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Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Commission agrees on economic recovery
Commission agrees on economic recoveryFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Commission B at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Session agreed on Sunday to a draft economic recovery decree but failed to give a clear-cut strategy on how to accelerate the economic recovery process.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
1. SIA (3 x 14)
1. SIA (3 x 14) SIA launches direct flight to Las Vegas 2. Market (2 x 24) Rupiah, composite index likely to be flat next week 3. Wall (1 x 45) Wall St. squeezes out gains, but pressure stays
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Democracy not working well in gubernatorial election
Democracy not working well in gubernatorial electionBambang 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...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
MPR's attention to migrant workers
MPR's attention to migrant workers In his speech to open the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the country's top law-making body chairman, Amien Rais, disclosed the MPR's plan to discuss economic recovery.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Seniors, too, want to have fun
Seniors, too, want to have funDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What would happen if a hundred seniors got together in one place at the same time? They would become like children again, as over 150 senior residents of Jakarta proved when they celebrated International Senior's Day at...
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Without Megawati PDI-P is nothing
Without Megawati PDI-P is nothingFrom Warta KotaNo 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
Unfavorable tax policy discouraging electronics-makers from
Unfavorable tax policy discouraging electronics-makers from entering RI The Jakarta Post JakartaA 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
1. Semen (3x18)
1. Semen (3x18) Cement consumption to reach record high this year 2. Fed (1x28) Fed seen likely to cut rates 3. IT (3x14) IT spending seen reaching $1b this year 4. BUMN (1x42) Govt still confident about privatization
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Pekanbaru drops tap water contract
Pekanbaru drops tap water contract PEKANBARU, Riau: The Pekanbaru municipal administration is considering inviting French company Lyonese and other investors to enter an agreement to supply tap water for the city.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Cisadane festival in Tangerang
Cisadane festival in Tangerang TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal administration will hold a promotion week along with the annual Cisadane River Festival from Aug. 15 and Aug. 21.Festival committee chairman Rudi A.
Mon, 05 Aug 2002
Pardede nominated for hero title
Pardede nominated for hero title MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Governor Rizal Nurdin has asked the government to name former minister and local businessman the late Tumpal Dorianus Pardede a national hero for his service to the country.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Bathrooms now a center for style
Bathrooms now a center for styleMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bathroom is often considered a less important part of a house. Because it is not so exposed, many think they do not need to spend extra effort on their bathroom.However, times are changing.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Powell's visit smooths edges on U.S.--RI ties
Powell's visit smooths edges on U.S.--RI tiesEast-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Jakarta, albeit a one-day whirlwind, has brought the much-needed balm of personal diplomacy to a delicate and, in recent months, edgy relationship between the two...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Migrant workers still stranded in border areas
Migrant workers still stranded in border areasThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A large number of illegal Indonesian workers returning from Malaysia have not yet reached their home provinces as they are stranded in Tawau in East Malaysia, Nunukan in East Kalimantan, and Medan in North Sumatra.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Proamendment legislators dominate crucial commission
Proamendment legislators dominate crucial commissionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) looks likely to endorse the fourth amendment to the Constitution after it selected on Saturday proconstitutional-reform legislators for...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Living without hope
Living without hope Scattered across Sampang, on the island of Madura, over 88,000 refugees live in abhorrent conditions with children continuously gnawing on tiny fish bones as there is no meat or vegetables to eat, while jobless adults wait for death to fetch them.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Musa's feminine style fail to shine
Musa's feminine style fail to shineHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ruffles, lace, brocade, beads, paillettes. Looks like every designer today is going for a feminine style and moving toward the past.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
RI's elitist democracy fails the people
