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Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Transgenic cotton project to be reviewed
Transgenic cotton project to be reviewed MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): South Sulawesi governor HZB Palaguna said cessation of the genetically modified cotton project on a total of 4,462 hectares of land in seven regencies in the province was likely should the project hurt local farmers.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
NPLs of recap banks improve to 15%
NPLs of recap banks improve to 15% by Berni K. Mustafa JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Wednesday the average nonperforming loans (NPLs) rate of recapitalized banks has improved to 15 percent as against over 20 percent last year, though still far off from Bank Indonesia's 5 percent year-end...
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
2002 customs earnings target hard to meet: Official
2002 customs earnings target hard to meet: Official by Tantri YuliandiniJAKARTA (JP): The higher target for the 2002 customs receipts will be difficult to achieve as more and more import tariffs will be cut to comply with the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), a senior official says.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.20
Rupiah Rates Sept.20 JP/11/ConversionRupiah Rates Sept.20 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,181.00 10,181.00 9,633.00 9,729.00 Austrian schilling 1 616.83 684.39 647.20 654.01 Australian dollar 1 4,543.68 5,043.67 4,767.37 4,819.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Govt to raise power rates an average of 8.19%
Govt to raise power rates an average of 8.19% OR Power rates to increase an average 8.19 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday it would raise electricity rates by an average of 8.19 percent starting next month to mark the second and last stage of last July's 17.47 percent increase.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
500 TNI personnel from E.Timor return home
500 TNI personnel from E.Timor return home JAKARTA (JP): At least 500 Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel who were East Timorese natives voluntarily surrendered their military badges and returned to their homeland, a top military chief said on Tuesday.Udayana Military Command Commander Maj. Gen.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Ferry transport inaugurated
Ferry transport inaugurated KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin inaugurated on Monday the operation of the Pulau Sagori ferry to serve a new route linking Torobulu in Kendari to Tampo in Muna.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Govt anticipates rising influx of illegal immigrants
Govt anticipates rising influx of illegal immigrants JAKARTA (JP): The government has taken the rising influx of illegal immigrants as a serious problem, especially in connection with widespread fear to organized terrorism, an official said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
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;JP;Asip A. Hasani; YOGYAKARTA (JP): Cemeti Art House on Panjaitan Street Yogyakarta looked more like a market of secondhand goods on Wednesday evening, September 5, during the opening ceremony of young artist Bambang Toko Witjaksono's art exhibition.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Megawati in Hawaii en route to the U.S.
Megawati in Hawaii en route to the U.S. HONOLULU(JP): President Megawati Soekarnopuri arrived here on Monday afternoon (7:11 a.m. on Tuesday in Jakarta) on the first leg of her nine-day working visit to the United States.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Rupiah closes lower on debt woes, other currencies weak
Rupiah closes lower on debt woes, other currencies weak JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah closed lower Tuesday as the markets ignored a 50-basis-point cut in U.S. rates, focusing instead on local company's demand for dollars to repay debt.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Telkom reviews Singtel offer
Telkom reviews Singtel offer JAKARTA (JP): The board of commissioners of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom is considering a Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) offer to buy out KPN NV's shares in cellular company PT Telkomsel which it controls, according to the Telkom's top...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Irian lacks
Irian lacks qualified teachers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Puncak Jaya regency's dream of quality education will not come true in the foreseeable future because the local teacher training institute has failed to produce qualified teachers, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
110,000 city employees to receive back pay late
110,000 city employees to receive back pay late JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced on Tuesday that it could not disburse six-months back pay totaling Rp 300 billion (US$3.3 million) for its 110,000 civil servants on schedule in the middle of this month due to some technical problems.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,846.00 9,846.00 9,299.00 9,393.00 Australian dollar 1 591.88 659.51 622.19[G 629.17 Austrian schilling 1 4,398.23 4,900.35 4,623.46 4,674.90 Belgian franc 1 201.90 224.96 212.24 214.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Struggling Asia faces a prolonged slump after US attacks
Struggling Asia faces a prolonged slump after US attacks SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's troubled economies, already hammered by the global slowdown, now face the prospect of a prolonged slump in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, economists said Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
