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A memorable World Cup

A memorable World Cup Brazil may have won for a record fifth time, and Ronaldo's two goals in Sunday's final against Germany may have placed his name alongside other soccer legends before him, but the 2002 World Cup will be remembered more for what it has done to Asia, and potentially to the world...

Medical team checks Winfried

Medical team checks Winfried JAKARTA: A team of doctors examined on Monday codefendant in the Rp 40 billion corruption scandal of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Winfried Simatupang, in an attempt to obtain second opinion for the state prosecutors to bring the businessman back to detention.

Why Marco K. cannot be the next governor

Why Marco K. cannot be the next governorDaniel Ziv, Former Chief Editor, 'Djakarta! - The City Life Magazine' Of the various candidates proposed for the important election this September of Jakarta's next Governor, Marco Kusumawijaya, 40, is probably the least qualified.

Bus driver arrested for fatal crash

Bus driver arrested for fatal crash BOGOR: The Bogor Police arrested a bus driver for allegedly causing a fatal chain accident involving more than 16 vehicles.The head of the traffic police, Adj. Comr. Lamazi, said Wely, 50, a driver for the Benteng Jaya bus company, was arrested at his parents'...

Asia is recovered, U.S. in trouble

Asia is recovered, U.S. in troubleBenjamin Pedley, Singapore, Dow Jones Five years after the Asian financial crisis began, the region is recovered and relatively healthy at a time when the U.S. economy and its once much-vaunted business model are under pressure and close scrutiny.

Do not let our children grow up traumatized, advocates warn

Do not let our children grow up traumatized, advocates warnMaya Dahlan and Santi W.E. Soekanto, Journalists, Jakarta We weep with sadness -- or we should -- when a child is hurt or killed. What do we do when there are 700,000 children who suffer trauma? In fact, that is the number of refugee...

Govt to impose new sugar tariffs this week

Govt to impose new sugar tariffs this weekDow Jones JakartaThe government will likely impose new import tariffs on sugar this week, in a bid to help local sugar cane farmers, Minister of Finance Boediono told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.

Three in chopper crash feared dead

Three in chopper crash feared dead Three of five military officers aboard the ill- fated Army helicopter Bell 205 are feared dead as the chopper exploded after it crashed in Paniai regency, Papua.Spokesman for Papua's Trikora Military Command, Maj. G.P.

400 vendors ask for trading space

400 vendors ask for trading space TANGERANG: Some 400 street vendors from Pasar Anyer, the main market in the Tangerang mayoralty, staged a rally at the mayor's office on Monday, demanding the municipal administration to provide them space for trading."We want to talk to Mayor M.

Gede Pangrango park spoiled by trash dumping

Gede Pangrango park spoiled by trash dumpingBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta Botanists call Gede Pangrango National Park in West Java "the pearl in Java's crown" for its incomparable richness and beauty.Just like a pearl, though small, it is exquisite.

Govt delays tax plans for Batam Island

Govt delays tax plans for Batam IslandDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Monday the government had delayed plans to impose value-added tax (VAT) and luxury tax on Batam island in Riau province, pending the completion of a bill that would allow the...

Crime spree denies W. Cup viewing

Crime spree denies W. Cup viewing PHNOM PENH: Thousands of Cambodians were denied access to the World Cup final after authorities pulled the plug on a public screening of the football extravaganza due to fears of a crime wave, officials said Monday.

Children: The forgotten victims of the planet's savage wars

Children: The forgotten victims of the planet's savage warsSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Jakarta Tiwi is a three-year-old girl, however she is so undernourished that she weighs far less than most two-year-olds.

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 9,195.00 8,195.00 8,738.00 8,652.00Australian dollar 1 5,155.64 4,590.84 4,899.40 4,846.85Brunei dollar 1 5,209.04 4,639.90 4,950.15 4,898.65Canadian dollar 1 6,063.

