Vice President Hamzah Haz their accounts of the grim massacre in their village over a month ago.

Tourists keep flocking Poso

Tourists keep flocking Poso PALU, Central Sulawesi: Both foreign and local tourists are still flocking to Southeast Sulawesi despite a spate of bomb explosions in the province."Although a series of bomb explosions have rocked the capital city of Poso, tourists still flock to the province, and so...