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Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Indicator 1st semester State budget Year end
Indicator 1st semester State budget Year end assumption target1. Econ. Growth (%) NA* 4.0 4.0 2. Inflation (%) 4.46 9.0 9.5 3. Currency rate 9,617 9,000 9,500(Rp/US$) 16.59 14.0 16.0 4. 3-month SBI rate (%) 5. Int'l Oil Price 21.22 22.0 22.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
City Council
City Council to be dissolved? From Republika The Jakarta City Council is threatened with dissolution after the capital's military commander, Bibit Waluyo, issued letter No. R/511-5/II/2002 dated July 3, in which he replaced the council's chairman, Edy Waluyo, with Doni Sudarno.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Cameroonian charged with forgery
Cameroonian charged with forgery MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Police charged on Monday a Cameroon national, Bamy Pameu alias Michael, with forging U.S. banknotes.The police, however, released Pameu's compatriots Ngasop Eric and Yaleu Neo Raso due to lack of evidence.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23 Home to export-oriented handicraft products There are several outstanding industrial centers in Bantul regency, particularly in small-scale undertakings and popular handicrafts.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Armed robbers at Kota Wisata
Armed robbers at Kota Wisata BOGOR: Seven men broke into a house in Bogor regency, tied the terrified family up and forced them at gunpoint to hand over cash and gold worth Rp 400 million early Monday morning.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Civil servants are people too
Civil servants are people tooFrom RepublikaWith the price of fuel going up, civil servants (PNS) have to pay more for transportation. Poor people receive some sort of transportation subsidy but not civil servants, who have not received a raise.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
RI ready to support coffee consortium plan
RI ready to support coffee consortium planAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to help prop up the sluggish price of coffee, some key producing countries, namely Indonesia, Vietnam and India, are planning to set up a joint coffee consortium, the Association of Indonesian Coffee...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
ADVERTORIAL : GOLF HOUSE --Mizuno
ADVERTORIAL : GOLF HOUSE --Mizuno Writer : Mustofid Publication : July 28 300S II: The best weapon in 2002 Mizuno, the world's best club maker, is traditionally associated with world-class golf stars like Tiger Woods.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Indonesian soccer is a gold mine, says Asian confederation
Indonesian soccer is a gold mine, says Asian confederationMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian soccer is a gold mine but they just don't have the professional miners to polish the gold, a top official of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Mega's leadership falls short of expectations
Mega's leadership falls short of expectationsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Megawati Soekarnoputri, after one year as President, has affirmed people's doubts in her inability to be the country's dream leader.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Proton to roll out cars in Iran
Proton to roll out cars in Iran KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian carmaker Proton said Monday its new factory in Iran would begin operations next month in a further move to strengthen its foray into west Asia.Its completely knocked-down operations in Borujed, south of Tehran, would begin production with an...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Community conserves Tongke-tongke mangroves
Community conserves Tongke-tongke mangrovesHasanuddin Hamid, Contributor, Makassar, South Sulawesi Dozens of five-meter-long fishing boats are anchored around the mangrove forest in the hamlet of Tongke-tongke, some 220 km to the south of Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
RDC holds training for medical attendants
RDC holds training for medical attendantsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) is seeking to improve Asian physiotherapists in a four-day medical seminar organized by the Jakarta-based Regional Development Center (RDC) beginning on Monday.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Adrian edited this around 2:45pm
Adrian edited this around 2:45pm For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23Placed in boxInvestment opportunities abound in Bantul The Bantul regency offers many promising investment opportunities, such as hotels, restaurants and other tourist facilities.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23
For REGENCY PROFILE/July 23 Parangtritis Beach remains prime tourist spot Bantul regency has quite a number of tourist attractions, with the most well-know destination being Parangtritis Beach, some 29 kilometers to the south of Yogyakarta.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
A true story of sex child abuse
A true story of sex child abuseDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fourteen-year-old Santi plainly retold her life story at Monday's seminar organized by the International Labor Organization-International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC).
