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Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Poor safety measures turned karaoke bar into fire trap
Poor safety measures turned karaoke bar into fire trapAgencies Jakarta Officials blamed poor safety measures behind the death of at least 20 people in a fire at a karaoke bar in Palembang, South Sumatra, where police had to blast a hole in the club's wall to let patrons out.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Muhammadiyah candidates named
Muhammadiyah candidates named SURABAYA: Persatuan Pemuda Muhammadiyah, the youth wing of the second largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, has named 13 candidates from 120 hopefuls to contest the race for the wing's top post.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Teachers to get increase in benefits
Teachers to get increase in benefitsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After months of delay, President Megawati Soekarnoputri finally kept her promise to raise teachers' allowances by 50 percent, starting August 1, 2002.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Conservationists make extra efforts to save Sumatran elephants
Conservationists make extra efforts to save Sumatran elephantsDeutche Presse-Agentur, Jakarta Conservation officials have intensified efforts to ensure the survival of Sumatran wild elephants by proposing the establishment of a special conservation zone for the endangered species' habitat.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Making ARF relevant post-Sept. 11
Making ARF relevant post-Sept. 11Kavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok At this time of year ever since 1994, diplomatic dialogues have been focusing on the future and relevancy of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the region-wide security group. This year is no exemption.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Fear of deadlock
Fear of deadlock Political observers have shown great concern that the discussion on the amendments to the 1945 Constitution will end in deadlock.The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has been in the spotlight for delaying the discussion on constitutional amendment.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Protecting labor and jobs
Protecting labor and jobs Jobseekers stand to lose the most in the new labor bill currently being deliberated at the House of Representatives because it will further dampen the demand for workers in the already glutted labor market and the oversupply of almost 40 million fully unemployed and...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR case
AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR caseA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chances remain wide open for the Malaysian Consortium (MC) to participate in Jakarta's Outer Ring Road toll road project, despite a recent Attorney General's Office's (AGO) legal opinion which barred the Malaysian...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
No need for President to join MPR Annual Session: Yusril
No need for President to join MPR Annual Session: YusrilThe Jakarta Post, Surabaya/Yogyakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri could skip the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) this coming August as she will not be accountable to the Assembly once the 1945 Constitution is...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Construction of
Construction of village roads From Warta KotaRoad construction has yet to be equitably undertaken in all the regions, particularly in rural areas where roads are very important for transportation.I live in Kerikil village, Ciseeng subdistrict, Bogor.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Indonesians to sue Japan govt over ODA dam project: Report
Indonesians to sue Japan govt over ODA dam project: ReportDow Jones Newswires, Tokyo Citizens of Indonesia's Sumatra Island plan to sue the Japanese government and its affiliates in September for damage caused by a Tokyo-funded hydropower dam on the border of West Sumatra and Riau, Kyodo News...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Malaysia fluid on water price talks with S'pore
Malaysia fluid on water price talks with S'poreAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on Monday said it was ready to rework the pricing formula for water after an earlier proposal to make Singaporeans pay 100 times more within a few years was rejected.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 9, 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 9, 2002Performances* Acappella Voices from the Vacant Lot - Australia, at Rumah Nusantara in Geger Kalong, 8 p.m., July 9 . * Dance by Indrawati Lukman's group, Taman Budaya, Jl. Bukit Dago Selatan no. 53 A (Tel. 022 2504912), 8 p.m., July 13.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
House passes law on science, technology development
House passes law on science, technology developmentKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday passed the bill on a national system of the scientific and technological research, development and application into law, encouraging efforts to achieve...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Road accident in Sidoarjo kills six, leaves nine injured
Road accident in Sidoarjo kills six, leaves nine injuredThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A speeding minivan rammed into the back of a trailer on the Sidoarjo highway in East Java on Monday morning killing six passengers as they were heading home from a pilgrimage.All six died on the spot, Antara reported.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Malaysia suggests joint oil stockpile for energy security
Malaysia suggests joint oil stockpile for energy securityMoch. N. Kurniawan and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Malaysia has proposed the establishment of a joint oil stockpile among ASEAN countries to help ensure energy security in the region.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Combat against drugs abuse, a non-ending attempt