Students, parents crowd popular schools

Students, parents crowd popular schoolsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the first day of registration at state high schools in Jakarta, prominent schools were swamped by hundreds of junior high school graduates and their parents, while less favorite state high schools remained quiet.

Policemen nabbed for beating reporter

Policemen nabbed for beating reporter SIDOARJO, East Java: Seven police officers suspected of the recent beating of a journalist from the Kompas daily in Sidoarjo, East Java, are now in police custody for further investigation of their alleged involvement.

Five RI students awarded scholarship

Five RI students awarded scholarship INDONESIA: Five Indonesian students were awarded on Monday the prestigious Singapore Scholarship for the year 2002 to pursue undergraduate course in the city state.The five successful candidates will pursue their study at the National University of Singapore and...

Last E. Timor cases to be tried

Last E. Timor cases to be tried JAKARTA: State prosecutors will submit on Tuesday the last four cases of the 1999 East Timor debacle to the Central Jakarta human rights court, a completion of the 12 indictments made against the authorities of the former Indonesia province.

Logging threatens Muller range

Logging threatens Muller range MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: The Muller mountain range, stretching from North Barito regency in Central Kalimantan to East Kalimantan and Sarawak in Malaysia, is in danger of being destroyed by the expanding logging activities of forest concessionaires.

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.

Rio Tinto,BP set new deadline

Rio Tinto,BP set new deadline JAKARTA: PT Kaltim Prima Coal, a joint venture between Anglo- Australian mining company Rio Tinto PLC (RTP) and BP PLC (BP), said Monday the government agreed to extend a deadline to resolve a dispute over the sale of a 51 percent stake in the coal miner to July 31.

'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous'

'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous' The upcoming gubernatorial election is looming. Several candidates have been named. President Megawati Soekarnoputri has ordered her PDIP councillors to support Sutiyoso, who will run for his second term, despite widespread public criticism.

Gusmao slated to receive full military welcome

Gusmao slated to receive full military welcomeI Wayan Juniartha and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Xanana Gusmao, once a political prisoner of the Indonesian government, is slated to receive a full military welcome as East Timor President in Jakarta today.

No change without youth

No change without youthMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when he became chairperson of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) in the 1930s.

Exxon boat crew members go missing

Exxon boat crew members go missingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Armed men suspected of belonging to the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) kidnapped nine of 11 crew from a boat chartered by PT ExxonMobil Indonesia to deliver supplies to workers at an offshore oil exploration site in waters off North Aceh...

Expert charges for signature

Expert charges for signature JAKARTA: Forensic expert Mun'im Idris charged up to Rp 10 million to mark his signature on his ownown expert testimony on the killing of four Trisakti University students in 1998, forcing an inquiry team to scrap it from its report.

About 100 shoemakers stop operations

About 100 shoemakers stop operations Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post Jakarta About 100 local footwear producers are believed to have stopped operation or been in limbo over the past several years due to various reasons, including labor disputes and rising production costs, an association said.

Corruptors bribe lawyers

Corruptors bribe lawyersFrom Rakyat Merdeka Inconsistent and weak law enforcement has only triggered more corruption as legal practitioners and corruptors collude to ensure that the latter will be acquitted from corruption charges.

Abu Sayyaf deny involvement in Indonesian abductions

Abu Sayyaf deny involvement in Indonesian abductions Agencies Zamboanga, PhilippinesAbu Sayyaf gunmen fleeing a major Philippine military offensive have sent word that they had nothing to do with the abduction of three Indonesian seamen, an official of another Muslim rebel group said on Monday.

Police question FPI members

Police question FPI members JAKARTA: The police questioned several members of the Muslim Defenders Front (FPI) on Monday over their violent actions along Jl. Jaksa following a demonstration last Wednesday against Governor Sutiyoso.

Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clash

Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clashKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four photographers and dozens of student activists were injured in a clash between protesting students and police officers during a demonstration at the front gate of the House of Representatives (DPR)...

