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Thu, 04 Jul 2002
RI, China to team up to curb illegal logging
RI, China to team up to curb illegal loggingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government of Indonesia will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese government later this month to cooperate in curbing rampant illegal logging and trading of illegal logs.
Thu, 04 Jul 2002
Team to submit recommendation on Banpres
Team to submit recommendation on Banpres JAKARTA: A legislative team assigned to examine the flow of Presidential Aid (Banpres) funds will soon convene to make final recommendations to the House of Representatives.Team leader R.K.
Thu, 04 Jul 2002
Gusmao ends two-day state visit to Jakarta
Gusmao ends two-day state visit to JakartaFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Bernie K. Moestafa , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Visiting East Timor President Xanana Gusmao wrapped up his two- day state visit to Indonesia by paying tribute at the Kalibata National Heroes cemetery in East Jakarta on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 Jul 2002
S'pore government to remain in critical sectors of economy
S'pore government to remain in critical sectors of economyAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore will retain control of companies it deems critical to the economy such as airport, seaport and utilities, but is willing to dilute its interest in other sectors, the state investment arm said...
Thu, 04 Jul 2002
Megawati revives 13 'mega' projects worth $7.63 billion
Megawati revives 13 'mega' projects worth $7.63 billionFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Cikampek, West Java In a bid to show signs of reviving investor confidence in the country, President Megawati Soekarnoputri officially recommenced on Wednesday 13 mega projects worth...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post JakartaA Balinese businessman who was here for a business trip had a pleasant surprise upon his arrival in the city on Tuesday morning. When he checked in at Hotel Indonesia at 8:05 a.m., he was told that the room was free of charge.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
1. BOMB: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. BOMB: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Shopping malls increase security amid blasts 2. MALL: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 22 Planned Plaza Semanggi another traffic nightmare 3. TAX: 36 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 34 Councillors divided over lottery tax 4.HI: 36 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 44Country's oldest hotel goes strong at 40 5.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Xanana's receives red-carpet welcome
Xanana's receives red-carpet welcomeFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta East Timor President Xanana Gusmao made his historic first official visit to Jakarta on Tuesday, complete with full state welcome, red carpet and 21-gun salute.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Gusmao, Horta to speak in Makassar
Gusmao, Horta to speak in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: East Timor President Xanana Gusmao and foreign minister Jose Ramos-Horta are scheduled to attend an eastern Indonesia (KTI) development seminar as keynote speakers in Makassar on Thursday.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Beautify the city or improve its choking transportation system?
Beautify the city or improve its choking transportation system?Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To Governor Sutiyoso, spending Rp 14 billion on renovating a water fountain at a Jakarta traffic circle may have seemed a wise gift for the capital's anniversary last week, but residents...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Children protest bill on child protection
Children protest bill on child protection JAKARTA: Nearly one hundred children gathered outside the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Tuesday protesting the ongoing deliberation of the Child Protection Bill.They urged the legislators to revise and upgrade the bill before endorsing it.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
'Tempo' sues lawyer for slander
'Tempo' sues lawyer for slander JAKARTA: The weekly magazine Tempo has countersued lawyer Lucas, saying he damaged the magazine's reputation and obstructed press freedom.Tempo deputy chief editor Toriq Hadad said on Monday the complaint followed Lucas' statement in its June 30 edition that Tempo...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 2, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 370 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Councilors divided over lottery tax
Councilors divided over lottery taxAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The factions in the City Council remain divided over a proposed bylaw that would require companies that organize lucky draws to pay taxes on the contests.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Two nabbed for selling marijuana
Two nabbed for selling marijuana BOGOR: Two food vendors were arrested for selling drugs on Jl. Raya Bogor and Jl. Pancasan.The chief of the Bogor Police, Adj. Sr. Comr. Setyo Wasisto, said on Monday that Eman Suherman, 40, a soto (chicken soup) vendor, and Nurdin, 27, who sells fried rice, were...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
On youth matters
On youth matters Bravo The Jakarta Post with your Youth Matters page! Hopefully this will become a bridge for our youth to reach out to adults and to their peers. A place where they can pour out what they feel and the worries that bother them.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
House to ask Da'i over press attacks
House to ask Da'i over press attacksKurniawan Hari and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators intend to summon National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar for an explanation following a series of violent attacks perpetrated by his men against...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Old habits die hard