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
1. MPR: 12 x 4 lines
1. MPR: 12 x 4 lines PDIP, Golkar support direct vote in 2004 poll With only ten days to go to the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and Golkar factions continued their lobbying forum to avoid deadlock in the...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Berlian Laju Tanker plans to issue offshore bond
Berlian Laju Tanker plans to issue offshore bondI Made Sentana, Dow Jones Newswires, Jakarta Indonesia's shipping company PT Berlian Laju Tanker plans to join a growing list of local companies by issuing bonds overseas in the next two years to expand its business.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
AGO silent on Soeharto's health report
AGO silent on Soeharto's health report JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office will not disclose the latest health report on graft suspect former president Soeharto until it secures approval from his family, a report said.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Jacob scolded over accusations
Jacob scolded over accusationsMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Labor leaders and activists lambasted on Monday Minister of Manpower Jacob Nuwa Wea's recent statement accusing militant trade unions of scaring off investors and undermining the country's business climate.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Chinese to boost quality of motorbikes
Chinese to boost quality of motorbikesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Competition in the country's motorcycle market will become fiercer in the future as China gears up to boost the quality of its products but at the same time maintain their cheap prices, according to an executive of...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
FOR FOCUS ISSUE JULY 21
FOR FOCUS ISSUE JULY 21 ;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Consultation-HR-focus Grace Emilia Contributor Jakarta More firms turn to professionals to improve their HR Consulting businesses in Indonesia have been growing rapidly during the past decade as more and more companies turn to their services to help them...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Judges admit the country's judiciary is pathetic
Judges admit the country's judiciary is patheticTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The result of the UN fact-finding mission on how pathetic the country's administration of justice and the judiciary have become has not come as a surprise to the judges and the country's legal...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Termination of blanket guarantee may hurt importers
Termination of blanket guarantee may hurt importersDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Plans by the government to phase out its blanket guarantee on bank deposits and claims will affect the flow of the country's imports unless the government moves quickly to boost confidence in the country's...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
Over 1,000 reporters for MPR session
Over 1,000 reporters for MPR session JAKARTA: At least 1,163 journalists from 195 domestic and foreign media have registered to cover the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) scheduled for August.
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
For Advertorial July 26
For Advertorial July 26 Company: Kaltim Prima Coal Writer : Rikza Abdullah KPC strengthens basis for coal mining operation PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) is strengthening the basis for operation of its huge coal mine in Sangatta, East Kalimantan, by improving efficiency and productivity, as well as by...
Tue, 23 Jul 2002
More councillors reject Sutiyoso
More councillors reject SutiyosoAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI Perjuangan) city chapter Tarmidi Suhardjo said on Monday that there are councillors from the party committed to rejecting City Governor Sutiyoso's accountability...
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
1. Jabar: 8 x 4 lines
1. Jabar: 8 x 4 linesWest Java legislators to return Rp 25b gift2. Sawit: 24 x 2 lines Lampung people threaten to take over oil palm plantation3. Barak: 24 x 1 lineA look at soldiers' life in Aceh
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Liberalization of power industry will hurts consumers, expert says
Liberalization of power industry will hurts consumers, expert saysFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The power industry should be state controlled, says one leading expert on energy, who has warned that liberalizing the sector would make power prices very expensive to the public.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Consumer spending to remain robust
Consumer spending to remain robustDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A stable macroeconomic condition would continue to drive consumer spending up in the second semester of this year, with demands on items such as electronics, motorcycles and cars to remain buoyant, experts said.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
for focus issue -- business consultancy --- July 21
for focus issue -- business consultancy --- July 21;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Consulting-crisis-orders Crisis: Real boon for foreign consultants Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post Jakarta It has been more than four years since the financial crisis started to hit the country in late 1997, but for many...
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Alarming, cyberfraud in Indonesia
Alarming, cyberfraud in IndonesiaDonny B.U., Coordinator of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Watch, Jakarta, donnybu@ictwatch.com Watch out when using your credit cards. According to the latest research by Texas-based security company ClearCommerce, Indonesia ranks second after...
