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Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Indonesians jailed over 'Tampa' affair
Indonesians jailed over 'Tampa' affairAgence France-Presse, Perth, Australia An Australian court sentenced two Indonesians Friday to jail terms ranging from four to seven years for their role in an ill- fated attempt to smuggle more than 400 asylum seekers into Australia last year.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Living in the village: Escaping from the trap of routine activities
Living in the village: Escaping from the trap of routine activities For many foreign tourists, their Indonesian trip would not be complete with out a trip to villages where they can see and enjoy not only the beauty of the nature but also the real warmness and friendliness of local people.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
IPB selects 41 rector candidates
IPB selects 41 rector candidates BOGOR: The Rector Election Committee of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) has shortlisted 41 people from 176 registered candidates for the rector election.The Election Committee Chairman Ismudi Muchsin said that the candidates consist of lecturers from the...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
On Hotel Santika
On Hotel Santika Thank you for printing my article in the Sunday edition of The Jakarta Post on Sept. 22, 2002 regarding Hotel Santika Yogyakarta's ISO certification. Unfortunately, an important point got lost in the editing process.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Economic considerations outweigh safety on trains
Economic considerations outweigh safety on trainsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An unidentified body was laid down on the floor of Serpong railway station recently. The body, only covered by newspapers, was there for hours.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Bank Permata key indicators
Bank Permata key indicatorsCustomer base 1.2 million to 1.3 million Employees 7,000 (950 planned for layoff) Total Assets: Rp 32 trillion Total third party liabilities Rp 28 trillion Capital adequacy ratio (CAR) 12 percent Non Performing Loan (NPL) 6 percent
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Hospital refuses patient
Hospital refuses patientFrom KompasIt was harrowing to read about Abigail, a woman who delivered a baby in the corridors of the Malalayang General Hospital. In the present era of reform, there are still some people who refuse to help their fellow humans. More and more people have become selfish.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Can organic agriculture solve the crisis of modern agriculture?
Can organic agriculture solve the crisis of modern agriculture? Can organic agriculture help farmers? C. Any Sulistyowati Institute of Development Studies and Technological Assistance Bandung email..... 2.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Akbar, guilty but determined
Akbar, guilty but determinedFrom GatraOwing to his undue love of his position and party, House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tandjung, who has been convicted of graft, firmly maintains the attitude that he is innocent. He feels he reserves the right to function as House speaker.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
CNOOC to take 12.5% stake in RI LNG project
CNOOC to take 12.5% stake in RI LNG projectMajor Chinese oil firm CNOOC Ltd. said Friday it is to acquire a 12.5 percent stake in Indonesia's Tangguh liquefied natural gas project for about US$275 million. The company said the acquisition was part of an $8.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Corruption and twin functions
Corruption and twin functions President Megawati Soekarnoputri visited Banda Aceh to inaugurate the maiden flight of Seulawah NAD Air and open the fourth Aceh Custom Congress. There was a conference of the local chapter of her party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, but she did not...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines apologizes We refer to Panaia's letter Singapore Airlines (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 23).We have carried out an investigation into the loss of his sunglasses while traveling to New Jersey.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Jakartans face serious water crisis
Jakartans face serious water crisisBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suparman, 45, a resident of Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, wonders why the water pump at his house has not been able to produce enough water for his five-member family for the past month.From 10 a.m.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Telekom Malaysia to bid for stake in Indosat
Telekom Malaysia to bid for stake in Indosat KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia said Friday it will submit a bid for a 42 percent stake in PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. (Indosat) before next month's deadline. "The bid closes in mid October and we are preparing the documents for the bid.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
* Headlines: Mega asked to issue antiterrorism decree2
* Headlines: Mega asked to issue antiterrorism decree2 * National:House urged to punish lazy legislators 4 * Archipelago: Analysts regret Tanggamus issue 5 * Opinion: Democracy without education: quo vadis?7 * City:Drought strikes suffering farmers8 * Sports:Safin crashes out of Hong Kong Open 10 *...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Sutiyoso's reelection
Sutiyoso's reelection Jakarta governor Sutiyoso apparently believes in the curative power of spanduk, those colorful, slogan-filled banners that adorn Jakarta's bridges and roadsides. Ever since he defied the wall of public opposition and won a second term as governor in a sham election, they've...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Democracy without education: Quo vadis?