Old habits die hard "The law, not the use of force should be your weapon," President Megawati Soekarnoputri told top brass and field officers of the National Police assembled at the Senayan east parking lot on Monday to celebrate the corps' 56th anniversary.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Timorese continue protests
Timorese continue protests KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Timorese refugees living in various camps in West Timor continued with their protests on Tuesday, demanding aid from the government for some 20,000 refugee families, or some 54,000 refugees in all.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Planned Plaza Semanggi another traffic nightmare
Planned Plaza Semanggi another traffic nightmareBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is assessing the possible impact on traffic flow of a proposed shopping mall to be built near the Semanggi cloverleaf in Central Jakarta.U.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Government urged to disband armed groups
Government urged to disband armed groupsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the absence of clear regulations, pressure is mounting on the government to disband groups of armed civilians as part of the attempt to stop continuing violence in the country.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Woman gets five years for drug
Woman gets five years for drug TANGERANG: A housewife jumped up jumped up in happiness Tuesday soon as the Tangerang District Court sentenced her on to five years in jail for drug dealing and the possession of 6.5 grams of putauw (low grade heroin)."Thank God.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
South Korean killed in apartment
South Korean killed in apartment JAKARTA: A South Korean man was found stabbed to death in a room at Permata Executive Apartment in Kelapa Dua, Kebon Jeruk in West Jakarta on Tuesday.A second South Korean man was found tied up in the same room.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Genuine bilingual
Genuine bilingual education possible I refer to the article Bilingual education remains a fantasy for Indonesian schools by Simon Marcus Gower, published on Monday July 1. This questioned the capability of Indonesian private schools to offer genuinely bilingual English/Indonesian education.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Labor bill to protect workers, hurt businesses
Labor bill to protect workers, hurt businessesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and the House of Representatives are deliberating upon a controversial labor bill that requires employers to pay compensation to resigning workers and those fired for offenses such as theft or physical violence...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Country's oldest hotel going strong at 40
Country's oldest hotel going strong at 40The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Balinese businessman who was here for a business trip had a pleasant surprise upon his arrival in the city on Tuesday morning. When he checked in at Hotel Indonesia at 8:05 a.m., he was told that the room was free of charge.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
On youth matters
On youth matters Bravo The Jakarta Post with your Youth Matters page! Hopefully this will become a bridge for our youth to reach out to adults and to their peers. A place where they can pour out what they feel and the worries that bother them.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Kudos to Garuda
Kudos to Garuda "Please check the seat pocket in front of you before leaving the airplane".This friendly warning was not enough to bring me back to my senses after a fitful nap on Flight GA 601 from Makassar last Saturday.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
RI chicken boycott angers U.S. poultry producers
RI chicken boycott angers U.S. poultry producersAssociated Press, Jakarta Neil Carey knew it wouldn't be easy selling chicken to a Muslim country like Indonesia. He had to fly in two imams to his Missouri slaughterhouse to certify that the chickens were halal, or permissible to eat under Islamic...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Banyumas legislators on strike
Banyumas legislators on strikeAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto All 45 members of the Banyumas legislative council in Central Java went on strike on Monday in protest against a two-year jail term for the chairman of the council, Tri Waluyo Basuki, for his involvement in a land dispute.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Over-zealous
Over-zealous police at PuncakFrom Kompas As we were driving home from Bandung to Jakarta via Puncak on May 20, 2002, traffic police officers stopped us to examine our driving license near the Gunung Mas tea plantation.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Shopping malls increase security amid blasts
Shopping malls increase security amid blastsLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Shopping malls are boosting security following Monday evening's blast at Graha Cijantung Mall in East Jakarta.The management of major shopping malls in the city told their security to stay alert after the...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Government has much work to do to lure investors
Government has much work to do to lure investorsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government must reform the legal system to reverse the declining trend of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Indonesia, investors and analysts said on Monday.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Bus plunges into ravine, 22 killed
Bus plunges into ravine, 22 killedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An overloaded bus carrying kindergartners and their parents to the beach for a field trip plunged into a ravine near the East Java town of Jember on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring many others, police and doctors said.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Government mulls cutting number of civil servants
