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Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Calling for a
Calling for a Betawi manifesto From Sinar Pagi The involvement of some members of the Betawi community -- the indigenous people of Jakarta -- in recent destructive action and physical violence can serve as something that the Betawi people, now increasingly marginalized, can reflect upon.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Farmers in limbo over falling price
Farmers in limbo over falling priceOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Gunungsugih, Central Lampung Farmers in Lampung are clamoring for a higher base price for unhusked rice to compensate for the soaring price of fertilizer.The price of rice now ranges from between Rp 1,025 (U.S.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Government accelerates double railway track project
Government accelerates double railway track projectNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The government has decided to complete the construction of a double railway track connecting the West Java towns of Cikampek in Karawang and Haurgeulis in Indramayu before the Idul Fitri holiday...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Kijang ads
Kijang adsFrom KompasOn June 21, 2002 my driver drove my parents to Cipanas, West Java in a Toyota Kijang van. Both of them had just been discharged from hospital for different illnesses. The rear seat was folded to give room for a wheelchair, a bag of clothes, a small TV and some other necessities...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Midwives take leading role
Midwives take leading role CIANJUR, West Java: Most women in the West Java regency of Cianjur deliver their babies with the help of traditional midwives, a survey reveals.The recent study, conducted by the University of Indonesia on 450 women in 14 districts in the town, revealed that over 74...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Independent board for overseas workers sought
Independent board for overseas workers soughtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Labor activists are urging the government to set up an independent board to oversee Indonesian workers overseas.Chairman of the Indonesian Overseas Workers Union (SPTKI) H.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
All lecturers to have doctorates
All lecturers to have doctorates JAKARTA: In a bid to improve the quality of its graduates, state-owned Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic University is to require all of its lecturers to have doctorates in the future, an official said.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Govt still confident about privatization
Govt still confident about privatizationA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite mounting obstacles, caused by domestic and international factors, and the weak performance in the first semester of the year, the government is still optimistic to reach its privatization target this year.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
North Korea agrees to take part in Busan Asian Games
North Korea agrees to take part in Busan Asian GamesAgence France-Presse, Seoul North Korea has agreed to take part in this year's Asian Games in South Korea in another sign of a thawing in its relations with the South, officials said Sunday.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
MPR bows to pressure, agrees to discuss constitutional commission
MPR bows to pressure, agrees to discuss constitutional commissionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) ad hoc commission for amendments (Commission A) agreed on Sunday to address public demands for the establishment of a constitutional commission during...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
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.rm Indicators of Batam's Economic GrowthIndicators Unit 1998 1999 2000 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Investment Billion US$ 6.75 6.98 8.01 8.80 Government Investment Billion US$ 1.58 1.63 1.90 2.10 Foreign Private Investment Billion US$ 2.25 2.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Sukarno style revived
Sukarno style revived Moh. Gempar Soekarnoputra, one of first president Sukarno's sons, brought back a nostalgic feeling when he visited the Annual Session of the People Consultative's Assembly on Friday.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
From Kompas
From Kompas The news published on July 11 and July 15 that a regional secretary warned that if the request by Garut civilian and military chiefs to non-indigenous people went unheeded, their security and safety could not be guaranteed, really offended our nationalist pride.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Factories urged to promote harmony
Factories urged to promote harmonyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim has called on factories to run social development programs to promote harmony with locals so that social problems can be avoided and their survival assured.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
A future without the IMF?