Democracy without education: Quo vadis?Nirwan Idrus, Executive Director, Indonesian Institute for Management Development (IPMI), Jakarta How do we move forward to sort these problems out rather than becoming embroiled in more rhetoric and useless arguments?Here is a potential proposal, accepting...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Rubber down amid doubt over ITRCo
Rubber down amid doubt over ITRCoAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of natural rubber has been declining during the past two weeks as the market doubts the rubber consortium formed by three major producers will work, an expert says.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Robbers steal Rp 250m in cash
Robbers steal Rp 250m in cash KUTA, Bali: A daylight robbery took place only about 100 meters away from a police station in Bali's prime tourist area of Kuta on Thursday, causing Rp 250 million (US$27,000) in losses to a money changer firm.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
International expo, conference on information
International expo, conference on information and communication technology opens today Rikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta Today's opening in Jakarta of a tandem event for an international exhibition and conference on information and communication technology (ICT), called the Techno Pre-Eminence...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Disposing of bleeding ulcers: Privatization in Indonesia
Disposing of bleeding ulcers: Privatization in Indonesia Todd Callahan Senior Technical Advisor PT Jasa Cita Across the street from the Bank Indonesia building, "Privatization equals poverty" used to be scrawled on a busy bus stop wall for all passersby to see.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Student badminton tournaments launched
Student badminton tournaments launchedImanuddin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Acknowledging the tight international competition and the availability of Indonesian world class shuttlers, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education will launch a...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Govt plans cutting VAT, corporate taxes
Govt plans cutting VAT, corporate taxesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to make sweeping changes to the tax system by cutting down the value added tax (VAT) and corporate tax to help improve the country's competitiveness, Minister of Finance Boediono said on Friday.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Young glassmaker creates oversized portrait of sultan
Young glassmaker creates oversized portrait of sultanRidlo Aryanto, Contributor, Jakarta An imposing glass ornament showing the crowning of Yogyakarta King Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X in 1989 greets everyone visiting the Jogja Expo Center, the city's grandest convention building.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
New judge tour of duty sought
New judge tour of duty sought SURABAYA: Chief Justice Bagir Manan said on Friday a new system for reshuffling and promoting judges was being drafted to ensure fair treatment and to allow no room for judges to file a review each time they were moved to other regions.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Govt to announce color-coded rankings in pollution program
Govt to announce color-coded rankings in pollution programMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government expects to complete the evaluation and ranking program of companies (PROPER) next month, and is aimed at monitoring whether or not their activities endanger the environment.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Drought strikes suffering farmers as crisis continues
Drought strikes suffering farmers as crisis continuesMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Life is hard for thousands of farmers in the northern coastal areas of Tangerang regency. After being hit by huge floods early this year, now they are being attacked by drought which is destroying their...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Kwik opposes divestment of Bank Niaga
Kwik opposes divestment of Bank NiagaThe Jakarta Post, Semarang State Minister for National Development Planning Kwik Kian Gie has reiterated his opposition to the government's plan to sell Bank Niaga, arguing that the divestment would be a huge loss to the people.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Correction
Correction The headings for the table on the State of Emergency Law and State Security Law that appeared on this page on Friday were incorrectly labeled "State Emergency Law No. 23/1999" and "State Security Law". They should have read "State Emergency Law No. 23/1959" and "1999 State Security Law".