JP/1/DISCOURSE
JP/1/DISCOURSEMegawati's balancing act in U.S. visit How can President Megawati Soekarnoputri make the best of a delicate visit to the United States, given last week's tragedy? The Jakarta Post talked to Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, a former envoy to France who was also ambassador to Australia until last...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,846.00 9,846.00 9,299.00 9,393.00 Australian dollar 1 591.88 659.51 622.19[G 629.17 Austrian schilling 1 4,398.23 4,900.35 4,623.46 4,674.90 Belgian franc 1 201.90 224.96 212.24 214.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Telkom to review Singtel's offer
Telkom to review Singtel's offer JAKARTA (JP): The board of commissioners of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom is considering a Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) offer to buy out KPN NV's shares in cellular company PT Telkomsel which it controls, according to the Telkom's top...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
U.S. takes action against terrorism
U.S. takes action against terrorism Like most mornings over the past ten years that I've lived among you fine Indonesians, I woke up on Sept. 15 in the morning to find your excellent paper on my doorstep.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 18, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Astra Agro 1,000 50 9,248,000 Asuransi Bina 325 0 0 Andhi Chandra 2,025 0 0 Ades Alfindo 1,325 50...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit How can President Megawati Soekarnoputri make the best of a delicate visit to the United States, given last week's tragedy? The Jakarta Post talked to Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, a former envoy to France who was also ambassador to Australia until last year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed rubber and palm oil plantation firm PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations predicted a return to profit this year, on expectations the rupiah would average Rp 9,500 to the U.S dollar this year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Dewi Fortuna responds
Dewi Fortuna responds I regret very much that my interview published in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 14 concerning the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon has been misconstrued by some people as an endorsement of these heinous acts.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Petronas gets oil block
Petronas gets oil block SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia has awarded the Tanjung Aru block, located offshore Kalimantan in the Makassar Straits, to Malaysia's state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., or Petronas, the company said in a statement released Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
U-16 soccer c'ship quaterfinals to start
U-16 soccer c'ship quaterfinals to start JAKARTA (JP): The final-eight round of the U-16 national soccer championship will kick off on Sunday with the organizers pondering the establishment of centralized training camps as part of a plan to ensure the development of young players.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
OBITUARY
OBITUARY Veteran singer and film actor Rachmat Kartolo passed away at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. He had been receiving treatment since Aug. 28 at the Army's Gatot Soebroto Hospital in Central Jakarta for the blood-related disease, Hematomisis malena.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Ari Sigit's remains in hospital
Ari Sigit's remains in hospital JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has delayed transferring the grandson of former president Soeharto, Ari Haryo Wibowo, alias Ari Sigit, to Salemba Prison as he is undergoing medical treatment at Kramatjati Police Hospital, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
RP to establish antiterrorist coalition in SE Asia
RP to establish antiterrorist coalition in SE Asia MANILA (AFP): The Philippines on Tuesday said it would initiate the creation of a regional anti-terrorist coalition to support a looming United States retaliation against attackers that partly destroyed the Pentagon and reduced the World Trade...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
YLKI opens Complaint Month
YLKI opens Complaint Month JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has launched a two-month "Public Transportation Complaint Month" that will last through October.The foundation is inviting members of the public to voice their opinions about public transportation services.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Govt sees increase in illegal immigrants a serious problem
Govt sees increase in illegal immigrants a serious problem JAKARTA (JP): The government views the rising influx of illegal immigrants as a serious problem, especially in connection with widespread fear of organized terrorism, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Domestic worker narrates tragic tale of maltreatment
Domestic worker narrates tragic tale of maltreatment JAKARTA (JP): The life of Jumiati is a reflection of thousands of poor villagers who come to the city seeking a better life.The 19-year-old, like many others, came to the capital with high hopes.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed rubber and palm oil plantation firm PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations predicted a return to profit this year, on expectations the rupiah would average Rp 9,500 to the U.S dollar this year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit How can President Megawati Soekarnoputri make the best of a delicate visit to the United States, given last week's tragedy? The Jakarta Post talked to Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, a former envoy to France who was also ambassador to Australia until last year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Ailing Asia faces prolonged slump after U.S. attacks
