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Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Little choice for Indonesia in U.S. policy
Little choice for Indonesia in U.S. policyAleksius Jemadu, Lecturer, Parahyangan Center for International Studies (PACIS), Parahyangan University, Bandung When U.S. President George W. Bush received President Megawati Soekarnoputri's assurance last year that Indonesia would support the U.S.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Malaysia announces reprieve for illegals
Malaysia announces reprieve for illegalsJulia Yeow, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia announced a last-minute reprieve for illegal immigrants who can prove they are willing to leave the country but warned others face jail and caning when an amnesty deadline expires on Wednesday.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
ASEAN in race with China for economic survival: Philippine leader
ASEAN in race with China for economic survival: Philippine leader Agence France-Presse Manila Association of South East Asian (ASEAN) must resist the urge to stall closer regional integration, Philippines President Gloria Arroyo said.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Unwanted migrant workers
Unwanted migrant workers At midnight tonight (July 31), time will be up for the hundreds of thousands of undocumented Indonesians attempting to eke out a living in Malaysia -- a living they have not been able to find in their own homeland.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
House, government slammed for labor bills
House, government slammed for labor billsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Both employers and labor unions slammed the House of Representatives and the government for the much-criticized labor bills, saying the House and the government team preparing the two bills had failed to bridge the gap between...
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Business is brisk at Mall Karawaci
Business is brisk at Mall Karawaci TANGERANG: Supermal Karawaci, which ceased operations for two years following the May riots in 1998, claims to be recovering and reviving small businesses around it.Of a total of 370 shops in the mall, 337 have resumed operating, Supermal Karawaci general manager...
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Speech costs politician shot at election: Singapore opposition
Speech costs politician shot at election: Singapore opposition politician Chee Soon Juan lost his chance to contest the next general election when he was slapped with a fine on Tuesday for speaking in public without a permit.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Laode fails again to testify in Rahardi Ramelan trial
Laode fails again to testify in Rahardi Ramelan trialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the fourth time, the South Jakarta District Court failed on Tuesday to hear the testimony of the Vice President's advisor Laode Kamaluddin in the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal...
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Inaccurate report
Inaccurate report The article titled Unreliable police data causes failures in fighting crime (The Jakarta Post, July 29, 2002) was very interesting, but it contained some inaccurate data.The final paragraph said that Jakarta has a total of 21,000 police for 8.3 million population.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Jakarta fails to treat garbage properly
Jakarta fails to treat garbage properly BEKASI: A councillor from the Bekasi mayoralty criticized the Jakarta administration on Tuesday for its failure to properly treat its garbage which is disposed at Bantar Gebang, Bekasi.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
When legislators grumble
When legislators grumbleFrom Koran TempoThe recent hearing between President Megawati Soekarnoputri and the House of Representatives has disappointed the House members.The President was reluctant to hold a direct dialog with the House members, instead she left soon after she read her report.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Tougher punishment sought for those who abuse their maids
Tougher punishment sought for those who abuse their maidsZuraidah Ibrahim, Strait Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The inventory of injuries read like something from a torture manual.Indonesian maid Muawanatul Chasanah, as most readers know by now, wasted away from 50 kg to 36 kg in the span of...
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
'I don't expect much from the legislators'
'I don't expect much from the legislators' The People's Consultative Assembly's Annual Session, which will cost at least Rp 19 billion, begins on Aug. 1. A number of important issues are to be discussed at the 10-day session, which will see politicians jostling with each other.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Parents hunt for cheaper textbooks in Senen
Parents hunt for cheaper textbooks in SenenLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last month parents were worried about making sure their children were accepted into the school of their choice. Now their concerns have to do with textbooks, or more precisely the cost of textbooks, which many...
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Yohanes Surya makes science fun
Yohanes Surya makes science funRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali When five Indonesian high school students triumphed at the 33rd World Physics Olympiad, nobody felt happier than Yohanes Surya, the team's physics trainer.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
DJ Taiwan Aims To Simplify Customs Procedures With SE Asia
DJ Taiwan Aims To Simplify Customs Procedures With SE Asia TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Taiwan aims to simplify customs clearance procedures with more Southeast Asian nations, the island's Ministry of Economic Affairs said Tuesday.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Swiss cuisine in a homey atmosphere
Swiss cuisine in a homey atmosphereTania Budihardjo, Contributor, Jakarta Providing an atmosphere of Swiss festivity and style, the Gran Melia Hotel draws one in with a cross of tropical naturalism and European formality during the ongoing Swiss Food and Cultural Highlights.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Trade volume between ASEAN member countries has significantly
Trade volume between ASEAN member countries has significantly increased in recent years.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Maan, Gunasegaran joint leaders at Olympic Open
Maan, Gunasegaran joint leaders at Olympic OpenMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Maan Nasim and Malaysian P. Gunasegaran shared the lead on the opening day of the Olympic Open golf tournament at the Cikarang Golf and Country Club in Bekasi, West Java on Tuesday.
