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Wed, 26 Jun 2002
29 more East Timor refugees return home
29 more East Timor refugees return homeYemris Fointuna and Jupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Twenty-nine more refugees, including one marine, have returned to their hometowns in East Timor after spending more than two years in refugee camps in South Sulawesi province.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Rau to visit South Korea
Rau to visit South Korea SEOUL: German President Johannes Rau is due in South Korea on Thursday for summit talks, two days after the countries meet in the World Cup semifinal in the capital.Rau is scheduled to watch the third-place playoff, but it was unclear whether Kim would be at that game in...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Pertamina to regain part of frozen funds at BoA
Pertamina to regain part of frozen funds at BoAFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina said on Tuesday a U.S. court had issued a ruling that would allow it to recover part of the some US$520 million currently frozen by Bank of America (BoA) at the...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Policeman shoots hoodlum dead
Policeman shoots hoodlum dead JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta police arrested a low-ranking police officer who shot to death a hoodlum following a clash between them in Bongkaran prostitution complex in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, early on Monday morning.The incident took place at around 1:30 a.m.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Minister silent on political bill
Minister silent on political bill JAKARTA: Home minister Hari Sabarno refused on Tuesday to give an explanation on the background behind the drafting of the highly debated bills on political parties and election.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Peggy does her bit with children
Peggy does her bit with children JAKARTA: Sunday is no holiday for actress and presenter Peggy Melati Sukma.Just several hours after completing a live show for RCTI's Angin Malam (Night's Breeze) talk show early on Sunday, she could be found at Puri Indah Mal shopping center in West Jakarta.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Consumer confidence rises in four consecutive months
Consumer confidence rises in four consecutive monthsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The consumer confidence index rose in May for the fourth consecutive month in a row, as consumers are more optimistic with the ongoing upturn in the Indonesian economy, a survey said.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
'Govt must quickly resolve Manulife fiasco'
'Govt must quickly resolve Manulife fiasco'Rendi A. Witular and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts warned the government not to ignore nor underestimate the effect the Manulife fiasco would have on legal uncertainty in the country, and predicted that the impact on the ailing economy...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Bulk of Banpres funds still unreturned by third parties
Bulk of Banpres funds still unreturned by third partiesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bulk of the Presidential Aid Fund (Banpres) is still in the hands of third-party borrowers, making it technically impossible to transfer the funds to the finance ministry as required, State...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
1 APP ( 4 x 12)
1 APP ( 4 x 12)IBRA to push Sinar Mas to repay debt this month 2. Dana (2 x 35)Consumer confidence rises in four consecutive months 3. Duit ( 1 x 60) Most Asian currencies down late, dollar battles global slump5. OPEC ( 1 x 30) OPEC to keep oil taps tight
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Toba Pulp Lestari moves production plant to China
Toba Pulp Lestari moves production plant to ChinaApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Tired of the long-standing dispute with local people and the local administration, PT Toba Pulp Lestari has moved its rayon production plant from North Sumatra to China, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Akzo Nobel forms JV in Indonesia
Akzo Nobel forms JV in Indonesia AMSTERDAM: Dutch coatings and chemicals company Akzo Nobel NV said Tuesday that it has formed a joint venture in Indonesia with PT Bina Propertindo Edikarya to produce decorative paints for the Indonesian market.Akzo Nobel will hold 65 percent of the new company.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Hospitals unsure about definition of poor person
Hospitals unsure about definition of poor personBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Doctors said many patients were financially unable to pay hospital bills, however they were not actually categorized as poor people and some who were poor did not have health cards.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Experts lambast House's lack of support for KPU
Experts lambast House's lack of support for KPUEdith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post JakartaExperts have lambasted legislators for belittling the importance of an independent General Elections Commission (KPU) in ensuring a free and fair election in 2004.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Claims of 'better journalism' not enough
Claims of 'better journalism' not enough to describe the state of the mediaSanti W.E. Soekanto Journalist Jakarta A group of American broadcast journalists descended on Surakarta, Central Java last April to interview Abu Bakar Baasyir, the man accused as an "Indonesian terrorist".