Ailing Asia faces prolonged slump after U.S. attacks SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's troubled economies, already hammered by the global slowdown, now face the prospect of a prolonged slump in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, economists said Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
1. Maid - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15
1. Maid - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15 Lengthy procedures stall investigation of maid abuse case 2. Jumiati - 28 HBC, 3 cols, 2 lines, 2x24 Domestic worker narrates tragic tale of maltreatment 3. Clean - 36 NCSB, 3 cols, 2 lines, 2x16 Cleaners complain of being underpaid 4.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
East Timor
East Timor 500 TNI members of East Timorese origin return home. Page 2 Maid Lengthy procedures stall probe of maid abuse case. Page 3 Reform MPR opposes political reform. Page 4SEA Games SEA Games offer moment to savor. Page 7Medicine Dosage vital in herbal medicine.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
MPR opposes political reform
MPR opposes political reformBy Smita Notosusanto JAKARTA (JP): All of a sudden, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is debating a proposal for direct presidential elections (DPEs) again. The debate gives the impression that the MPR is finally making significant inroads into the amendment of...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Medan teachers demand unpaid back pay
Medan teachers demand unpaid back pay MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP):Hundreds of teachers based in the capital of North Sumatra, Medan, thronged the mayoralty on Tuesday demanding unpaid back pay dating back to January this year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Army chief apologizes over fatal clash
Army chief apologizes over fatal clash JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto apologized on Tuesday for Saturday's deadly clash in Madiun, East Java, while the death toll reached three following the death of another teenager who was shot in the incident.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Asian Currencies Mostly Dn Late;Off Lows On Taliban News
Asian Currencies Mostly Dn Late;Off Lows On Taliban News SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies wavered late Tuesday, but were off their intraday lows as the dollar lost ground against the yen following reports the ruling Taliban had urged Afghans to prepare for a holy war against the U.S.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Govt urged to cancel luxury tax on soft drinks
Govt urged to cancel luxury tax on soft drinks JAKARTA (JP): Soft drink manufacturers called on the government to revoke the 10 percent luxury tax imposed on their products arguing that they could in no way be categorized as luxury goods.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
JAKARTA (JP): Suddenly, the People's Consultative Assembly is
JAKARTA (JP): Suddenly, the People's Consultative Assembly is debating the proposal of direct presidential elections (DPE) again. 2. Law -- 1 x 42 36pt optima bold Japan should not repeat failure in Gulf WarTOKYO: Led by the United States, the international community is stepping up efforts to...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Maid jailed for killing fetus
Maid jailed for killing fetus SINGAPORE (AFP): An Indonesian maid who kept a dead fetus in a shoebox has been jailed along with her Singaporean boyfriend who helped her carry out an illegal abortion, press reports said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Audit commission to be trained how to investigate
Audit commission to be trained how to investigate JAKARTA (JP): The Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) will soon collaborate with the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the National Police for the provision of training on conducting investigations.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Where to go in Surabaya
Where to go in SurabayaPerformance* Jazz Concert by Trio Braam, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5615246), 7 p.m., Sept. 22.Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), 7 p.m.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
500 TNI members of East Timorese origin return home
500 TNI members of East Timorese origin return home JAKARTA (JP): At least 500 Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel who were East Timorese natives voluntarily surrendered their military badges and returned to their homeland, a top military chief said on Tuesday.Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
U.S. grants Jordan US$50m
U.S. grants Jordan US$50m AMMAN (AFP): Jordan received a US$50-million economic and development assistance grant from the United States on Tuesday to support its balance of payments, the U.S. embassy said in a statement.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
SEA Games offer moments to savor
SEA Games offer moments to savor KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The 21st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur came to a close on Monday to the jubilation of the home team after its unprecedented win in the region's biennial sporting meet.