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'U.S. attacks to affect Korea'

'U.S. attacks to affect Korea' TAEJON, South Korea (Reuters): South Korean President Kim Dae- jung said on Friday the country's economy would suffer serious adverse effects from this month's air attacks in the United States.

Foreign crossers in Medan

Foreign crossers in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): New Zealand's Peter Broxholme heads a foreign assault on the third leg of the Gudang Garam Supercross Asia at Maryland Paya Pasir, near here this weekend.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * World Press Photo, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069) until Oct. 7. * Sukarno's collections; paintings, batik, statues, Chinese ceramics, kris, photos, Gedung Pola, Jl. Proklamasi 56, Central Jakarta, until Oct.

Religious leaders urged to maintain peace

Religious leaders urged to maintain peaceKurniawan The jakarta Post JakartaThe country's top religious leaders on Friday called on all religious and community leaders not to create the impression that an interreligious conflict had taken place in the aftermath of the Sept.

Israr Ardiansyah

Israr Ardiansyah The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta The two largest Muslim organizations in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have said in Yogyakarta they do not agree with any plan to send Muslims to Afghanistan should the U.S. attack it.

Green tea view in Mt. Menoreh remains a dream

Green tea view in Mt. Menoreh remains a dreamText and photos by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Menoreh mountain range -- lying in the northern part of Kulon Progo regency, some 50 kilometers west of here -- is not known for a distinct characteristic apart from the danger of landslides that often...

Megawati reveals 'housewife management system'

Megawati reveals 'housewife management system' TOKYO (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri had a secret to tell 200 Indonesian community members here on Friday. She said she believes in a "housewife management system" to manage the state economy.

Is Kwik dreaming?

Is Kwik dreaming? (National Planning Board Chairman) Kwik Kian Gie remains faithful to his idea regarding the rupiah's exchange rate. He had proposed that Indonesia adopt a fixed rate system for the national currency even before he became a cabinet minister.

Autonomy and the reform agenda

Autonomy and the reform agendaBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): The initial "reform agenda" proposed by concerned scholars and college students in the early stages of the Indonesian transition in 1998 was not only intended to include the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism.

Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b

Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a unit of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in charge of overseeing the sale of Salim Group assets, announced on Friday that it had sold a 60 percent stake in PT Salim Rengo Containers (SRC) for Rp 204 billion...

ANTI-U.S. RALLY: About 3,000 Muslims from various universities

ANTI-U.S. RALLY: About 3,000 Muslims from various universities and organizations, including the Indonesian Islamic Youth Movement and Inter-University Muslim Association (Hammas), stage a rally at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in the heart of the city.

Woman

Woman killed in hit and runEmmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta A blonde woman in her twenties was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Jl. Dharmawangsa in South Jakarta in the early hours of Friday night.

BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft

BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has called on the government to take concrete action in preventing future financial irregularities in state finances.BPK's chief, Satrio B.

City councillors need a conscience

City councillors need a conscienceFrom Warta KotaThe Jakarta Council has become the subject of much criticism. The media have spotlighted various issues related to Jakarta's councillors, such as their high salaries, their studies financed by public funds, their proposal for an increase in their...

Agribusiness, a long bumpy road ahead

Agribusiness, a long bumpy road aheadText and photo by Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Hoping that agribusiness would some day become the number one source of income for Yogyakarta seems to be too optimistic, regardless of the fact that the tiny province is a location for fertile soil.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 8:30 Mom and Me 9:00 Music 10:30 Entertainment News 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Music 2:00 News 2:30 Technology 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 Forestry 4:30 Children's Program 5:00 Music 6:00 News 7:00 Documentary 7:30...

KL condemns movie with killer plot

KL condemns movie with killer plot KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has condemned a newly released Hollywood movie as "insensitive and distasteful" due to its storyline of an assassination plot against a Malaysian leader, a report said on Friday.

Wide choices for mobile professionals

Wide choices for mobile professionals By Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): As civilization advances toward a knowledge- based society, old limitations and paradigms in space, time and bureaucracy could be diminished. Mobility and professionalism seem to be key characteristics of modern professionals.