A future without the IMF?Juergen Kaiser, Jubilee.De, Dusseldorf, Germany Throughout the month of June Indonesia saw a quite lively debate regarding its future relationship with the International Monetary Fund.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Electronics industry discouraged from entering Indonesia
Electronics industry discouraged from entering IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A global electronics giant planned to set up a manufacturing plant here in the mid-1990s, hoping to benefit from the country's cheap labor pool and huge market potential.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Jungle magically transformed into modern city
Jungle magically transformed into modern city For hundreds of years Batam has been highly regarded due to its strategic location in the Malacca Strait. One historical event can prove this, when Admiral Hang Nadim chose Batam for his defense base during the war waged by the Melayu kingdom against...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
1. Comment
1. CommentActivists, Acehnese say no to new military operation in Aceh 2. IslamU.S. antiterrorist aid should help moderates, not military'3. PowellPowell gets support, defends U.S. image in Asia
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Student prosecuted for cyber crime
Student prosecuted for cyber crimeAsip Agus Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Petrus Pangkur, a 22-year-old student at Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, probably never expected to face court proceedings when last year at an Internet cafe here, he ordered a helmet and glove from an American...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Without Megawati
Without Megawati PDI P is nothingFrom Warta Kota No one can deny that Ibu Megawati Soekarnoputri has made the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) the biggest party in the country and helped it to win the 1999 General Election.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Megawati's military approach on Aceh criticized
Megawati's military approach on Aceh criticizedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several party factions at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) criticized on Saturday President Megawati Soekarnoputri's use of the military in Aceh, urging the president to prioritize dialog to settle the...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Pedicab driver plans to establish new party
Pedicab driver plans to establish new partyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of gubernatorial candidates said on Friday they would go on with their struggle to realize their programs after their names were removed from the list of candidates for lack of support from the City...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Presidential guard hit reporter
Presidential guard hit reporter The Indonesian security can be unpleasant, as demonstrated in an incident at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) compound on Saturday involving a reporter and a member of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres).
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Rupiah, composite index likely to be flat this week
Rupiah, composite index likely to be flat this weekDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to hover in a narrow and familiar range this week on the absence of fresh leads, as the market awaits developments from the ongoing Annual Session of the People's Consultative...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Hiring ban rescues workers from exploitation
Hiring ban rescues workers from exploitationDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current hiring ban imposed on Indonesian workers by the Taiwan Council of Labor Affairs may be a blow to the cash- strapped Indonesia, but it could save tens of thousands of the country's migrant workers from...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Thousands of workers may lose jobs as Nike scales back
Thousands of workers may lose jobs as Nike scales backMulta Fidrus The Jakarta Post Tangerang Thousands of workers at PT Delton Indonesia, a sub-contracting factory of shoe giant Nike Inc. of the United States, will very likely lose their jobs as the U.S.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Thousands may lose jobs as Nike scales back
Thousands may lose jobs as Nike scales backMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Thousands of workers at PT Delton Indonesia, a sub-contracting factory of shoe giant Nike Inc. of the United States, will very likely lose their jobs as the U.S.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
U.S.-RI ties soldier on
U.S.-RI ties soldier on How much can you learn about a country as large and complex as Indonesia in less than one day? A lot if your name is Colin Powell. The U.S. secretary of state spent all of last Friday in Jakarta not only to drum up support for Washington's war on terrorism, but also to...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Activists, Acehnese say no to new military operation
Activists, Acehnese say no to new military operationBerni K. Moestafa and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to announce today a new policy to quell the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in what many fear might revive the bloody history of military operations there and...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
New machine provides poultry food for breeders
New machine provides poultry food for breedersSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Soon, small- and middle-scale poultry breeders will be able to provide a cheap poultry food supply of their own.Three researchers from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) are currently in the final stages of creating a...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
IT spending seen reaching $1b this year
IT spending seen reaching $1b this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Total spending for information technology (IT) in Indonesia is projected to increase by 20 percent from US$840 million last year to $1 billion this year, as more companies seek to increase their competitiveness ahead of the...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Poso Muslim leader found beheaded
Poso Muslim leader found beheaded A local Muslim leader was found dead and decapitated in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso on Saturday after having been missing for two days, Antara reported.The body of Sukirman was discovered two kilometers from his farmland in Tegalrejo subdistrict by his...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Fate of migrant workers
Fate of migrant workersFrom Koran Tempo There are three business that are the most lucrative in the world: guns, narcotics and human. We have them all in Indonesia with human trafficked known as Indonesian Workers (TKI).
