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Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Family to claim Japanese man's body
Family to claim Japanese man's body JAKARTA (JP): The family of a Japanese businessman who was found dead last Saturday will travel to Indonesia to claim the body, an embassy official said on Monday.Cultural Council of the Japanese Embassy, Sachiko Furuya, told The Jakarta Post that the embassy had...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Maya says Tommy has not contacted her for 10 years
Maya says Tommy has not contacted her for 10 years JAKARTA (JP): Singer Olivia Maya Rumantir, a close friend of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, claimed on Monday that her last contact with Tommy was about 10 years ago."I used to know him but it was some nine years ago.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
China expresses 'deep concern' over killing of two Chinese men
China expresses 'deep concern' over killing of two Chinese men MANILA (AFP): China expressed deep concern Monday over the killing of two Chinese men by Filipino kidnappers and demanded an explanation from Manila for the tragedy, diplomatic sources and reports said.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Reforming Indonesia
Reforming Indonesia Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri is exceeding expectations left and right. Last week she awarded the most important positions in her cabinet to well-respected technocrats, doling out lesser posts to her coalition partners, and the markets gave their nod of approval.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Immigration office to deport six German students
Immigration office to deport six German students JAKARTA (JP): The six German students arrested by police last Saturday would be deported on Tuesday as they had violated immigration regulations, the immigration enforcement section said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Indonesian boxers match Cuban juniors in training
Indonesian boxers match Cuban juniors in training JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boxers undergoing a series of training stints for the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games matched their Cuban sparring partners, an official said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
IBRA prepares for BCA retender, official says
IBRA prepares for BCA retender, official says JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is preparing the "relaunch" of a tender process for a 30 percent government stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA), after it seemingly failed to obtain a good bid in the first round, according to...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Girl falls to her death
Girl falls to her death JAKARTA (JP): An 18-year-old girl died after falling from the 22nd floor of Plaza Sentral, an office building on Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta, on Sunday night.Murry, a resident of Srengseng Sawah in West Jakarta, attended a church service at the building, her brother,...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
A nostalgic look at yesterday's cigarette labels
A nostalgic look at yesterday's cigarette labelsCigarette packs on display inspire nostalgiaText and photos by Blontank Poer SEMARANG (JP): Cigarettes have been both loved and hated for a long time now.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
New Garuda tested
New Garuda tested Lured by the New Garuda advertising campaign, and during a bout of dementia, I asked my travel agent KIA to book three tickets for my family to fly to London on the aforementioned airline.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
457 killed in Central Java road accidents
457 killed in Central Java road accidents PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): More than 450 people have been killed in road accidents in Central Java within the last eight months, provincial traffic police chief Sr. Comr. Edy Prawoto said here on Monday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
President Megawati leaves for eight-day ASEAN trip
President Megawati leaves for eight-day ASEAN trip JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri is leaving home on Tuesday for her first official visit to the nine member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to start strengthening ties with them.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Reforming Indonesia
Reforming Indonesia Indonesia's President Megawati Soekarnoputri is exceeding expectations left and right. Last week she awarded the most important positions in her cabinet to well-respected technocrats, doling out lesser posts to her coalition partners, and the markets gave their nod of approval.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Looking into the IMF mirror: Thailand's experience
Looking into the IMF mirror: Thailand's experience BANGKOK: Today is the fourth anniversary of the day that Thailand joined the International Monetary Fund program following the economic and financial crisis of July 2, 1997, when the baht was untied from the US dollar.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Noted award means struggle goes on: Dita
Noted award means struggle goes on: Dita JAKARTA (JP): Dita Indah Sari, a noted woman activist who is the one of the recipients of the 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award, said here on Monday that winning the award would encourage her to continue her fight for the basic rights of workers.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Yogya policeman gets 10 months for murder
Yogya policeman gets 10 months for murder YOGYAKARTA (JP): A Yogyakarta Military Tribunal sentenced on Monday Second Adj. Insp. Edy Wuryanto, a former police detective at Bantul regency, to 10 months in jail for concealing evidence in the murder case of reporter Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, alias...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