Government mulls cutting number of civil servantsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government is planning measures to rid itself of lazy and useless civil servants by offering early pensions in a bid to cut operating costs, a Cabinet minister said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Ernst & Young, Andersen form largest accounting firm in RI
Ernst & Young, Andersen form largest accounting firm in RIFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Post The Indonesian units of public accountants Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen finalized months of merger talks by signing on Tuesday an agreement to combine their businesses, making it the...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Disabled students optimistic about going to university
Disabled students optimistic about going to universityDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disability does not necessarily bar high school graduates from taking the entrance test for state universities (SPMB), as shown by 29 blind students, who are among nearly 400,000 students nationwide...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Texmaco factories, including a 360,000-ton capacity purified
Texmaco factories, including a 360,000-ton capacity purified terephtalic acid factory in Karawang, West Java, are located in several towns across Java. Texmaco's engineering goods, such as textile machinery, machine tools, automobile components, fabrics and garments have entered markets in South...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Coping with postpartum blues and depression
Coping with postpartum blues and depressionDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com Many new mothers experience a mild form of depression which is sometimes called the "Baby Blues". Mothers who suffer from depression have been known to have negative thoughts about their baby.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
The decision of Chairwomen of the Indonesian Democratic Party of
The decision of Chairwomen of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Megawati Soekarnoputri to nominate incumbent Governor Sutiyoso as a gubernatorial candidate may affect the party's performance.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Holiday makers trapped at Merak-Bakauheni ferry ports
Holiday makers trapped at Merak-Bakauheni ferry portsOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Merak, Banten Travelers from Java to Sumatra and vice versa have had to wait for hours for the Merak-Bakauheni ferry during the school holidays because many of the 24 passenger ships usually in service are not...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
On bilingual education
On bilingual education I refer to the article Bilingual education remains a fantasy for Indonesian schools by Simon Marcus Gower, published on Monday July 1. This questioned the capability of Indonesian private schools to offer genuinely bilingual English/Indonesian education.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
2. Japan (2 x 16)
2. Japan (2 x 16) Foreign banks post losses in Japan 5. Newco (1 x 27) Newco to issue Rp 29t in bonds 4. KPC (2 x 20) KPC and govt agree to delay investment
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Siemens launches new CT Scanner for Asia
Siemens launches new CT Scanner for Asia Siemens Medical Solutions launched its new CT scanner Somatom Smile at Beaufort Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore. The company invited 10 journalists from Malaysia, South Korea, the Phillipines, Thailand and Indonesia, including The Jakarta Post's Damar...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
KPC, govt agree to delay divestment
KPC, govt agree to delay divestmentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: Coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) and the government have agreed to extend to July 31 the deadline for the divestment of a 51 percent stake in the company.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Newco to issue Rp 29t in bonds
Newco to issue Rp 29t in bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Newco, a holding company set up to restructure Texmaco Group's huge debts to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), will issue exchangeable bonds as part of its debt payment scheme.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Foiled Bulogate inquiry blows reform sky-high
Foiled Bulogate inquiry blows reform sky-highBernie K. Moestafa and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The collapse of all hopes of a political inquiry into House Speaker Akbar Tandjung's alleged involvement in a graft case shows that the mighty flare sent up by the 1998 reform movement has...
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Rupiah Rates July 1
Rupiah Rates July 1 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates July 1 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,270.00 8,270.00 8,814.00 8,726.00Australian dollar 1 5,191.20 4,627.07 4,935.84 4,882.20Brunei dollar 1 5,242.62 4,674.43 4,984.73 4,932.17Canadian dollar 1 6,107.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Reporter, family killed in crash
Reporter, family killed in crash SEMARANG, Central Java: A reporter, his entire family and a driver died in an accident involving four cars on the Mangkang highway in Semarang, Central Java, on Monday after their minivan collided head-on with a truck.
Wed, 03 Jul 2002
Habibie testifies in Bulog case via video linkup
Habibie testifies in Bulog case via video linkupMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former president B.J. Habibie testified in the Buloggate corruption scandal on Tuesday from Hamburg, Germany, through a video linkup, but the court failed to properly cross-examine him, apparently due...