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor JakartaIt's not just hitting the ball in the fairway Playing golf is not just walking down the fairway and hitting the ball. It is a lifestyle that describes one's social status, which is why money does not matter for most golfers in Indonesian when purchasing golf...
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Revoke existing agreement on migrants in Malaysia
Revoke existing agreement on migrants in MalaysiaWahyu Susilo, Executive Secretary, Consortium of Advocates for Indonesian Migrant Workers (KPBMI), Jakarta July 31 is the deadline for undocumented migrant workers across Malaysia, following the enactment of Immigration Act 1154/2002, which is an...
Wed, 31 Jul 2002
Reebok, Nike remain committed to RI despite protest
Reebok, Nike remain committed to RI despite protestAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta World giant athletic shoemakers Reebok International Ltd. and Nike Inc. said on Tuesday that they remained committed to Indonesia despite contract terminations with a couple of local shoe suppliers...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Sawmill firms to lay-off over 13,000 employees
Sawmill firms to lay-off over 13,000 employeesYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin Dozens of sawmills employing more than 13,000 workers in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, may have no other choice but to lay off workers as high production costs are making them unable to compete on the...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Junius clinches Nias surfing title
Junius clinches Nias surfing title MEDAN, North Sumatra: Unheralded local surfers outbested their foreign competitors in the 2002 Ya'ahowu Nias Open Surfing Contest by winning all the titles on Sunday.Young surfer Junias Wau of Hiliamaetanih village, Nias regency, took first place after booking an...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Police, TNI gear up for MPR Annual Session
Police, TNI gear up for MPR Annual SessionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apparently disturbed by intelligence reports of heightened political tension during the upcoming Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), security authorities said on Monday that careful...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
RI vows support for anti-terror accord
RI vows support for anti-terror accordAgence France-Presse, Bandar Seri Begawan Indonesia fully supported a counter-terrorism agreement between Southeast Asian countries and the United States, a senior official said on Monday, saying Jakarta was wrongly perceived to oppose the pact.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Vague economic vision causes business disarray
Vague economic vision causes business disarray Weakness in national leadership has had a more negative impact than positive impact, according to some economists. The Jakarta Post's contributor Rikza Abdullah talked to Djisman S.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Terrorism in India: The Challenge for the Global Anti-terrorism
Terrorism in India: The Challenge for the Global Anti-terrorism coalitionG.S. Edwin Management Consultant Jakarta The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. sent a shudder through the spines of most people on this planet.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Provinces with the largest number of poor in 2001
Provinces with the largest number of poor in 20011. DKI Jakarta : 247,500 2. West Java : 5.5 million 3. Central Java : 6.8 million 4. East Java : 7.5 million 5. North Sumatra : 1.3 million 6. West Kalimantan : 728,500 7. South Sulawesi : 1.3 million 8. Bali : 248,400 9. East Nusa Tenggara: 1.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Kaimoeddin defies minister's order
Kaimoeddin defies minister's order KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin said on Monday he would not revoke a 1999 decree on the appointment of 13 councillors in Kolaka regency as demanded by Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Residents, patients up in arms over malodorous corpses
Residents, patients up in arms over malodorous corpsesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Neighbors and patients at the Tangerang General Hospital have complained about the unbearable stench emanating from the hospital's morgue, whose refrigeration system has been out-of- order for the last...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Kwik Kian Gie's clarification
Kwik Kian Gie's clarification On page 13 of the July 27, 2002 issue of The Jakarta Post, there is a picture of Hotman Paris Hutapea and me with a very brief story accompanying the photo.In connection with the report, I would like to give an explanation to straighten out the matter as follows:Hotman...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Rally to support Agus turns violent
Rally to support Agus turns violentJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi A rally to demand the government to take concrete steps to release Agus Dwikarna, an Indonesian national jailed in Manila, turned violent on Monday after demonstrators failed to meet Governor HZB Palaguna.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Bali to meet W. Java in cricket league
Bali to meet W. Java in cricket leagueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bali will face West Java in the inaugural National League Cricket match played in Indonesia after separately defeating their opponents in the four-team league on Sunday.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Political interests threaten amendments of the constitution