JP/4/LET86
JP/4/LET86 Election of ITB Rector From Republika The nomination and election process for the rector of the Bandung Institute of Technology reflects the highest respect of all in ITB academic circles for democracy and transparency.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Permit processing for foreign researchers 'easy'
Permit processing for foreign researchers 'easy' JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Research and Technology M. Hatta Rajasa said here on Monday that the processing of permits for research activities by foreigners in Indonesia was not as complicated as thought.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Allowance for E. Timor refugees
Allowance for E. Timor refugees KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The government has offered a bonus of between Rp 7 million and Rp 15 million to each East Timorese family currently living in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) who are willing to return home.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Old cigarette packs recall bygone era
Old cigarette packs recall bygone eraText and photos by Blontank Poer SEMARANG (JP): Cigarettes have been both loved and hated for a long time now. Active smokers will still purchase them regardless of the deadly consequences of cancer, heart failure or other diseases.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from August. 20 to July. 26
Rates for tax payment, valid from August. 20 to July. 26 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 8,470.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 551.65Australian dollar 1 Rp 4,380.68Belgian franc 1 Rp 188.18Canadian dollar 1 Rp 5,508.58Swiss franc 1 Rp 5,003.25Deutschemark 1 Rp 3,883.36Danish krone 1 Rp 1,028.63French franc 1 Rp 1,157.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
2. 4Damien --
2. 4Damien -- 1 x 40 36 pt optima bold Putting military 'meat' on diplomatic 'bones' By Damien Kingsbury VICTORIA, Australia (JP): Following the successful if largely symbolic visit by Prime Minister John Howard to President Megawati Soekarnoputri, the question now facing ministers and senior...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Government upbeat on new LoI by Thursday
Government upbeat on new LoI by Thursday JAKARTA (JP): The government expressed optimism to be able to complete by Thursday a new draft of the Letter of Intent (LoI) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restart a stalled US$5 billion loan program.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
UNTAET ends triple E. Timor currency trade
UNTAET ends triple E. Timor currency trade JAKARTA (AFP): East Timor's days of triple currency trade were brought to an end Monday as fines were introduced for businesses caught trading in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
50 firms to join oil expo
50 firms to join oil expo JAKARTA (JP): More than 50 companies and 450 delegates from around the world will take part in an international oil and gas industry exhibition and conference which starts on Tuesday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Rupiah rate Aug.20
Rupiah rate Aug.20 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,038.00 9,038.00 8,495.00 8,581.00Austrian schilling 1 535.78 602.76 566.24 572.28Australian dollar 1 4,309.98 4,850.69 4,555.02 4,605.42Belgian franc 1 182.76 205.61 193.15 195.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
AG office frees two suspects
AG office frees two suspects JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has freed two suspects, Leo Tanubarta and Kaharuddin Ongko, in the corruption case concerning Bank Indonesia's liquidity support for Bank Umum National (BUN), a private bank owned by the Ongko Group.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Megawati's Aceh visit
Megawati's Aceh visit The mixed reactions that have greeted reports of President Megawati Sukarnoputri's apology for past government wrongdoings in Aceh and her intended visit there illustrate not only the difficulties that lie in the way of a reconciliation between Jakarta and the Acehnese, but...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Family to claim
Family to claim Japanese man's body JAKARTA(JP): The family of a Japanese businessman who was found dead last Saturday will travel to Indonesia to claim the body, an embassy official said on Monday.Cultural Council of the Japanese Embassy, Sachiko Furuya, told The Jakarta Post that the embassy had...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Conservationists fight to save elephants
Conservationists fight to save elephants MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): In Aceh, another battle is being fought, but this time it is between elephants and people.As a result of excessive deforestation and land clearing, elephant habitats are shrinking.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Thank you Dian Taxi
Thank you Dian TaxiFrom Suara PembaruanOn July 18 at about 5 p.m. my child had accidentally dropped his cell phone, an Ericsson T-29, in a Dian Taxi on his way home from SMU Lab School in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. I immediately called the taxi pool in Kalimalang.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 News: Hallo, Metro Indonesia 10:00 Children's Program 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Psychology 2:00 News 2:15 Debating 3:15 Children's Program 3:40 Quiz 4:15 Children's Program...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Bandung Art Event 2001Exhibitions: Painting: Ruang Alternatif X, Galeri Adira, Jl. Kiaracondong 33 E (Phone: 022 7216758), 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Sept. 8. Painting, Galeri 16, Jl. Raya Cibeureum 16, until Sept. 22.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Bomb found close to Munir's family home
