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Thu, 22 Aug 2002
Erosion of nationalism
Erosion of nationalismFrom Rakyat Merdeka In the context of the 57th anniversary of Indonesia's independence, a number of television commercials (mostly as company images) have appeared with nationalism as the main theme.
Thu, 22 Aug 2002
Indonesian independence: It is all in the name
Indonesian independence: It is all in the nameTeuku Faizasyah, Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand What is in a name? asked Shakespeare. Although knowing that each name is unique and carries its own meaning, a phone call from a friend...
Thu, 22 Aug 2002
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.21,2002
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug.21,2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo...
Thu, 22 Aug 2002
Dili squares up for oil fight with Australia
Dili squares up for oil fight with AustraliaTom Wright, Dow Jones, Dili East Timor's new government is squaring up for a fight with Australia over its demand for the lion's share of royalties from energy projects in the Timor Sea.
Thu, 22 Aug 2002
UGM researchers create multi-purpose CT scan
UGM researchers create multi-purpose CT scanRidlo Aryanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Just a week after physicist Kusminarto returned home after completing his doctoral degree at Surrey University in England, he was distressed upon learning that his niece, who was being treated for brain cancer,...
Thu, 22 Aug 2002
Ministers face summon over education budget
Ministers face summon over education budgetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives (DPR) is planning to summon economic ministers and the National Development Planning (Bappenas) chairman to explain why such a meager budget was allocated for education in 2003.
Thu, 22 Aug 2002
Govt, GAM invited to return to negotiation table
Govt, GAM invited to return to negotiation tableThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's stated intention of settling the Aceh conflict through peaceful means is facing a litmus test after the Switzerland-based Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) invited the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to...
Thu, 22 Aug 2002
Police plan antiterrorism workshop
Police plan antiterrorism workshop JAKARTA: National Police Headquarters is preparing a workshop on how to cope with terrorism and other transnational crimes.National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Tuesday the workshop would be held in October here and attended by representatives of...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
UN sees Earth Summit deal
UN sees Earth Summit dealReuters, Johannesburg The United Nations' environment chief said he was confident an action plan to reduce poverty without harming the planet would be clinched at the upcoming Earth Summit in Johannesburg.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
1. Busway - 4x12
1. Busway - 4x12 Busway project going nowhere with only four months left 2. Demo - 2x25 Thousands of workers stage demonstration against Nike 3. Pluit - 1x 35 Nightspot torn down in land dispute 4. Speak - 1x30 'Police turn blind eye to violations'
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Govt again plays down impact of drought
Govt again plays down impact of droughtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government again played down the impact of the months-long drought, saying only 170,000 hectares or 1.4 percent of the country's total rice-growing land of 11.8 million hectares had been adversely affected by the drought.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
RI polio-free, says health minister
RI polio-free, says health minister JAKARTA: Indonesia has been free from the polio virus since 1995 but the World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet given the country a polio-free certificate, health minister Achmad Sujudi said.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Agricultural products to drive 2003 export
Agricultural products to drive 2003 exportAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta post, Jakarta Agriculture products would be the prime mover of the country's non-oil and gas exports next year amid an increasing trend in the prices of the commodities, Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi said on...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
U.S. openly critical of RI prosecutors in E. Timor rights trial
U.S. openly critical of RI prosecutors in E. Timor rights trialMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The inability of state prosecutors to construct a case regarding numerous murders and incidents of torture in East Timor in 1999 into a crimes against humanity indictment has led to the...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
'RI finished should military bomb Aceh'
'RI finished should military bomb Aceh'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's revised policy on Aceh has drawn sharp criticism from numerous figures both in Aceh and in Jakarta, who said it would not solve the prolonged problem.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
500 quake victims remain in camps
500 quake victims remain in camps PALU, Central Sulawesi: More than 500 people, made homeless after an earthquake on Sunday jolted Tojo subdistrict and other areas in the violence-hit regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi, are being housed in makeshift tents.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Monopoly Watch warns possible cement cartel
Monopoly Watch warns possible cement cartelA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An antimonopoly group expressed concern on Tuesday that world giant cement makers, which have started to gain a foothold in local cement companies, could someday form a cartel in the domestic market at the expense of...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Malaysia to ban tobacco advertising
Malaysia to ban tobacco advertising KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will ban all forms of tobacco advertising and sponsorship next year, giving temporary exceptions to the money-making Formula One grand prix and soccer events, Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said Tuesday.The ban, starting Jan.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