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Cement consumption to reach record high this year
Cement consumption to reach record high this yearAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the economy is still struggling to recover from the devastating impact of the 1997 economic crisis, domestic cement consumption is expected to jump to an all-time high of 29 million tons this...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Fears of constitutional reforms deadlock subside
Fears of constitutional reforms deadlock subsideKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fears of a deadlock in the constitutional amendment process subsided on Sunday when the Interest Groups faction (FUG) reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the finalization of the latest batch of amendments...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
JP/8/Cagub
JP/8/CagubBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Political analysts say democracy is not working well in the process leading up to the gubernatorial election in the city as the City Council members have been spoiled with too many facilities by the incumbent Governor Sutiyoso.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
* Headlines: Activists say no to new military operation in Aceh2
* Headlines: Activists say no to new military operation in Aceh2 * National: Hiring ban rescues workers from exploitation 4 * Archipelago: Farmers in limbo over falling price 5 * Opinion: Get ready for the new Chung-hua Inc.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Powell gets support, defends U.S. image in Asia
Powell gets support, defends U.S. image in AsiaElaine Monaghan , Reuters, Washington U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell shored up support for what will clearly be a messy, complex and long war on terror during an eight-stop tour from India and Pakistan to the Philippines that ended on Saturday.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
'U.S. anti terrorist aid should help moderates not military'
'U.S. anti terrorist aid should help moderates not military'Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent Muslim scholars are urging the United States to shift its counter-terrorism aid from Indonesia's notorious military to moderate Muslim groups promoting human rights and democracy.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Cost of MPR session
Cost of MPR sessionFrom Sinar PagiAccording to reports, the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (ST MPR) costs around Rp 19 billion. The sum is obviously very big, because the money could otherwise be used to relieve the needs of a lot of poor people, or pay the school fees of...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Yayuk keeps everything under control
Yayuk keeps everything under controlTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When first approached for an interview, Yayuk questioned her qualifications, "am I really worth it (for an article)?" she queried.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Military solution to Aceh
Military solution to AcehFrom RepublikaAccording to students in Aceh, a limited dialog between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is impossible in the province.GAM will continue its armed operation with civilians used as shields, while the police and the military are...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Govt to standardize preschool
Govt to standardize preschool JAKARTA: The Ministry of National Education is planning to standardize guidelines for preschool education in a bid to empower early childhood education nationwide.The ministry's early childhood education director Gutama said last Friday that the program aimed at...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Offer promising investment opportunities
Offer promising investment opportunitiesBatam is strategically located within an international shipping route between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It lies only 20 kilometers southeast of Singapore which has one of the busiest seaports in the world.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Red Axe suspects caught in disco
Red Axe suspects caught in disco BOGOR: Six suspected members of the Red Axe gang were arrested at about 3 a.m. on Sunday in a discotheque in Jakarta after allegedly robbing two houses here.The head of the Cileungsi Police, Second Insp.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Suspicious bedfellows
Suspicious bedfellows It is perfectly legitimate for members of the House of Representatives, including Taufik Kiemas of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction, to visit factories.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
'Legislators only make themselves rich'
'Legislators only make themselves rich' Legislators from around the country have gathered in Jakarta for the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly, which began on Aug. 1 and ends on Aug. 10.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Batam Industrial Development Authority
Batam Industrial Development Authority Batam Centre, Batam 29400, Indonesia Telp: (62-778) 462047, 462048 Fax : (62-778) 462240, 462456 http://www.batam.go.id email: inquiry@batam.go.id
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Teachers should be encouraged to be students too
Teachers should be encouraged to be students tooSimon Marcus Gower, Principal, Harapan Bangsa High School, Kotamodern, Tangerang, Banten As the government moves towards the adoption of a new schools curriculum -- planned for 2004 -- the role of teacher's will change.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
One of six international standard golf courses
One of six international standard golf courses One of six bridges linking Batam and nearby islands