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Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Indonesian culture inspires Poland's batikmakers
Indonesian culture inspires Poland's batikmakersBy Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): The name Maria Haseic of Poland may not be well-known in Indonesia, especially to batik lovers, but her work gained much admiration.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Publishers in a bind over cheap books
Publishers in a bind over cheap booksBy Fitri Wulandari JAKARTA (JP): People don't read enough books because they are expensive. Publishers don't produce enough books because demand is low.While this may be oversimplifying the problem, Indonesia's book publishing business has been caught in this...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
KPKPN asked to warn councillors
KPKPN asked to warn councillors JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Governance Watch (JGW) has asked the Public Servants' Wealth Auditing Commission (KPKPN) to promptly issue a stern warning to all provincial councillors, particularly those in Jakarta, for not submitting reports on their wealth and assets to...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
PBSI arranges more outings for second stringers
PBSI arranges more outings for second stringers JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the US$30,000 Hong Kong Open badminton championships have invited four Indonesian shuttlers to take part in the event and have promised to cover all their expenses during the competition, which will run from Wednesday...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
One killed in Ambon bomb blast
One killed in Ambon bomb blast AMBON, Maluku: A bomb exploded near Pattimura University at 11 local time on Monday, killing one person and seriously injuring another four, Antara reported.The incident forced the university to stop activities. Students and employees immediately left the campus.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Kim orders tighter World Cup security
Kim orders tighter World Cup security SEOUL (Reuters): South Korean President Kim Dae-jung ordered his cabinet on Monday to tighten security for next year's soccer World Cup and Asian Games following the Sept. 11 air attacks in the United States.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Asian governments bridge airline insurance gap
Asian governments bridge airline insurance gap Reuters Singapore Asian governments stepped forward to bridge an insurance gap for their airlines, joining their counterparts around the globe scrambling to keep their carriers aloft ahead of sharply reduced war risk protection.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Police suspect GAM behind Atrium bombing
Police suspect GAM behind Atrium bombing JAKARTA (JP): Police suspect that the latest bombing at the Atrium Plaza was connected with GAM (Free Aceh Movement) as the car in which the bomb was planted belonged to the wife of one of the Jakarta Stock Exchange bombers, who is alleged to have a close...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Matori opts for soldiers to quell violence in Aceh
Matori opts for soldiers to quell violence in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Monday he had opted for the deployment of soldiers rather than police officers to rid the strife-torn province of Aceh of the campaign of violence launched by separatist rebels.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
2. Market ( 1 X 35)
2. Market ( 1 X 35) Asian stocks end mixed amid revenge fears 3. Oil (1 X 35) World oil prices fall to two-month low 4. Gold ( 2 X 24 ) Europe gold buoyant, takes directions from military 5. Coffee (2X16) RI coffee relieved as beans flow
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
SKorean firm sells RI unit
SKorean firm sells RI unit SEOUL (DOW JONES): South Korea's bankrupt Shinsung Tongsang Co. sold its Indonesian unit to PT Shinta Korintama of Indonesia for US$400 million, Hanvit Bank said Monday.Shinsung Tongsang, a small apparel-maker, will use the proceeds to clear its debt, which totals 150...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Matori opts for soldiers to quell violence in Aceh
Matori opts for soldiers to quell violence in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Monday he had opted for the deployment of soldiers rather than police officers to rid the strife-torn province of Aceh of the campaign of violence launched by separatist rebels.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Microsoft wins battle against software piracy
Microsoft wins battle against software piracy JAKARTA (JP): U.S. giant software company Microsoft Corp. won on Monday a legal battle against software piracy by a local computer dealer, who was ordered by the court to compensate the plaintiff US$4.4 million.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Farmers stage protest nationwide
Farmers stage protest nationwide JAKARTA (JP): In coincidence with the 41st National Agrarian Day, farmers in Jakarta, Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara), Medan (North Sumatra) and Maumere (East Nusa Tenggara) staged protests on Monday, with various demands being made.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Single digit inflation still possible: BPS
Single digit inflation still possible: BPS JAKARTA (JP): Although year-on-year inflation has been running at double digit rates since March, ending the year with an inflation rate of below 10 percent was still possible on the back of lower inflation expected for September and October, the Central...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Single digit inflation rate still possible: BPS
Single digit inflation rate still possible: BPS JAKARTA (JP): Although year-on-year inflation has been running at double digit rates since March, ending the year with an inflation rate of below 10 percent was still possible on the back of lower inflation expected for September and October, the...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Focus on people's prosperity