1. Labor: 8 x 4 lines
1. Labor: 8 x 4 linesYLBHI, LBH protest worker shootings2. Gaplek: 20 x 2 lines Drought forces E. Java workers to eat cassava3. Sikka: 32 x 1 lineSituation in Maumere remains tense 4. Sakai: 36 x 1 line Caltex accused of exploiting Riau's Sakai tribe5.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Akbar Tandjung's trial
Akbar Tandjung's trialFrom KompasThe recent trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung was obviously a farce. The punishment demanded by the prosecutor, as the public had earlier predicted, was very lenient. Was the sentence disappointing? The public no longer has such a feeling.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Police to summon minister over treasure dig
Police to summon minister over treasure digThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal process against Minister of Religious Affairs Said Aqil Al Munawar in connection with the excavation of a protected historical heritage site in Batutulis looks set to continue despite a public apology from the state official.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Indonesians arrested in Philippines for piracy
Indonesians arrested in Philippines for piracy Police seized close to 1 billion pesos (US$20 million) worth of pirated CDs and copying equipment and arrested seven Indonesian and five Chinese workers in a raid in the northern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Antismoking promo targets youths
Antismoking promo targets youthsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Encountering the signs and badges announcing that "we only sell cigarettes to adults" while shopping at a Hero supermarket here, Heidy learned for the first time that the store now refused to sell cigarettes to children...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie
Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie TAKENGON, Central Aceh: Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has become a celebrity among housewives in the war torn province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.Despite a tight schedule accompanying Military Chief Gen.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Protesters take legislators hostage
Protesters take legislators hostage MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Hundreds of students and residents here held two local legislators captive during a protest at the provincial legislative council on Tuesday to push for their demand for the establishment of West Sulawesi province.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Busway going nowhere with only four months left
Busway going nowhere with only four months leftNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With less than four months to go, it appears little preparation has been done for the construction of city administration's plan to build a busway between Blok M in South Jakarta and Kota in West Jakarta.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Thousands take refuge in Poso
Thousands take refuge in PosoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 2,000 people have taken refuge in safer areas in Poso town following a spate of recent attacks in Poso regency, a senior local official said on Tuesday."We are gathering data on the number of new refugees in Poso.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
East Timor names Hong Kong businessman as ambassador-at-large
East Timor names Hong Kong businessman as ambassador-at-large Associated Press DiliA Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist who helped East Timor during its violent break from Indonesia in 1999 was named the new nation's first ambassador-at-large, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Whither privatization?
Whither privatization? We cannot find any conducive economic and political factors that could have prompted the government to more than double its revenue target from privatization to Rp 8 trillion (US$920 million) for the 2003 fiscal year from Rp 3.9 trillion this year.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Situation in Maumere remains tense
Situation in Maumere remains tenseYacob Herin and Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Sikka/Kupang East Nusa Tenggara Police chief Insp. Gen. Yacobus Jacky Uli and West Timor Military District chief Col.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Playing Taiwan's card in a bid to woo China
Playing Taiwan's card in a bid to woo ChinaKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Seminyak, Bali, korpur@yahoo.com During her four-day visit to Bali and Jakarta last week, Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu showed her skill on how to entertain a broken hearted lady: Promise her the gift...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
E. Timor honors HK businessman
E. Timor honors HK businessman EAST TIMOR: A Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist who helped East Timor during its violent break from Indonesia in 1999 was named the new nation's first ambassador-at-large, officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
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=================== Tantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post Jakarta -------------------Encountering the signs and badges announcing that "we only sell cigarettes to adults" while shoping at a Hero supermarket here, Heidy learned for the first time that the store now refuses to sell cigarettes to...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
'Police turn blind eye to violations'
'Police turn blind eye to violations' Jakarta is notorious for its traffic jams, which occur in many parts of the city, especially during rush hour. The lack of comfortable public transportation and professional police officers have worsened the problem.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Megawati should be realistic about NGOs
Megawati should be realistic about NGOs In her recent state address to commemorate Indonesia's independence, President Megawati Soekarnoputri said there were irresponsible non governmental organizations (NGOs) that needed regulating.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Nusakambangan: A resort or jail?