Indonesia accepts the blame for SEAG doping case

Indonesia accepts the blame for SEAG doping case JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) accepted the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation's decision to withdraw a gold medal won by national lifter Gustar Junianto who had failed a doping test.

High duty imposed on KS exports

High duty imposed on KS exports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's PT Krakatau Steel has been slapped with a 47.86 percent countervailing duty for its hot-rolled carbon steel flats (HRC) exports to the United States, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.

Police rapped for Atrium bombing investigation

Police rapped for Atrium bombing investigation JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer denounced the police investigation of Sunday's blast at the Atrium Plaza Senen, saying several things were amiss.Johnson Panjaitan of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) said it was strange that one of...

Worldwide terror probe developments

Worldwide terror probe developments Veeramalla Anjaia The Jakarta Post WashingtonUnited States authorities were analyzing a document they believe was written by one of the hijackers involved in the United States terror attacks on Sept.

1. BI (3x15)

1. BI (3x15) BI vows to mount defense against rupiah weakening 2. BPK (2x18) BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft 3. House (2x18) House to go ahead with oil bill 4. Steel (1x8) High duty imposed on KS exports 5. Gates (2x18) Gates still America's richest person 6.

Regional officers' training in S'pore

Regional officers' training in S'pore BANDUNG: Public administration civil servants in regional offices throughout Indonesia will be sent to Singapore to get training on how to deal with the implementation of regional autonomy, an official has said.

Comfort women demand government attention

Comfort women demand government attention JAKARTA (JP): A group of elderly women forced by Japanese soldiers to be comfort women in the period between 1942 and 1945 reiterated their demand on Thursday that the government pay attention to their fate.

Managing ethics in your professional life

Managing ethics in your professional lifeBy Pri Notowidigdo JAKARTA (JP): We frequently find ourselves facing ethical dilemmas -- situations concerning right and wrong where values are in conflict.As a student, you may have seen a friend cheating and wondered what to do.

The Singapore government Friday abandoned plans for imminent

The Singapore government Friday abandoned plans for imminent commercial and residential land sales, a day after canceling the sale of an industrial site as the worsening recession bites. Laos signed a poverty-reduction agreement Thursday with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that turns the taps on...

What to do if your kids get HFMD

What to do if your kids get HFMD JAKARTA (JP): Below is general information released by the city health agency regarding the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), which mainly affects children under 10 years of age, and tips on how to avoid the disease.

Rupiah Rates Sept.28

Rupiah Rates Sept.28 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,175.00 10,175.00 9,627.00 9,723.00Austrian schilling 1 609.63 676.45 639.66 646.40Australian dollar 1 4,497.59 4,992.87 4,719.16 4,771.08Belgian franc 1 207.95 230.74 218.20 220.

KL to upgrade air security

KL to upgrade air security KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The government is considering putting air marshals on commercial flights in Malaysia as part of security upgrades in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, a top official said on Friday.

Changes looming in Sarawak

Changes looming in SarawakBy Ranjit Singh KUALA LUMPUR: Politics in Sarawak appears to be entering a new phase as the election process undergoes fundamental shifts.The Sarawak Barisan Nasional is going to the polls from a position of strength and solidarity cast in the old mold.

Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b

Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a unit of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in charge of overseeing the sale of Salim Group assets, announced on Friday that it had sold a 60 percent stake in PT Salim Rengo Containers (SRC) for Rp 204 billion...

JP/ /

JP/ /Workers without an office, who cares?Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): There was a time when a person was respected by his/her physical appearance. Those who wore a suit and tie and went to their office in their Mercedes Benz were more respected than those dressed in a simple outfit or who had no...

WHAT A PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A large number of students pack a

WHAT A PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A large number of students pack a minivan used as a public transport in the Central Java town of Purwokerto. The driver said on Tuesday he could not ask the students to get down as the students found it difficult to get public transport to their schools at rush hours.

The article titled Polysindo to complete restructuring published

The article titled Polysindo to complete restructuring published in the Sept.28 edition contained wrong figures in the fifth, seventh and eighth paragraphs. The correct figures are as follow: $245 million (not billion as stated in the fifth paragraph), $900 million (not billion as stated in the...

Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 28, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,300 100 1,311,000 Adindo Foresta 100 0 0 AGIS 120 0 243,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 625 125 14,222,500...

Expert suggests commercial debt haircut for RI

Expert suggests commercial debt haircut for RI JAKARTA (JP): Despite constant refusal by foreign creditors, a reduction of Indonesia's huge debts is still possible if structured in commercial terms, according to an economist.

Oris exhibits latest watches

Oris exhibits latest watches JAKARTA (JP): Oris, a Swiss-based mechanical watch manufacturer, has launched its latest products, which will be exhibited for three days at Plaza Senayan starting Friday, a release said.

BPK calls for concrete action to fight corruption

BPK calls for concrete action to fight corruption JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has called on the government to take concrete action in preventing future financial irregularities in state finances.BPK's chief, Satrio B.

JP/R. Berto Wedhatama

JP/R. Berto Wedhatama GRANDSON & GRANDPA: Police from the Penjaringan subprecinct arrested on Tuesday three people for their alleged part in the trafficking. They were identified as Iskandar, 46, owner of Cempaka Bar, Dju Dju Ardasih, 45, owner of Yayasan Karya Setiawan, the housemaid recruitment...

IOC must reject harboring of terrorists

IOC must reject harboring of terroristsBy Anak Agung Banyu Perwita ADELAIDE, Australia (JP): Debate is growing following the U.S.'s controversial plan of "retaliation" against terrorists.Some in the Muslim world say the U.S.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The fax rolled off the machine into the

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The fax rolled off the machine into the offices of Al-Jazeera Television on Sunday, and a world preparing for war paused for a moment to read it. 2. Star -- 2 x 21 36pt NCSB Malaysia experienced in fighting terrorism KUALA LUMPUR: The U.S.

Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Sukarno's collections; paintings, batik, statues, Chinese ceramics, kris, photos, Gedung Pola, Jl. Proklamasi 56, Central Jakarta, until Oct. 15. * Painting Back to Basic by Randhy Bugis, Mini Gallery, the Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav.

1. Women - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15

1. Women - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15 Women-trafficking rampant, law enforcement weak2. Girls - 28 HBC, 3 cols, 2 lines, 2x24 Housemaid recruitment agencies to be raided 3. Glodok - 36 NCSB, 3 cols, 2 lines, 2x16 Tension high in Glodok area4.

Tension high in Glodok area

Tension high in Glodok area JAKARTA (JP): Tension was high in the Glodok area in Kota, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, after Taman Sari Public Order Officers demolished VCD vendors' stands along the road during a raid on the vendors on Wednesday night.

Mandiri sets pricing formula for BII acquisition

Mandiri sets pricing formula for BII acquisition BERNI K. MUSTAFA The Jakarta Post Jakarta State owned Bank Mandiri said on Thursday the acquisition price of Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) depended on how much capital the latter needed to meet the minimum required capital adequacy ratio (CAR)...

Rights activists concerned over terrorism agency

Rights activists concerned over terrorism agency JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military chief's proposal to establish a new antiterrorist agency has sparked fear among human rights activists of a resurrection of the New Order regime's dreaded internal security agency (Kopkamtib).

The government's Semen Gresik dilemma

The government's Semen Gresik dilemmaBy Vincent Lingga JAKARTA (JP): The cash-starved government will raise almost Rp 5 trillion (US$520 million) if it exercises a put option to sell its 51 percent stake in the Semen Gresik cement holding company to Mexico's Cemex before Oct. 26.

PSM and Persija win first matches

PSM and Persija win first matches MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Host PSM and Jakarta-based Persija won their first matches of the Indonesian Soccer League's Eastern division quarterfinals at Mattoangin Stadium here on Wednesday.

Ismuhadi questioned

Ismuhadi questioned JAKARTA (JP): City police questioned Tengku Ismuhadi on Thursday afternoon at city police headquarters in relation to Sunday's bomb blast at Atrium Plaza, Senen, in Central Jakarta.Ismuhadi, who is now serving a life sentence for his role in last year's bombing of the Jakarta...