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Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Quarrel with KL feared to affect workers
Quarrel with KL feared to affect workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The continuing row between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur could increase the difficulties faced by Indonesian workers in Malaysia, a governor warned on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
S'pore to crack down on maid abuse
S'pore to crack down on maid abuse SINGAPORE: The island state promised Indonesia on Thursday it would act to prevent the abuse of foreign maids working in the city-state. Singapore Labor Minister Lee Boon Yang told his Indonesian counterpart, Jacob Nua Wea, that the government will monitor...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
* Headlines: Temperature rises at Earth Summit 2
* Headlines: Temperature rises at Earth Summit 2 * National:'No extradition without guilty verdict 4 * Archipelago: Thick haze forces school closures 5 * Opinion: Diplomacy of crisis in RI 7 * City: City Council pressured to reject Sutiyoso 8 * Sports: Serena and Sampras roll on 10 * World: Muslims...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Rupiah Rates Aug. 29
Rupiah Rates Aug. 29Bank notes rates TT ratesSelling Buying Selling BuyingRp Rp Rp RpAustralian dollar 1 5,172.85 4,617.36 4,921.46 4,868.52Brunei dollar 1 5,356.51 4,782.91 5,096.19 5,043.08Canadian dollar 1 6,010.12 5,368.56 5,718.04 5,660.58Swiss franc 1 6,255.75 5,587.18 5,951.73 5,891.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy Siswo Pramono School of Social Science The Australian National University Canberra Crisis of diplomacy, in a wider sense, is the whole process of foreign policy making and its implementation in a bid to survive during a crisis.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
60,000 Indonesian workers have returned to Malaysia
60,000 Indonesian workers have returned to MalaysiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confronted with massive unemployment back home, some 60,000 migrant workers expelled from Malaysia have gone back to that country, many of them without the required immigration documents.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Nasution, TKI specialist
Nasution, TKI specialistApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan There is one piece of parental advice that M. Arif Nasution always keeps in mind: "Education should be the best guiding light in your life."Nasution absolutely believes in this advice and therefore he puts it into full practice.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
2. MALAY: 1 x 43
2. MALAY: 1 x 43 Quarrel with M'sia will likely hurt workers The Jakarta Post Jakarta 3. MANILA: 2 x 23 Deported Filipinos sail home, Malaysia slammed 4. ASIA: 1 x 40 Asian tennis showing unprecedented depth
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. (1 x ........)
1. (1 x ........) World Bank panel to assess risks of GM food Asian Currencies Mixed Late; Strong GDP Data Boosts Peso Gold climbs in Europe on softer dollar, Iraq RI's textile industry may collapse by 2005: Association
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Keeping a cool head
Keeping a cool head Given the penchant of many Indonesians to react to differences with the heart rather than the head, President Megawati Soekarnoputri's call on Tuesday to end the ongoing spat between Indonesia and Malaysia over the expulsion of illegal Indonesian workers from that country is...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. Iraq (1 x 32)
1. Iraq (1 x 32) Oil traders worry about Iraq attack 2. China (1 x 47) China asks ASEAN to counter Western protectionism 3. Energy (1 x 44) Energy expert sees 1.4b without power in 2032 5. RP (1 x 25) RP economy grows 4.5% in Q2 JP/16/RP
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Govt moves to protect agribusiness investors
Govt moves to protect agribusiness investorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to issue a ruling to regulate profit-sharing agribusinesses following the scandal involving PT Qurnia Alam Raya (QSAR), which has been accused of cheating thousands of members of the public.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Police to beef up patrols to reduce street crime
Police to beef up patrols to reduce street crimeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police acknowledged their failure to curb the rising crime rate in the capital but vowed to boost efforts to limit the increase in street crime.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
IBRA expects to recover $682m from debtors by December
IBRA expects to recover $682m from debtors by DecemberAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said Thursday it expects to receive Rp 6 trillion (US$682 million) from bad debtors by year-end.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. Siswo --
1. Siswo -- Surviving the five-year diplomatic crisis in RI 2 X 222. Tax -- Seeking fairness in taxation practices in developing countries 2 X 30
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
NU joins camp opposing U.S. plan on Iraq
NU joins camp opposing U.S. plan on IraqThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) threw its weight behind protests against the United States' reported possibility of an attack on Iraq, saying that presently such an action lacked justification.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Raquel Welch meets Bolivian family
Raquel Welch meets Bolivian family SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia: Film star Raquel Welch, who has said she regrets not showcasing her Hispanic heritage until later in life, has made her first visit to her ancestral homeland of Bolivia.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Probosutedjo to stand trial for graft