Focus on people's prosperityFrom Rakyat MerdekaAlthough this country has been independent for more than half a century, it is still endlessly entangled by various difficulties, including among others, the foreign debt amounting to US$ 140 billion.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Hasina blames rivals for deaths in blast
Hasina blames rivals for deaths in blast DHAKA (AFP): Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on Monday blamed her rivals for a bomb blast at a campaign rally for one of her party's election candidates which killed at least seven people and injured 24 others.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
FBI detains 49 Indian pilots
FBI detains 49 Indian pilots BANGALORE, India (AP): The FBI detained dozens of Indian pilots undergoing training in the United States after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to one of them who just returned to India.Rahul S.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Safe play expected at JJGF golf tourney
Safe play expected at JJGF golf tourney JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian professional golfers announced on Monday that they shared a common strategy in their bid to win the Rp 370 million (US$38,900) sixth Jagorawi Japan Golf Foundation (JJGF) Open Golf Championships - The Epson Cup, which tees off on...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Sugarcane farmers blasts import facility
Sugarcane farmers blasts import facility JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of sugarcane growers staged a rally at the House of Representatives building on Monday, asking the government to annul the special low import duty facility enjoyed by certain companies, saying some of them had misused the facility by...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
War plans must refer to UN
War plans must refer to UNBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): With the U.S. strike force ready to launch and the American public hungry for revenge, Washington looks set to escalate their war on terrorism into a war on Afghanistan.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Mega promises U.S. investors better security at home
Mega promises U.S. investors better security at homeBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja HOUSTON, Texas (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri promised U.S. investors that her administration would work hard to improve the security situation in Indonesia in a bid to attract more investment.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Laborers demand unpaid wages
Laborers demand unpaid wages JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of workers of PT Maesa Maju, a garment factory in the village of Cicadas, Gunung Putri, Bogor, staged a rally at the town council hall on Friday to complain about unpaid wages.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
RI steps up efforts to attract regional tourists
RI steps up efforts to attract regional tourists JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian inbound tour operators are stepping up marketing efforts to attract tourists from the Asia Pacific region as long haul flights become unattractive in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the United States, a senior...
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Rupiah, stock market brace for U.S revenge
Rupiah, stock market brace for U.S revenge JAKARTA (JP): Concerns over a U.S. attack against Afghanistan could ignite rupiah, stock selling this week as edgy investors brace for a fully fledged global recession, analysts warned.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Indonesia's stand against terror is firm
Indonesia's stand against terror is firm SINGAPORE: Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri's assurance to her U.S. counterpart, George W. Bush, that her Muslim nation will join the world community to fight terrorism, underscores the fact that terrorist acts also threaten Indonesia's democracy...
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Blasts rock Jakarta's Atrium Plaza
Blasts rock Jakarta's Atrium Plaza JAKARTA (JP): At least two explosions rocked the Atrium Plaza shopping mall in Central Jakarta's busy Senen business district on Sunday, just days after President Megawati Soekarnoputri joined the U.S.-led global war on terrorism.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
900,000 counterfeit bank notes seized
900,000 counterfeit bank notes seized PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The National Police in cooperation with Bank Indonesia (the central bank) managed to confiscated 900,000 counterfeit rupiah bank notes during the period between 1998 and 2000, an officer said here on Saturday.Comr.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Hepatitis B epidemic in C. Java
Hepatitis B epidemic in C. Java SEMARANG, Central Java: Hepatitis B, which causes inflammation of the liver, has reached epidemic proportions in the Central Java capital of Semarang, with between 5 percent and 10 percent of its four million population suffering from the disease, a doctor says.Dr.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Privately-managed islands should be returned: Council
Privately-managed islands should be returned: CouncilBy A. Junaidi JAKARTA (JP): Within the spirit of regional autonomy, the City Council has demanded that business magnates return islands they own at Kepulauan Seribu (the "Thousand" Islands), North Jakarta, to the city administration.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Tommy promises to surrender
Tommy promises to surrender JAKARTA (JP): The police were again made a promise by fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, who has been on the run for more than 10 months, that the latter planned to surrender himself to them provided they could guarantee him both security and justice.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Art Summit III* Theater Mutiara dari Mesir by Elwarsha (Egyptian), Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 8 p.m., Sept. 24. * Theater Humor Sosial Politik Gaya Indonesia, Teater Koma, N Riantiarno (Indonesian), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta,...