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Alumni call on YLBHI to renew mission
Alumni call on YLBHI to renew missionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some former leading lights from the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI) have deemed that the organization will be unable to safeguard its future unless it finds a new role for itself in the current...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Filmfest celebrates guerrilla filmmaking
Filmfest celebrates guerrilla filmmakingJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Before today's "independent" film craze hit almost every corner of the capital, a bunch of young film buffs started it all with a small festival.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
1. Sayid -- Effective leadership needed in reform movement
1. Sayid -- Effective leadership needed in reform movement 2 X 22 Effective leadership needed in reform movement Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo Former Governor National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Jakarta2.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Concession areas exceed the country's total area
Concession areas exceed the country's total areaMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inconsistent and overlapping legislation on forest exploitation has resulted in the total area of forest and mining concessions, of around 200 million hectares, exceeding Indonesia's...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
House marked by graft and low productivity
House marked by graft and low productivityKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saddled with bribery scandals, the House of Representatives (DPR) closed its six-week sitting period on Friday with an apparent poor performance in legislative activities by having finished deliberations of only...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Effective leadership needed in reform movement
Effective leadership needed in reform movementSayidiman Suryohadiprojo, Former Governor, National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Jakarta Although some people say that our reform movement is on the right track, many others are of a different opinion.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
German police to help terror probe
German police to help terror probe JAKARTA: A German police officer has arrived in Jakarta to help Indonesian investigators question an Arab man held for possible ties to al-Qaeda, a police spokesman said Friday.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Train service in limbo
Train service in limbo What is the best mode of transportation for a teeming metropolitan city the size of Greater Jakarta, with its 10 million population? With traffic gridlock becoming the norm these days, more public buses are not the answer.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Monitoring team called to ensure cease-fire in Aceh
Monitoring team called to ensure cease-fire in AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh An independent committee is necessary to prevent the forthcoming agreement for the cessation of hostilities between Jakarta and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) from turning...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Orations on city buses
Orations on city busesFrom Kompas Every day I commute by bus from Pulo Gadung to Blok M. When the bus passes Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, I am always gripped with a strong feeling of fear and worry because when it gets dark, a group of three to five youngsters, claiming to be street children will get...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, September 28, 2002
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, September 28, 2002Exhibitions* Fine Arts by Six Fine Artists of Klaten, Central Java (G.M. Sudarta, Hardjija, Jaka SP, Ibnu Wibowo, Subroto SM, Suyardi Dipo), Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (Tel. 0274- 560404), Oct. 2 - 9.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
JP/7/HUNGARY
JP/7/HUNGARYA glimpse at a successful visit to Hungary Gyvrgy Busztina Ambassador of Hungary Jakarta In the course of her whirlwind tour following the Johannesburg Summit, President Megawati Soekarnoputri arrived to the Hungarian capital on Sept. 8.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Radicalism no threat to Indonesia: Crouch
Radicalism no threat to Indonesia: CrouchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious radicalism has no place in the world's most populous Muslim country due to the fact that the sociocultural diversity of the people here would discourage such extremist movements, analysts said on Friday.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Political analysts regret Tanggamus issue
Political analysts regret Tanggamus issueOyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post BandarlampungA number of village heads from Tanggamus regency, Lampung have resigned following the regency legislative council's acceptance of Tanggamus Regent Achmadsyah Putra's accountability speech for his 1997 to 2002...
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Police officer found dead in hotel
Police officer found dead in hotel JAKARTA: A West Java senior police officer was found dead on Thursday in Hotel Melawai II in South Jakarta, where he had stayed with an unidentified young woman.Sr. Comr.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
2 foreigners arrested for possible links with terrorists
2 foreigners arrested for possible links with terroristsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Two Bangladeshi men with suspected links to international terrorist networks were arrested in Medan, North Sumatra on Thursday night, a police official said on Friday.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
1. Demo - 4x10
1. Demo - 4x10 Protesters demand annulment of election 2. Drought - 2x 23 Drought strikes suffering farmers as crises continue 3. Fire - 2x32 Muara Baru fire victims search for answers after tragedy 4. Speak - 1x40 Passengers love, loath commuter trains
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
A leader to unite
A leader to unite the nation neededFrom Rakyat Merdeka A responsible political party leader is one who highly values his constituents and cadres and one who regrets losing any of them as he regards them like his own eyes that he always protects and cherishes.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
Independent festival celebrates guerrilla filmmaking
Independent festival celebrates guerrilla filmmaking Joko E.H. Anwar Contributor Jakarta Before today's "independent" film craze hit almost every corner of the capital, a bunch of young film buffs started it all with a small festival.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
IAI to punish bad accountants
IAI to punish bad accountantsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The newly elected chairman of the Indonesian Accounting Association (IAI) Ahmadi Hadibroto says it will act against crooked accountants in a bid to help improve public confidence in the profession.
Sat, 28 Sep 2002
No fanfare as East Timor joins UN
No fanfare as East Timor joins UNAgencies, Dili/United Nations East Timor becomes the 191st member of the United Nations on Friday, an historic day for the world's newest nation after a bloody transition from Indonesian rule, but East Timorese complain it will pass virtually unnoticed in their own...