Political interests threaten amendments of the constitutionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The unresolved tug of war among politicians in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) looks set to cast doubt over the constitutional amendments that are to be deliberated when the Assembly...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
BI wants currency swap deal not tied to IMF program
BI wants currency swap deal not tied to IMF programDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta ASEAN central bankers will negotiate for more lenient conditions in the planned multibillion dollar currency swap agreement with Japan, China and South Korea, Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Seafarers demand better payment, welfare
Seafarers demand better payment, welfareRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The majority of some 72,000 seafarers employed by national and foreign-registered ships are working in poor conditions due to a lack of skill and an absence of supervision by authorities, according to an...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Defending RI's homeland expensive, but necessary
Defending RI's homeland expensive, but necessaryBantarto Bandoro Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Center for Strategic and International Studies Jakarta Indonesia straddles one of the world's busiest sea and air communication zones, and while it is relatively weak in economic terms, its location...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Bogor regent apologizes
Bogor regent apologizes CIBINONG: The Bogor regent formally apologized for his controversial statements before a plenary session of the Bogor Regency Council on Monday.Council head Endang Kosasih said that, following the apology, the Council would not proceed with its plan to form a special...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
* Headlines: Courts overturn antitrust body's rulings 3
* Headlines: Courts overturn antitrust body's rulings 3 * National: Seafarers demand better payment, welfare 4 * Archipelago: Sawmill firms to lay off 13,000 workers 5 * Opinion: Vague economic vision causes business disarray 7 * City: 'Mastermind of July 27 case must be investigated' 8 * Sports:...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
'Masterminds of July 27 case should be investigated'
'Masterminds of July 27 case should be investigated'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The victims of the July 27 incident are unlikely to see justice served in the near future as legal enforcers are reluctant to handle the case seriously, particularly if it touches on former high-ranking...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Olympic Open tees off on Tuesday
Olympic Open tees off on TuesdayThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fourth Olympic Open golf championship will tee off on Tuesday at Cikarang Golf & Country Club in Bekasi, West Java, with as many as 88 golfers in contention for a record Rp 450 million (US$50,000) in prize money.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
'Ambon strife has economic roots'
'Ambon strife has economic roots' JAKARTA: Recent bloody incidents in the Maluku provincial capital, Ambon, have been caused by ongoing economic problems and not religious differences, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf Kalla said on Monday.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Irwanto, Susanto get IM norm as Stefanova wins chess tourney
Irwanto, Susanto get IM norm as Stefanova wins chess tourneyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As expected, the Wismilak International Chess Tournament title went to Grand Master (GM) Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria, but the host side appeared to be pleased that Irwanto Sadikin and Susanto Megaranto managed...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
RI seeks UN Council membership
RI seeks UN Council membership JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri proposed on Monday that Indonesia become a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council representing Asia for the 2007-2008 membership.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Is Indonesia going to lose Aceh?
Is Indonesia going to lose Aceh?Imanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Implementing the special autonomy status was supposed to be the latest breakthrough to end the conflict between Jakarta and Aceh. Yet violence and calls for a separate state remain.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
JFX to list two new gold contracts
JFX to list two new gold contracts JAKARTA: The Jakarta Futures Exchange will launch two new gold contracts Aug. 1, in a bid to boost trading volume, Hasan Zein Mahmud, the exchange's president director, said Monday.
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Antitrust body challenged
Antitrust body challenged The enforcement of Law No. 5/1999 on the prohibition of monopolies and unfair business practices is under threat by either technically incompetent or corrupt district courts.That is how we read the district courts' decisions in Jakarta last week, which overturned rulings...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Forget competency at UI's rectorial final selection
Forget competency at UI's rectorial final selectionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The final selection in the University of Indonesia (UI)'s rectorial election contest will be based on the candidates' popularity and the voters' acceptance rather than competence, one of the electors...
Tue, 30 Jul 2002
Megawati signs long-awaited decree on SMEs' bad loans
Megawati signs long-awaited decree on SMEs' bad loansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After months of delay, President Megawati Soekarnoputri signed on Monday a presidential decree on the restructuring of bad loans owed by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), an official at the Office of the State...