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Thais urge Muslims against 'Holy War'
Thais urge Muslims against 'Holy War' BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand's Defense Ministry has warned Thai Muslims against falling victim to two websites, reportedly based in Germany, that are recruiting people to fight a "holy war" against the United States, the Bangkok Post reported on Sunday.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Ghost of 1997 returns to haunt Asian banks
Ghost of 1997 returns to haunt Asian banks SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian banks still hurting from the crash of 1997 are again being burdened with nonperforming loans (NPL) amid an economic slowdown, and the global security crisis is compounding the situation, regional analysts said.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Muslim groups hunt for Americans
Muslim groups hunt for Americans SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of members of several radical Muslim groups went to five-star hotels here on Sunday to find out whether Americans were staying there, insisting that U.S. citizens should leave if the U.S. attacked Afghanistan.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Pakistan, India welcome lifting of U.S. sanctions
Pakistan, India welcome lifting of U.S. sanctions ISLAMABAD (AFP): Pakistan and India welcomed on Sunday the U.S. decision to waive sanctions imposed after the two South Asian rivals staged tit-for-tat nuclear weapons tests in 1998.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Traffic offense trials prone to corruption
Traffic offense trials prone to corruptionBy Muninggar Sri Saraswati JAKARTA (JP): Some legal process may last for years, but not traffic violation cases in Jakarta where the hearings last on average just three minutes.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
S'pore wins US$3.95b investment, Goh says
S'pore wins US$3.95b investment, Goh says SINGAPORE (Reuters): Singapore attracted S$6.9 billion (US$3.95 billion) in direct investment in fixed assets and S$1.2 billion in business spending in the first eight months of this year, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Endriarto's idea to disarm police gets thumbs down
Endriarto's idea to disarm police gets thumbs down JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto's proposal to disarm the nation's police has received a big thumbs down.Observers say that, if unarmed, the police would be dysfunctional and their lives placed in danger because of the...
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Man may get 6 years for fraud
Man may get 6 years for fraud PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: A state prosecutor demanded on Saturday that the Central Kalimantan District Court sentence a former employee of the provincial police's logistics office to six years in prison for manipulating rice requisitions from the central...
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
DPA should be disbanded
DPA should be disbanded Based on the nation's interests, the controversy over the tenure of the members of the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA) and its existence should be responded to, effectively.As the 1945 Constitution, under which the DPA exists, is not a holy writ and given that the presence of...
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Teachers' backpay vs. regent's volvo
Teachers' backpay vs. regent's volvoFrom Suara KaryaSome of my colleagues, who are elementary school teachers in remote areas of Muna regency, Southeast Sulawesi, have voiced their concerns to me regarding the delay in receiving their backpay.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Singing for childen, not as simple as it really sounds
Singing for childen, not as simple as it really soundsBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Julie Andrews once said in the Sound of Music that "When you read you begin with A, B, C. When you sing, you begin with do, re, mi, ..."A simple seven-note scale, but apparently not all children can sing it.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Sugar tariff cuts delayed
Sugar tariff cuts delayed MANILA (Reuters): The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council has allowed the Philippines and Indonesia to delay the start of sugar import tariff cuts, a senior Philippine government official said on Sunday.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Indonesian workers in Saudi Arabia
Indonesian workers in Saudi ArabiaFrom ReplublikaPT Agrosin Maromi sent the ten of us to Saudi Arabia to work as foremen and heavy equipment operators in a road construction project undertaken by PT AL Aswal.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Storytelling almost a novelty
Storytelling almost a noveltyBy Fitri Wulandari JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of children gathered, sitting silently on the carpeted floor, staring at and listening attentively to a middle-aged man on the stage telling a funny story about an elephant.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Ex-intelligence officer, zoo manager 'steal' birds
Ex-intelligence officer, zoo manager 'steal' birds SURABAYA (JP): A zoo manager and a former intelligence officer have been named as suspects by police for stealing and illegally breeding endangered Bali starlings taken from Surabaya Zoo, police said.Lt. Col. (ret.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
American companies boost security measures
American companies boost security measures JAKARTA (JP): American companies operating in Indonesia have been boosting security measures to protect foreign workers, particularly United States citizens, amid rising tension in the wake of the U.S. government's threat to attack Afghanistan.
Mon, 24 Sep 2001
Teacher stabbed to death for sodomy
Teacher stabbed to death for sodomy YOGYAKARTA: Santo Dul Ari, 19, a student of a vocational school in Pundong subdistrict, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta stabbed his teacher, Rudy Harsoyo, (50), to death on Saturday, a police officer said.Head of the Bantul police's detective unit Adj. Comr.