Combat against drugs abuse, a non-ending attemptDebbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post Jakarta Rianti Surya (58), a mother of eight children, was bitter when asked about her opinion of drug abuse. Two of her five sons have died at 23 and 18 respectively because of overdoses and pneumonia caused by drug...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
PDI Perjuangan members defy Megawati
PDI Perjuangan members defy MegawatiFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) have got a boost of confidence to challenge chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri after their latest expression of defiance was ignored by...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Asian, European finance ministers see economic recovery ahead
Asian, European finance ministers see economic recovery aheadLeigh Thomas, Agence France-Presse, Copenhagen Asian and European finance ministers were optimistic Saturday about a global economic recovery later this year, while backing closer economic and financial cooperation in Asia for which...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Grand party, hotel and budget
Grand party, hotel and budgetSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta For a husband-and-wife-to-be wishing to celebrate their love at a grand wedding reception at a hotel, Jakarta offers many choices of plush hotel with first-class service.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
AFTA must not be too liberal: Mahathir
AFTA must not be too liberal: MahathirAssociated Press, Bangkok Malaysia's prime minister on Saturday urged Southeast Asia's free trade group to guard against becoming so open that it falls prey to global business poachers.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Construction of
Construction of village roads From Warta KotaRoad construction has yet to be equitably undertaken in all the regions, particularly in rural areas where roads are very important for transportation.I live in Kerikil village, Ciseeng subdistrict, Bogor.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Scouts told to develop the country
Scouts told to develop the country JAKARTA: Scouts, especially scoutmasters, have been urged to help keep the country united by respecting differences."In this situation, we are called on to be tolerant, respect differences and strengthen national unity," the Scouts' Board of Patrons chairman M.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
World Cup and Indonesia
World Cup and Indonesia When the World Cup games were held last month, twice a day were they televised on RCTI which, being continued day by day as routine events, very rapidly became taken for granted.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Police name 5 Acehnese as bomb suspects
Police name 5 Acehnese as bomb suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Police named on Sunday five suspects in the blast that rocked the Graha Cijantung Mall in East Jakarta and called them "terrorists", who were also believed to be involved in the recent bombs that exploded in front of a...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Labor versus management
Labor versus managementFrom Bisnis IndonesiaA few days ago Bisnis Indonesia carried a report on a labor problem discussed in an International Labor Organization (ILO)- sponsored workshop on Bipartite Institutions and Workplace Cooperation.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR case
AGO legal opinion is not binding in JORR caseA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chances remain wide open for the Malaysian Consortium (MC) to participate in Jakarta's Outer Ring Road toll road project, despite a recent Attorney General's Office's (AGO) legal opinion which barred the Malaysian...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
The governorship race -- Whose Jakarta is it anyway?
The governorship race -- Whose Jakarta is it anyway?Endy M. Bayuni, Deputy Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the election of Jakarta's next governor is not due until September, the city's Legislative Council has already shut the door on the public to participate in a process that is...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Suspected drug dealers shot dead
Suspected drug dealers shot dead JAKARTA: Police shot dead early last two suspected drug dealers during a prospective transaction at Jl. Kayu Manis in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.Brig. Gatot of Kramat Jati police said the police shot M.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Muhammadiyah expects local wisdom to give it a better tomorrow
Muhammadiyah expects local wisdom to give it a better tomorrowYogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto The Jakarta Post SurabayaThe leader of the Muhammadiyah delivered a strong message for change on Sunday when he hailed local wisdom, saying it was an important element to help guide the organization...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
2. KOrea 1 X 48
2. KOrea 1 X 48 S. Korea offers tax incentives to woo investors 3. ASIA 1 X 38Asian reforms showing positive results OR Asia in better position to face challenges OR Asia now in better position to face challenges (1x37)
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
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;AP;ANJ; ANPAu..r.. Myanmar-UN Envoy UN envoy to make eighth visit to Myanmar in August JP/12/MYANMAR UN envoy to visit Myanmar again MYANMAR: UN envoy Razali Ismail will visit Myanmar in early August, his first trip to the military-ruled country since the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Conflicting interests leave govt decree on SMEs in limbo
Conflicting interests leave govt decree on SMEs in limboThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Conflicts of interest are seen as a major stumbling block for the government in issuing a presidential decree on the restructuring of bad debts owed by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a senior government official...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Megawati is starting to show signs of dictatorship