Probosutedjo to stand trial for graft JAKARTA: The stepbrother of former president Soeharto, Probosutedjo, is scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 5 at the Central Jakarta District Court for allegedly misusing Rp 49 billion of state reforestation funds.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Bank Mandiri IPO plan faces new uncertainty
Bank Mandiri IPO plan faces new uncertaintyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to reschedule the maturity period of its bank recapitalization bonds could create new uncertainty for the initial public offering (IPO) plan of the giant Bank Mandiri, according to a top executive of the...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Surabaya-Madura bridge project to start soon
Surabaya-Madura bridge project to start soonAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya After a series of long delays, the construction of a 5.43-km-long bridge connecting Surabaya and Madura island in East Java will start immediately, marked by a commencement ceremony slated to be led by...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Journalists abducted by students
Journalists abducted by students YOGYAKARTA: Two journalists and two photographers were taken as hostages for almost three hours on Thursday by students of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta while they were covering a student demonstration opposing the week-long initiations for...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
RI's textile industry may collapse by 2005: Association
RI's textile industry may collapse by 2005: AssociationAntara, Jakarta Indonesia's textile industry may collapse, especially after the abolishment of the quota system in January 2005, if the government fails to create a climate in which the industry can compete in the domestic and overseas markets,...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Hasan Tiro's existence
Hasan Tiro's existence The government says it will sue Hasan Tiro, an Acehnese who is now a Swedish citizen, for disrupting the agreement between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to continue their dialog in Geneva, Switzerland.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Three killed in head-on collision in Cirebon
Three killed in head-on collision in CirebonNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon At least three people were killed and five others seriously injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and Toyota pickup in Cirebon, West Java, on Thursday.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
AP II to be sold via strategic sale
AP II to be sold via strategic saleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to sell its shares in state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II first to strategic investors and then to the public as part of the privatization program.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Indonesia loses to Italy in Rosenblum Cup final
Indonesia loses to Italy in Rosenblum Cup finalImanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After recording a tremendous score on its way to the final, the Indonesian team had to admit the supremacy of Team Lavazza of Italy in the last match of the Rosenblum Cup bridge tournament in Montreal, Canada, on...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
SBSI demands release of detained activists
SBSI demands release of detained activistsYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungHundreds of members of the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) marched to the West Java provincial legislature compound to demand the local authorities release all detained activists and stay out of industrial...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Semen Gresik swings to profit
Semen Gresik swings to profit JAKARTA: Indonesia's largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik, said Thursday it booked a first-half net profit of Rp 170.38 billion (US$19.3 million), swinging from a net loss of Rp 41.39 billion a year earlier mainly due to foreign exchange gains.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
27% of Tanjung Priok students have intestinal worms
27% of Tanjung Priok students have intestinal worms Poor sanitation and poverty have resulted in 27 percent of elementary school students in densely populated Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, having intestinal worms, according to research.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Bill empowers political parties to oust dissenting legislators
Bill empowers political parties to oust dissenting legislatorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In yet another sign of a return to New Order policies, the government is now drafting a bill that will give more power to political parties to expel non-conformist legislators from the House of Representatives,...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Muhammadiyah sets criteria for president
Muhammadiyah sets criteria for president BENGKULU: Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim organization in the country, outlined on Thursday its criteria for the next president.Muhammadiyah chairman Ahmad Syafii Maarif said that a president must be intelligent, not corrupt, and have a strong...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
YPM marks jubilee with concerts
YPM marks jubilee with concertsTania Budihardjo, Contributor, Jakarta Yayasan Pendidikan Musik (Foundation for Music Education, YPM), one of Indonesia's premier music schools, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month through October 2003 with a vast plethora of concerts.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
TV Today: Friday, August 30, 2002
TV Today: Friday, August 30, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment9:00 Film10:30 Documentary11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show3:00 Music3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 TV Drama5:00 The Brilliant6:00 News7:00 Talk Show8:00 Obsession9:00 News 9:30...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. Asap: 8 x 4 lines