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Govt to step up efforts to curb money laundering
Govt to step up efforts to curb money launderingDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to quickly set up an independent anti- money laundering agency in a bid to remove the country from a blacklist of states accused of not cooperating in the international fight against...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Parties without financial accountability
Parties without financial accountability There are many bad stories about political parties, which often become problems rather than solutions. One of the absolute facts is that their function is to channel the people's aspirations during general elections.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Experts lambast House's lack of support for KPU
Experts lambast House's lack of support for KPUEdith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts have lambasted legislators for belittling the importance of an independent General Elections Commission (KPU) in ensuring a free and fair election in 2004.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Train fares up more than 50 percent
Train fares up more than 50 percent JAKARTA: The government will increase train fares in Greater Jakarta by more than 50 percent and apply a zoning system.The director general for land transportation at the Ministry of Transportation, Iskandar Abubakar, told a news conference on Tuesday that the...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Labor union restrictions too tight: Minister
Labor union restrictions too tight: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea slammed employers and law enforcers for the rampant restriction of labor unions, saying workers had the right to strike as a last resort to put pressure on management to meet...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Hotel legal dispute drags on
Hotel legal dispute drags on Despite pressure from the International Labor Organization for the rehiring of some dismissed workers, the Shangri-La Hotel management is insisting on awaiting the Supreme Court's decision on its appeal.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
More Indonesian workers to be deported
More Indonesian workers to be deported NUNUKAN, East Kalimantan: Thousands of illegal Indonesian workers in the Malaysian state of Sabah are expected to enter Nunukan regency, East Kalimantan, following the repatriation of 28,000 workers to the area earlier this year.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Mega backs Sutiyoso, angry with city chapters
Mega backs Sutiyoso, angry with city chaptersAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri defied the wishes of her party's branches and its members by announcing on Tuesday that the party's central board...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Persuasive to investors
Persuasive to investors The dispute between the shareholders of PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) has affected the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Canada. The problem, which stems from a legal business agreement, should be settled through the legal process in Indonesia.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 26, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 26, 2001Performances* Music by Jet Set group band, at Desperados Bar and Cafe, Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend. Sungkono 120 (Tel. 031 5661550), every Monday to Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
MPR considers revision of amended Constitution
MPR considers revision of amended ConstitutionBerni K. Moestafa and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three years after the first amendment to the 1945 Constitution, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is now set to consider revising amendments agreed upon earlier to ensure consistency...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
JP/13/L00
JP/13/L00 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates June 25.Bank notes rates TT ratesSelling Buying Selling BuyingRp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,115.00 8,115.00 8,658.00 8,572.00Australian dollar 1 5,210.13 4,634.48 4,948.91 4,895.47Brunei dollar 1 5,151.75 4,583.97 4,893.46 4,842.12Canadian dollar 1 5,988.04 5,327.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Minister says permanent log export ban in place
Minister says permanent log export ban in place Indonesia has imposed a permanent ban on log exports to protect its dwindling tropical forests, Forestry Minister Muhammad Prakosa said on Tuesday.Prakosa said around 5,000 hectares (12,300 acres) of the country's lush forests had been lost to illegal...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
DPR, govt to evaluate autonomy
DPR, govt to evaluate autonomy JAKARTA: House Commission II and Home Minister Hari Sabarno agreed on Tuesday to hold soon a meeting specifically to evaluate the implementation since last year of regional autonomy.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
IBRA to push Sinar Mas to repay debt this month
IBRA to push Sinar Mas to repay debt this monthDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's Bank Restructuring Agency, or IBRA, said Tuesday that it would act alone to recover debt from the Sinar Mas Group while foreign creditors of the pulp & paper empire are unable to come up with a restructuring plan.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Inclusive dialog needed to end Aceh conflict
Inclusive dialog needed to end Aceh conflictThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An all-inclusive dialog was urgently needed to end the prolonged conflict in troubled Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, not the current military operation, human rights activists and House of Representatives legislators said.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Judges grilled over controversial Manulife ruling
Judges grilled over controversial Manulife rulingNovan Iman Santosa and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apparently bowing to pressure from Canada, the Jakarta High Court grilled three Commercial Court judges on Tuesday in connection with suspicions that they had allegedly accepted...
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Australia accused of pressuring WB to keep PNG PM in power
Australia accused of pressuring WB to keep PNG PM in powerAgence France-Presse, Port Moresby Australia has been accused of pressuring the World Bank into helping it keep Sir Mekere Morauta in power as the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister celebrates personal victory in his country's elections.