Bomb found close to Munir's family home JAKARTA (JP): A live bomb was found outside the family residence of human rights activist Munir in Batu, Malang, East Java, in the early morning hours of Monday.The police defused the high explosive bomb in the middle of a paddy field opposite the house on Jl.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
The President should set an example
The President should set an exampleFrom Koran TempoThe decision to place the Indonesian Banking Restructuring Agency (IBRA) under the control of the State Minister of State Enterprises is now a reality.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Malaysian police guilty of rights abuses: Inquiry
Malaysian police guilty of rights abuses: Inquiry KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's police were guilty of violating human rights and "cruel and inhuman" treatment of detainees after a mass anti-government protest last November, a top-level inquiry found Monday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Rates uncertainty makes Telkom, Indosat unattractive
Rates uncertainty makes Telkom, Indosat unattractive JAKARTA (JP): The government may not receive good offers for the planned sale this year of between 10 percent and 14 percent of its shares in state-owned telecommunications companies PT Telkom and PT Indosat due to uncertainties over rates, a...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
KL wary of Thai whores at SEA games
KL wary of Thai whores at SEA games BANGKOK (AFP): Malaysian authorities concerned about a huge influx of Thai prostitutes during next month's Southeast Asian Games have asked Thai police to screen women crossing the border, a report said Friday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
PKB legislators resume participation in the House
PKB legislators resume participation in the House JAKARTA (JP): Legislators of the National Awakening Party (PKB) resumed their participation in proceedings at the House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday, attending the House's first session for the 2001-2002 period.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Win at the SEA Games or lose cash: NSC
Win at the SEA Games or lose cash: NSC KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's athletes have been warned that if they don't perform well at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games next month they will lose state funding.The National Sports Council (NSC), which backs 32 sports bodies, will slash funding to just 12...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Disbanding the
Disbanding the Golkar PartyFrom Media Indonesia A number of social groups have demanded that the Golkar Party be disbanded, saying the party had committed sins during the New Order era and caused sufferings to the people.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
1. Goh (3 x 15)
1. Goh (3 x 15)S'pore launches new scheme to distribute wealth2. WTO (3 x 14)India opposed to new round of WTO talks 3. Fujitsu (2 x 20)Fujitsu confirms to cut 16,400 workforce 3. Taiwan (2 x 22)Taiwan to see greater access to China after WTO 4.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Aceh's endangered elephants
Aceh's endangered elephantsBy Ron Lilley MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The troubled province of Aceh has some of the largest areas of forest in Sumatra. These, together with its mountainous topography, have helped to protect Aceh from the fires that have plagued other provinces.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
RI palm oil exports may fall this year
RI palm oil exports may fall this year KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Indonesia's palm oil exports may fall to 3.9 million tons this year from 4.15 million tons last year, hampered by lower yields and a stronger rupiah, an industry official said on Monday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Activists want Constitution totally reformed
Activists want Constitution totally reformed JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri's idea to establish a commission to rework the 1945 Constitution received an enthusiastic response on Monday.Lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis and Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) activist Smita Notosusanto said...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Conoco awards procurement contracts
Conoco awards procurement contracts SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Conoco Indonesia Inc. Monday awarded two engineering, procurement, construction and installation contracts worth US$744 million for a floating, production, storage and offloading, or FPSO, unit, and two wellhead platforms, a company...
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
'Becak' drivers stage protest
'Becak' drivers stage protest JAKARTA (JP): More than 1,000 disadvantaged people, mostly becak (pedicab) drivers and street vendors, staged a rally at the Office of Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, on Monday.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Two sentenced over embassy blast
Two sentenced over embassy blast JAKARTA (JP): A university student was sentenced to seven years in jail and a former military officer was given eight-years imprisonment for their role in the grenade explosion at the Malaysian embassy compound here last year.Presiding judge M.
Tue, 21 Aug 2001
Thank you Dian Taxi
Thank you Dian TaxiFrom Suara PembaruanOn July 18 at about 5 p.m. my child had accidentally dropped his cell phone, an Ericsson T-29, in a Dian Taxi on his way home from SMU Lab School in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. I immediately called the taxi pool in Kalimalang.
Mon, 20 Aug 2001
How elegant, Ibu Mega
How elegant, Ibu MegaFrom Media IndonesiaAs an Indonesian woman, I feel proud of the election of Ibu Megawati as the first female to occupy the presidency. I know some people, especially some Muslims, are against female presidents.