RI's elitist democracy fails the peopleEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than four years since the student-led people power movement ended three decades of tyranny, one's first impression of Indonesia today is that democracy is very much alive.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Students cheat their way into state universities
Students cheat their way into state universitiesJohn Aglionby, Guardian News Service, Jakarta Even though she does not get her entrance exam results for another few weeks, Yenny says she is 99.99 per cent certain she will be among the law faculty freshers at Jakarta State University (UNJ) when the...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Tiga Puluh: Heaving and shoving in nice sort of way
Tiga Puluh: Heaving and shoving in nice sort of wayBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta There are some blessed souls who plough through this life with rose-tinted spectacles perched on the ends of their noses and permanent smiles etched onto their mugs.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Ipang goes solo with a switch to trip hop
Ipang goes solo with a switch to trip hopHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Megamendung, Bogor Singer Ipang stood on stage in front of an audience of a couple hundred at the recent Exotic Millennium Arts Festival (EMAF) in Megamendung, Bogor.He laughed nervously, delighted with the warm response.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
On the record
On the recordArtist : Deep Forest, Album : Music Detected (Sony Music) Still innovative, still otherworldly, and still fusing traditional ethnic music with state-of-the-art rhythms.Deep Forest is the long-running new age/world music fusion project of French keyboardists and programmers Eric Mouquet...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Parents hope children learn substantial essence of politics
Parents hope children learn substantial essence of politicsAnnastashya Emmanuelle Contributor JakartaThe ongoing Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), kicked off on Aug. 1 and will end on Aug. 10. Many Indonesians have shown interest but others have ignored it.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Ford Escape: The latest SUV to be launched here
Ford Escape: The latest SUV to be launched hereHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After Explorer, Excursion and Expedition, Ford presents Escape, its latest Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) which is slated to become the most powerful compact SUV.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Parents hope children will understand politics
Parents hope children will understand politicsAnnastashya Emmanuelle, Contributor, Jakarta The ongoing Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) kicked off on Aug. 1 and will end on Aug. 10. Many Indonesians have shown interest but others have ignored it.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Indonesia spared Thais in Tiger Cup group draw
Indonesia spared Thais in Tiger Cup group drawThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia may be relieved that it has not been drawn in the same group as defending champion Thailand, but the team's manager warned against taking other participants lightly at the upcoming Tiger Cup.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Brimob suspected of killing 3 women in Aceh
Brimob suspected of killing 3 women in AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Three women were shot to death and one girl was wounded by an armed group of men in Meunasah Blang Kandang village, Muara Dua district, North Aceh Friday evening.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
TV Program: Sunday, August 4, 2002
TV Program: Sunday, August 4, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Quiz8:30 Children's Program10:30 Music11:00 Maskum Show12:30 p.m. Comedy2:00 Music3:00 Documentary 3:30 Religious Teachings4:00 Sports6:00 News7:30 Music: Dansa Yo Dansa9:00 News9:30 Variety Show10:00 TV DramaTPI 5:30...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
BMW doubles sales in Asia
BMW doubles sales in Asia BANGKOK: German automaker BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG - expects to double its sales in Asia in the next five years after the expansion of its operations in Thailand, a company executive told a press conference Monday.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Jakarta International Community Center: A big melting pot to help expats
Jakarta International Community Center: A big melting pot to help expatsSusanna Tjokro, Contributor, Jakarta If you have just arrived in a foreign country without friends, your family, if you are married, will be your only companions. You don't speak the local language.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Tommy keeps comfy three-room 'cell'
Tommy keeps comfy three-room 'cell'Leo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra maintained his privileges in the Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta despite a promise by the government that he would be treated as a normal convict after Friday midnight, when he failed to...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
More stylish models hit the street
More stylish models hit the streetI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta In addition to the wide range of luxury imported and locally assembled sedans and sport utility vehicles (SUV), the automotive industry in Indonesia has been enlivened with new models of vans, or multipurpose vehicles (MPVs).