1. Asap: 8 x 4 linesThick haze blanketing Central Kalimantan2. Suramadu: Surabaya-Madura bridge project to start soon 3. Tabrak: 36 x 1 line Three killed in head-on collision in Cirebon4. Tuntut: 16 x 2 line Malaysian sentenced for plantation fires5.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
A study in history: Diplomacy of crisis in RI
A study in history: Diplomacy of crisis in RISiswo Pramono, School of Social Science, The Australian National University, Canberra Diplomacy of crisis, in a wider sense, is the whole process of foreign policy making and its implementation in a bid to survive during a crisis.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
QSAR president arrested: Police on Thursday arrested Ramli Araby,
QSAR president arrested: Police on Thursday arrested Ramli Araby, the president of collapsed agribusiness company PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR), whose demise caused thousands of individual investors some Rp 500 billion (about US$56 million) in losses.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
S'pore to crack down on maid abuse
S'pore to crack down on maid abuseSINGAPORE: The island state promised Indonesia on Thursday it would act to prevent the abuse of foreign maids working in the city-state.Singapore Labor Minister Lee Boon Yang told his Indonesian counterpart, Jacob Nua Wea, that the government will monitor...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
1. GOVERNOR: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. GOVERNOR: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 City Council pressured to reject Sutiyoso 2. ANTHRAX: 40 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Residents shift from panic to complacency over anthrax3. SPEAKUP: 36 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 32 'No modern expert could help'
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
City Council pressured to reject Sutiyoso
City Council pressured to reject SutiyosoBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 500 demonstrators from various organizations protested on Thursday in opposition to Sutiyoso's candidacy for the 2002 to 2007 term, increasing pressure on the Jakarta City Council to withdraw their support...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Officials to use taxpayer money for haj
Officials to use taxpayer money for haj TANGERANG: Thirteen Tangerang regency councillors received sharp criticism over their plan to go on haj pilgrimage using the administration's money.The regency Ulemas Council (MUI) secretary Rasna Dahlan has recently sent a letter to the council chairman,...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Obituary
Obituary Former Antara news agency head Handjojo Nitimihardjo, 62, was laid to rest on Thursday in a military ceremony at the Tanah Kusir public cemetery, South Jakarta.The retired Air Force commodore died at 10:45 p.m.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Rachmawati to challenge Megawati's reelection bid
Rachmawati to challenge Megawati's reelection bidMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A daughter of founding president Sukarno, Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, declared on Thursday her own political party, paving the way for a possible showdown with her older sister, President Megawati...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy
Two five-year periods of crisis diplomacy Siswo Pramono School of Social Science The Australian National University Canberra Crisis of diplomacy, in a wider sense, is the whole process of foreign policy making and its implementation in a bid to survive during a crisis.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Mega must lead anticorruption drive: Critics
Mega must lead anticorruption drive: CriticsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri must declare a nation-wide war on corruption if she wants to eradicate rampant corruption in the country.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Asian tennis showing unprecedented depth
Asian tennis showing unprecedented depthAgence France-Presse, New York Asian tennis is showing unprecedented depth with Indonesia's Angelique "Angie" Widjaja joining top talent from Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Deer travel to Bali
Deer travel to Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The spokesman for the Bali provincial administration, I Gusti Agung Mayun, said here on Thursday that Bali had received 32 deer from the Bogor palace to be raised on the compound of the governor's office.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Megawati to visit Egypt
Megawati to visit Egypt JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to visit Egypt on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, Charge d'Affaires at the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo Agil Salem Al-Attas says.Agil Salem said on Wednesday that he had been informed by the head of Egyptian presidential household...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Journey of a king's loyal court servant
Journey of a king's loyal court servantKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central Java What kind of loyalty grows, becomes rooted in our lives and remains with us even in death? What actually is the essence and significance of such loyalty? Is it at all likely that anybody has such deep...
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Danger of smoking,
Danger of smoking, no MUI warning?From Republika The Ministry of Health, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned the public on the hazards of smoking. Cigarette manufacturers cannot be blamed for advertising cigarettes, because they display this warning.
Fri, 30 Aug 2002
Indonesia gets foursome into quarters
Indonesia gets foursome into quartersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's hopes for the men's singles title remained alive with four of its six players winning their third round matches on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Indonesian Open in Surabaya, East Java.