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Civil servants are people too
Civil servants are people tooFrom RepublikaWith the price of fuel going up, civil servants (PNS) have to pay more for transportation. Poor people receive some sort of transportation subsidy but not civil servants, who have not received a raise.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Painter Diah reinvents cultural heritage
Painter Diah reinvents cultural heritageCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta As images were taking shape on several parts of her body, it must have dawned on Diah Yulianti how tradition and customary beliefs were still playing an important role in her life.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Floods, landslide kill six in RP
Floods, landslide kill six in RP PHILIPPINES: Three people drowned in floods and a landslide buried alive a family of three as heavy rains pummeled the Philippines' main island of Luzon, including Manila, relief officials said on Sunday.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Educators, politicians must cooperate
Educators, politicians must cooperateSimon Marcus Gower, Principal, Harapan Bangsa High School, Tangerang, Banten Anywhere around the world, where a reasonable representation of democracy exists, politicians will gladly campaign for election on the basis of their education policies and initiatives.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
1. PARAM: 2 x 23
1. PARAM: 2 x 23 RI judiciary worse than first thought: UN rapporteur 2. READING: 1 x 33 Textbooks bore children to tears: Expert or Expert says textbooks bore children 3. ACCOUNTING: 3 x 15 Class action suit against crooked accountants urged
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Muninggar Sri Saraswati
Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post JakartaIndonesia's education system has failed to develop reading habits among children due to its uncreative teaching methods, a child education expert says.Children tended to ignore reading books because they thought they were the same as school textbooks,...
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
West Java legislators to return Rp 25b gift
West Java legislators to return Rp 25b giftYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Following increasing criticism and public outcry, West Java legislators look set to return the Rp 25 billion (US$2.84 million) they received as a gift from the provincial administration recently.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Betawi Forum demands native governor
Betawi Forum demands native governor JAKARTA: The newly established Betawi (native Jakartan) organization threatened on Sunday to send hordes of its supporters onto the streets if the next governor was not a Betawi."Whoever the governor is, they should be a Betawi.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Getting nation's reform back on track
Getting nation's reform back on trackTodung Mulya Lubis, Lawyer, Jakarta History opened the door to democracy for this nation in 1945 when the founding fathers agreed to proclaim it as the Republic of Indonesia.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
New theory on violence in Thailand
New theory on violence in Thailand THAILAND: A new theory has emerged on a spate of terrorist-style attacks and bombings in southern Thailand: narcotics.Since last December, 20 policemen have been gunned down in still unexplained assaults in the predominantly Muslim deep south.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
A look at soldiers' life in Aceh
A look at soldiers' life in AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The word "barracks" is not an unfamiliar one, and most people know it is a place where soldiers are lodged. If you have seen the 1993 film China Beach about the daily lives of Chinese soldiers, or films about the lives of U.S.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
The year of living pragmatically without humanity
The year of living pragmatically without humanityMunir, Head, Advisory Board Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Jakarta The House of Representatvies has at last chosen 23 new members for the National Commission on Human Rights.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
A House of shame
A House of shame Once again, the House of Representatives went into recess on Friday with little to show for its 10-week sitting period. But this time, instead of the apology it owed the nation for letting us down, the House ended the session by shamelessly demanding more money from the government...
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
A touchpad on a ThinkPad
A touchpad on a ThinkPadZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Despite recent data from IDC that shows worldwide sales for all PC-makers were down by 0.5 percent year-on-year last quarter, there has been quite an avalanche of new notebooks.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
* Headlines:IMET resumption boosts U.S.-RI military ties 2
* Headlines:IMET resumption boosts U.S.-RI military ties 2 * National:Soeharto's rights members more credible 4 * Archipelago:W. Java legislators to return Rp25b gift 5 * City:Squatters take shelters at Komnas HAM building 8 * Opinion:An integrative negotiation between govt and GAM 7 * Sports:Rossi...
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
An integrative negotiation between govt and GAM
An integrative negotiation between govt and GAMBantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies, bandoro@csis.or.id The conflict in the restive province of Aceh has reportedly killed more than 10,000 people in the past 26 years, with fresh...
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Buru victims yet to receive donation
Buru victims yet to receive donation BURU, Maluku: At least 482 victims of the sectarian conflict in the Maluku regency of Buru have yet to receive Rp 3 billion each in financial aid from the central government.
Mon, 22 Jul 2002
Resumption of IMET boosts RI-U.S. military relations
Resumption of IMET boosts RI-U.S. military relationsKurniawan Hari and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The decision by the United States Senate Appropriations Committee to endorse the allocation of US$400,000 for the training of the Indonesian Military (TNI) will boost relations between...