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Jakarta metropolis is like a big durian
Jakarta metropolis is like a big durian Jakarta. Of all the cities in the world, why does it have to be Jakarta? For some Westerners, it is a shock to hear that they are going to be sent to Indonesia's capital, even if it's only for a short time.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
New names gain more popularity
New names gain more popularitySudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta Although the Toyota Kijang, Mitsubishi Kuda, Suzuki Carry and Daihatsu Zebra continue to dominate the multipurpose vehicle (MPV) market, several new models have also received a warm response from buyers.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Old players remain dominant in local market
Old players remain dominant in local marketRikza Abdullah, Contributor, Jakarta The success of the locally assembled multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the domestic market has encouraged distributors to import similar types of cars but with a higher quality and more alluring designs.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
MPR commissions in the Annual Session
MPR commissions in the Annual Session --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commission A Commission B Commission C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issues the...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Eight die in boat mishap
Eight die in boat mishap INDONESIA: At least eight people have died and three others have gone missing after a boat carrying 23 passengers sank on Saturday in waters between Haruku and Saparua islands in the troubled province of Maluku.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Students skeptical of MPR Annual Session
Students skeptical of MPR Annual SessionAnnastashya Emmanuelle, Contributor, Jakarta While many people are closely following the ongoing Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which began on Aug. 1 and will end on Aug. 10, not everybody is enthusiastic about the event.
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor JakartaIt's not just hitting the ball in the fairway Playing golf is not just walking down the fairway and hitting the ball. It is a lifestyle that describes one's social status, which is why money does not matter for most golfers in Indonesian when purchasing golf...
Sun, 04 Aug 2002
Indira marches on to serve the people
Indira marches on to serve the peopleEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a politician she has been disheartened and let down by her own party, but as a concerned citizen she keeps her spirits high and is idealistic when talking about political parties and the people.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
KONI removes another 19 from training camp
KONI removes another 19 from training campMusthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaAnother 19 athletes have been declared ineligible for the 2002 Asian Games and have been removed from the National Training Center, training director Imron Z.S. said here on Friday.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Powel urges RI to redouble reform efforts
Powel urges RI to redouble reform effortsDadan Wijaksana, Jakarta Post, Jakarta Joining calls for a better business climate, visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the government to accelerate its efforts to clean up the corruption-prone courts and legal system so as to help restore...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
* Headlines: Tommy will lose all privileges 2
* Headlines: Tommy will lose all privileges 2 * National: Displaced persons report denied by official 4 * Archipelago: Surabaya mayor's dismissal investigated 5 * Opinion: Megawati seen as failed reformer7 * City: Courts acquits Bank Modern boss of corruption 8 * Sports: Aussie triple as rain...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Rikza Abdullah
Rikza Abdullah Contributor JakartaOld players remain dominant despite so many new comers The success of the locally assembled multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in the domestic market has encouraged distributors to import similar types of cars but with a higher quality and more alluring designs.
Sat, 03 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.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
The table of rupiah rates for Thursday that was published on
The table of rupiah rates for Thursday that was published on Friday contained many mistakes. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.Below are the correct rupiah rates for Thursday. Editor
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Indramayu exports its best commodity: 'Mangoes'
Indramayu exports its best commodity: 'Mangoes'Moch. N. Kurniawan and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java Indramayu regency is famous for its delicious mangga (mangoes), but the word is also a euphemism for prostitute, which the regency is also well-known for.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
JAKARTA: Indonesia expects to announce the winning bid for a
JAKARTA: Indonesia expects to announce the winning bid for a majority stake in PT Bank Niaga in the fourth week of October, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said Friday. Investors interested in buying the 51 percent stake in the nationalized bank must register with IBRA next week, and...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Superstore Giant opens in Serpong
Superstore Giant opens in Serpong JAKARTA: PT Hero Supermarket opened on Friday its first Rp 30 billion superstore in Serpong.Ipung Kurnia, president of the company, said the Superstore Giant, located in Vila Melati Mas housing estate, is entirely owned by PT Hero, even though it is originally from...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
I. Christianto
I. Christianto Contributor JakartaMore utilitarian, tastier models hit the street In addition to the wide range of luxury imported and locally assembled sedans and sport utility vehicles (SUV), the automotive industry in Indonesia has been enlivened with new models of vans, or multipurpose vehicles...