Malaysia and Singapore grapple with water dispute

Malaysia and Singapore grapple with water dispute Barani Krishnan Reuters Kuala LumpurMalaysia and Singapore began talks on Monday to try to seal a tricky deal on water supply for Singapore, the thorniest bilateral issue between the two neighbors.

TNI chief orders major reshuffle

TNI chief orders major reshuffleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has overseen the first major reshuffle of the armed forces since taking over last month.

WFP to feed 2.1 million Indonesians

WFP to feed 2.1 million IndonesiansAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The United Nations food agency on Monday launched a program to feed 2.1 million of the poorest Indonesians, including hundreds of thousands of people displaced by sectarian and separatist violence.

Government to impose new sugar tariffs this week

Government to impose new sugar tariffs this weekDow Jones, Jakarta The government will likely impose new import tariffs on sugar this week, in a bid to help local sugar cane farmers, Minister of Finance Boediono told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.

New forest areas for profiteers?

New forest areas for profiteers?From Koran TempoSeveral days ago, the government issued two important decrees for the integrated forestry sector (SKT), which covers activities from legal logging under forest concessions (HPH) to wood processing.

SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares

SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares JAKARTA: Private television company PT Surya Citra Media said Monday that it plans to sell 375 million shares, or 19.8%, of its total shares, in an initial public offer between July 3 and July 5.The IPO will be priced at Rp 1,100 rupiah a share.

Justice vs politics

Justice vs politics Disillusion is perhaps too mild a word to describe the news that came out of the House of Representatives building on Monday. With hundreds of student protesters jostling and shoving against the House's front gate to push their demand for the formation of a special commission to...

'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'

'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the current era of regional autonomy, the President could still intervene in the gubernatorial election process as has happened in the past, councillors and observers said on Monday.

PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into Akbar

PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A suspected deal between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party shot down on Monday the public's hopes of a thorough inquiry into a high profile scandal...

Visa Mandiri terrorizes

Visa Mandiri terrorizesFrom KompasThis past month, we have been greatly disturbed by telephone calls from Visa Mandiri debt collectors although we have explained to them time and again that the person they are looking for no longer stays with us.

Government to issue new policy on Aceh

Government to issue new policy on AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will evaluate the viability of the current security policy in Aceh before issuing a presidential decree to change the current status of civilian order in the troubled province, a top official said on Monday.

Inflation eases again in June

Inflation eases again in JuneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation slowed again in June thanks largely to a stronger rupiah and falling food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Monday.BPS said year-on-year inflation in June was 11.48 percent, lower than the 12.93 percent in May.

TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force development

TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force developmentMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Given that external security threats are likely to come via the air and the sea, the Indonesian Military (TNI) should allocate a larger amount of funds to the Navy and the Air Force rather than the Army, noted...

Kids learn animals best when it is entertaining

Kids learn animals best when it is entertainingWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali For children, learning all the science and academic stuff about animals can be tough, boring and uninteresting.But if the subject is presented the way the Kindness Club of the Denpasar-based Yudhistira...

Why does Mega back Sutiyoso?

Why does Mega back Sutiyoso? The country's biggest political party, which gained a majority vote of over thirty percent in the last general elections, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI Perjuangan), has endorsed the candidacy of incumbent Governor Sutiyoso to be Jakarta's next governor.

Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 1, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 370 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...

Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authority

Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authorityEdith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta We are back to square one. Democracy is backpedaling to what it was during the Soeharto regime, experts said here on Saturday."This country is practicing a fictitious democracy.

JP/6/MAX

JP/6/MAXAge discrimination: Setback in Indonesian politicsAgainst "pemuda": Generational discrimination in contemporary politicsMax Lane Visiting Fellow Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies University of Wollongong New South Wales Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when he...

Report shows TNI, Police fit to vote

Report shows TNI, Police fit to voteBernie K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint report by four research institutes says the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police personnel should vote in the 2004 general elections despite the skepticism among the TNI's top officials.