Wed, 26 Jun 2002
Fastest jacket makers to set record
Fastest jacket makers to set record SEMARANG, Central Java: Tailors from Surabaya in East Java intend to produce a jacket in record time for a place in the Semarang- based Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI).
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Bowling requires govt support
Bowling requires govt support CIREBON, West Java: The absence of proper practice facilities and a system to develop athletes has prevented Indonesia from producing world-class bowlers, a former top national bowler says.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Social and religious harmony is not unraveling in Singapore
Social and religious harmony is not unraveling in SingaporeAsad Latif, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The topic of the online discussion with Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, which the Singapore International Foundation organized last week, was striking: "Social and racial harmony -- Is...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Gunbattle erupts on main street
Gunbattle erupts on main street PHILIPPINES: At least 13 people were wounded when a gunbattle erupted between police and robbers in rush hour traffic on one of Manila's busiest streets on Monday.Police said the gunfight at an intersection of the Edsa highway -- the main thoroughfare through the...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
284 officials' urine tested
284 officials' urine tested TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal administration carried out a urine test on Monday on its 284 high-ranking officials in an attempt to limit drug abuse at the municipality office.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Scrap TNI's free seats now, say observer
Scrap TNI's free seats now, say observerMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted military observers urged civilian politicians on Monday to scrap the free seats accorded to the Indonesian military (TNI) and police in the legislature immediately regardless of the two organization's readiness...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
'No place for extremists in Muhammadiyah youth poll
'No place for extremists in Muhammadiyah youth pollThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Muhammadiyah Youth Organization is set to elect a new leader next month with Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif hoping the election would help identify future statesmen in the country's second largest Muslim...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Law for civilians not the same as for police, TNI
Law for civilians not the same as for police, TNINovan Iman Santosa and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta This nation seems to have a huge stock of shocking legal violations. One ongoing case involves no less a figure than Comr. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb, a former Jakarta Police chief.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Franz Magnis, an adopted Indonesian
Franz Magnis, an adopted IndonesianChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta Whenever Franz Magnis-Suseno shows up, he doesn't have much of a chance of remaining anonymous. It doesn't take long for everybody to recognize the tall bule (western foreigner) with the shiny white hair and impressionable...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
284 officials' urine tested
284 officials' urine tested TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal administration carried out a urine test on Monday on its 284 high-ranking officials in an attempt to limit drug abuse at the municipality office.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Rupiah Rates June 24
Rupiah Rates June 24 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates June 24. Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,090.00 8,090.00 8,633.00 8,547.00Australian dollar 1 5,226.75 4,647.71 4,963.98 4,910.25Brunei dollar 1 5,143.73 4,575.27 4,885.13 4,833.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Drug testing order stuns N. Sumatra officials
Drug testing order stuns N. Sumatra officialsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan All high-ranking officials in North Sumatra Governor's office were surprised on Monday to find a sudden instruction by governor T. Rizal Nurdin requiring them to have a urine sample screened for drugs.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Political uncertainty rattles Malaysia, party calls meetings
Political uncertainty rattles Malaysia, party calls meetingsAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's shaken political establishment will hold emergency meetings on Tuesday after veteran Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shocked the nation with a resignation announcement and headed off to Europe...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Aceh activists call for end to security operation
Aceh activists call for end to security operationNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Acehnese human rights activists questioned on Monday the effectiveness of Presidential Instruction No. 1/2002 on the Comprehensive Solution to Aceh's Problems to settle the conflict in the province as its...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
JITF seeks to extend role until end 2003
JITF seeks to extend role until end 2003Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) confirmed on Monday it had requested an extension of its mandate for another year to 2003, because of the debt restructuring workload that would not be settled by the time...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Drug delivery foiled at airport
Drug delivery foiled at airport TANGERANG: Customs and Excise officers arrested two suspects and foiled the delivery of 53 kilograms of marijuana en route from Banda Aceh to Batam at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
Harun violates regulation on gubernatorial candidacy
Harun violates regulation on gubernatorial candidacyAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The incumbent West Nusa Tenggara Governor, Harun Alrasyid, who earlier registered as a gubernatorial candidate, violated election regulations by not submitting presidential approval on Monday, which was the...