Nusakambangan: A resort or jail? In the past everybody was horrified upon hearing the word Nusakambangan, which reminded people of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.Nusakambangan prison, in Cilacap, Central Java, was established for hard core criminals; the most barbaric murderers and the wildest drug...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Food importation worries farmers
Food importation worries farmersFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe agricultural ministry's policy on the importation of food, particularly rice, from China may indeed lead to a dilemma.On the one hand, it will create competition between domestic and imported rice.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Bar on Jl. Blora catches fire
Bar on Jl. Blora catches fire JAKARTA: A bar located in the entertainment center of Jl. Blora in Central Jakarta caught fire early on Tuesday.The fire was first detected at 3:20 a.m., more than an hour after it closed.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
1. DOMUS: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. DOMUS: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Exquisite Italian cuisine in C. Jakarta 2. MANADO: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Le Meridien brings in original Manado cuisine
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Caltex accused of exploiting Riau's Sakai tribe
Caltex accused of exploiting Riau's Sakai tribeHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Impoverished for half a century, Riau's Sakai tribe as ancestral land owners should have been entitled to at least 1 percent in royalties from the profit of PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, a...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Manila proposes new deal with Jakarta on prisoner exchange
Manila proposes new deal with Jakarta on prisoner exchangeFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Philippine government has proposed a new draft agreement to Indonesia for the exchange of prisoners between the two countries so as to allow convicts to serve their prison terms in their...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Kalbe Farma swings to net profit
Kalbe Farma swings to net profit JAKARTA: PT Kalbe Farma swung to a net profit of Rp 231.53 billion (around US$25 million) in the first half of 2002, from a loss of Rp 7.46 billion a year ago, mostly due to foreign exchange gains, the pharmaceutical company said Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Police arrest bombing suspect in Bekasi
Police arrest bombing suspect in Bekasi JAKARTA: The city police arrested on Tuesday a suspect in a series of bombings in Jakarta. The suspect, identified as Ramli, was arrested at his home in the Cikarang industrial area in Bekasi, West Java.After the arrest, National Police chief Gen.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Truant civil servants must go: Minister
Truant civil servants must go: Minister MANADO: State Minister for Administrative Reforms Faisal Tamin said civil servants who do not report to work for 12 consecutive days should be dismissed."They are unproductive and hamper the government's service to the public," Faisal was quoted by Antara as...
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
1. Duit (3 x 12)
1. Duit (3 x 12)Asian monies mixed late on profit taking Asian currencies mixed late on dollar profit-taking, U.S. Econ Asian currencies put up a mixed showing late Tuesday as profit-taking on the U.S. dollar coupled with local factors helped trim or erase early losses.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
East Timor struggles for foreign investment
East Timor struggles for foreign investmentTom Wright, Dow Jones, Dili When East Timor asked foreign investors to help rebuild its war-torn phone system after independence three months ago, only one company stepped forward.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
JP/14/brief
JP/14/briefKalbe Farma swings to net profit JAKARTA: PT Kalbe Farma swung to a net profit of Rp 231.53 billion (around US$25 million) in the first half of 2002, from a loss of Rp 7.46 billion a year ago, mostly due to foreign exchange gains, the pharmaceutical company said Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Two Papuans arrested for burning flags
Two Papuans arrested for burning flags JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Police said here on Tuesday they had arrested two people and were chasing another suspected of burning Indonesia's red-and-white flag on Independence Day, Aug. 17.Spokesman for Jayapura Police Adj. Comr.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Dutch coach Hiddink to visit Seoul
Dutch coach Hiddink to visit Seoul SEOUL: Dutch coach Guus Hiddink, who led South Korea to the World Cup semifinals, will return to Seoul next month to attend an inter-Korean soccer match on Sept. 7., soccer officials said Tuesday.
Wed, 21 Aug 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, August 21, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, August 21, 2001Performances* Piano and Flute Concert, Majapahit Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Tel. 031 545 4333), 7 p.m., Aug. 28. * Music by Jet Set group band, at Desperados Bar and Cafe, Shangri-La Hotel, Jl. May. Jend. Sungkono 120 (Tel.