Megawati is starting to show signs of dictatorshipKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com Only five of the 151 legislators (two of the original 153 died) from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) had the guts on Monday to openly defy the...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Rights team visits Aceh
Rights team visits Aceh JAKARTA: An investigation team from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is currently visiting Langsa, East Aceh regency, Aceh, to gather information about the massacre of 31 civilians at the PT Bumi Flore plantation, Bandar Alam district, East Aceh on July 9...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
TNI, Police's rights
TNI, Police's rightsFrom Rakyat MerdekaPolemics on the pros and cons of whether or not the military and the police should be able to enjoy their voting rights have taken a great portion of space in the mass media but, unfortunately, they have not touched upon which party -- the executive or the...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
JAKARTA: A pro-Jakarta militia leader visited East Timor on
JAKARTA: A pro-Jakarta militia leader visited East Timor on Saturday for what officials described as positive discussions about his return from exile with some 35,000 of his followers and other refugees.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Applying for
Applying for driver's licenseFrom Warta Kota When he first took over as the chief of the Jakarta police, Inspector General Makbul Padmanagara was very strict about the bureaucratic mechanism for the issuance of a driver's license. Brokers were not allowed to do their business.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Container loading/discharge tariffs to rise
Container loading/discharge tariffs to riseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is to increase the international container loading and discharge tariffs at major local ports by an average 15 percent starting Oct. 1.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Indonesia Power to develop power plants
Indonesia Power to develop power plantsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Indonesia Power, a subsidiary of state-owned electricity company PLN, said on Sunday it planed to develop a combined 991 megawatt (MW) power plant projects in Java and Bali and a 1,223 MW project outside...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Muhammadiyah to use local wisdom for a better future
Muhammadiyah to use local wisdom for a better futureYogita Tahilramani and Edith Hartanto, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The leader of the Muhammadiyah delivered a strong message for change on Sunday when he hailed local wisdom, saying it was an important element to help guide the organization into a...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Our defense priorities
Our defense priorities Indonesia's defense capability cannot be in any sorrier state than the one found today as recently described by the chiefs of staff of the Navy and the Air Force.Only a handful of our warships are operational; none are equipped to engage in combat due to a lack of ammunition.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Aceh violence leaves four dead
Aceh violence leaves four dead BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least two civilians and two suspected guerrillas were killed in the latest violence to hit the Indonesian province of Aceh, residents and the military said Sunday.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Burned baby girl dies
Burned baby girl dies BOGOR: A toddler who fell into a pot of hot water died on Sunday after two days of treatment at the Indonesian Red Cross Hospital in Bogor.Yudi Hartono, 24, said the incident happened Friday morning as his wife was boiling water to be used to bath the child, Windi Triani.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Gubernatorial election a 'circus': activists
Gubernatorial election a 'circus': activistsAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta Activists said on Saturday that all gubernatorial candidates should be invited to present their mission and vision in a City Council plenary session, not only the few candidates selected by the council's factions.
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
'Lawasan', classical motif tiles back in spotlight
'Lawasan', classical motif tiles back in spotlightAde Tanesia, Contributor, Yogyakarta Shiny floor tiles are simply passe, something that out of a bygone era. Now the trend is retro-earthy.In the recent past, the wealthy filled their houses from wall to walls with shiny tiles to give "the luxury"...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Petrokimia wins soccer club title as Frenchman scores golden goal
Petrokimia wins soccer club title as Frenchman scores golden goalThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Petrokimia Putra of Gresik in East Java capitalized on the rain to beat a feisty Persita Tangerang team with a golden goal from substitute Yao Eloi of France to win the Indonesian soccer league final 2-1 for...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
New Order thinking prevalent regarding community broadcasting
New Order thinking prevalent regarding community broadcastingArya Gunawan, Coordinator, Communication Sector, UNESCO Indonesia, Jakarta Is community broadcasting so scary in the government's eyes? State Minister for Communication and Information Syamsul Muarif has said that community broadcasting...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Megawati may be betraying her supporters
Megawati may be betraying her supportersJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta Some cases have indicated that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, the political party under President Megawati Soekarnoputri, has betrayed its supporters, not only among its own rank and file, but...
Mon, 08 Jul 2002
Power, money rule RI's judiciary: Experts
Power, money rule RI's judiciary: ExpertsBernie K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With a United Nations fact-finding mission yet to set foot on Indonesian soil, legal experts said it would likely find here a judiciary far from being independent, and hostage to money and politics.