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Thu, 05 Sep 2002
TNI identifies Freeport attacker
TNI identifies Freeport attackerTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has identified one of the attackers who killed three Freeport Indonesia employees on Saturday as a member of Free Papua Organization (OPM), an officer said on Wednesday.TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
QSAR's collapse contains valuable lesson for media
QSAR's collapse contains valuable lesson for mediaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While some blame senior government officials for lending PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR) credibility through their high profile visits to the company before its downfall, experts said the media had not been exemplary...
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
India, RI begin joint naval patrols
India, RI begin joint naval patrolsAgencies, New Delhi/Jakarta India and Indonesia have begun joint naval patrols off the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal to check poaching, smuggling and drug trafficking, the defense ministry said here Wednesday.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
Seminar on Bahasa Indonesia
Seminar on Bahasa Indonesia BOGOR: A two-day seminar on Bahasa Indonesia and Malay language and literature is scheduled to take place in Bogor from Sept. 14, the chairman of the seminar organizing committee said here on Wednesday.Ade S.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
Akbar gets three years for graft
Akbar gets three years for graftMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Notorious for their corrupt ways, the country's judiciary sprang another surprise on Wednesday when they sentenced House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung to three years in prison for corruption.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
JP/7/JAMES
JP/7/JAMES Facing up to obligationsIndonesia in denialJames P. Bean Regional Autonomy Researcher Faculty of Law Monash University Australia jamesbean@mail.minihub.org Indonesia is in a bind, from which only expert maneuvering can enable its escape.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
UI plans videoconferenced lectures
UI plans videoconferenced lectures JAKARTA: The University of Indonesia (UI) will launch in February next year a class using videoconferencing technology in its campus at Salemba, Central Jakarta and featuring subjects and teachers from all over the world, thanks to a World Bank grant.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
Stop advertising condoms on TV
Stop advertising condoms on TVFrom PelitaAs a housewife, I do not agree with advertising condoms on television, particularly one commercial showing women in a red- light district as potential condom users.I wonder why condoms are being intensively advertised on TV.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
RI, Peru in cultural diplomacy
RI, Peru in cultural diplomacyI Kadek Suartaya, Contributor, Lima, Peru Through Bali and its culture, we get to know Indonesia (A Traves de Bali Se Illegal a Indonesia) was the theme of last month's Balinese cultural performance in Peru.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
TV Program: Thursday, September 5, 2002
TV Program: Thursday, September 5, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:30 Health Program9:00 Film11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News3:30 Cartoon4:00 TV Drama5:00 The Brilliant6:00 News7:00 Talk Show9:00 News9:30 Music: Country Road11:00 TV Drama12:00 NewsTPI 5:30 a.m.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
SingTel to link Asia, Mid-East, Europe
SingTel to link Asia, Mid-East, Europe SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said Wednesday it had joined 12 other carriers to plan and initiate the construction of a new submarine cable linking Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe.
Thu, 05 Sep 2002
Horrible 'enceng gondok' proves its usefulness
Horrible 'enceng gondok' proves its usefulnessMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most people regard the water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes), locally known as enceng gondok, as a horrible water plant that spreads throughout a lake, destroying its ecosystem.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
or
or RI's ignored heritage Kornelius Purba The Jakarta Post Staff Writer Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com 2. Kofi -- A season for stewardship1 X 30 Now is the season for stewardship Kofi A. Annan Secretary General United Nations 3.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Rini issues decree limiting sand exports to Singapore
Rini issues decree limiting sand exports to SingaporeAdianto P. Simamora and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaThe Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a new decree restricting sand exports from Riau province to Singapore over the next four months to 26 million cubic meters in a bid to...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Rahardi denies attending meeting to disburse Rp 40b
Rahardi denies attending meeting to disburse Rp 40bMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The former minister of trade and industry and chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Rahardi Ramelan, dispelled claims on Tuesday that he had attended a meeting to discuss the use of Rp 40...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Three die as haze engulfs Palangkaraya
Three die as haze engulfs PalangkarayaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least three people have died and 60 more are suffering from respiratory problems as thick haze from forest fires burning out of control continues to engulf Palangkaraya, the provincial capital of Central...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Oil, gas revenues on track to meet target
Oil, gas revenues on track to meet targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government reaped Rp 37.83 trillion (about US$4.2 billion) in oil and gas revenue in the first half of the year, more than half of the annual target of Rp 74.2 trillion.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Soldiers' political right
Soldiers' political right Indonesian Defense Force (TNI) commander, Gen. Endriartono Sutarto, said he would ask soldiers not to vote for any political party during the 2004 general election. He said his call was made to prevent the military from disintegrating due to different political aspirations.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
'68H' clarifies
'68H' clarifies I am writing in response to your article entitled Govt, House agree to ban relays of foreign broadcast programs that appeared in the Sept. 3 edition of the on-line version of your newspaper and that mentioned Radio News Agency 68H.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Tourism board wants $30m budget to promote tourism
Tourism board wants $30m budget to promote tourismRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Culture and Tourism Board (ICTB) has asked the Ministry of Finance for a US$30 million budget to finance the promotion of the country's tourist attractions overseas, an official said.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Couple tried for heroin
Couple tried for heroin TANGERANG: An unmarried couple went on trial in the Tangerang District Court on Tuesday for being in possession of one gram of putaw (low grade heroin).Prosecutor Iwa Pria Wicaksana told the court that Hesti Idrus, alias Ata, 27, a resident of Jl. Kramat Baru No.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
'We buy dirty water and its expensive too'
'We buy dirty water and its expensive too' The city-owned tap water company PDAM Jaya has had many years of experience in managing tap water. But residents here still grumble about its services. They told The Jakarta Post that the the quality of the water is not good and the supply is poor.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Palembang cultural site
Palembang cultural siteFrom Rakyat MerdekaWhat is behind the coercion to develop a commercial area on a cultural reserve area, formerly the location of the Garuda/Military Police Detachment headquarters, as the area is protected by law? The people of South Sumatra are curious about this as a...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
RP police file charges against Hambali
RP police file charges against HambaliAssociated Press, Manila Police have filed charges of illegal explosives possession against a Malaysian and an Indonesian linked to bombings two years ago that killed 22 people in the Philippine capital, a state prosecutor said Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Sony Ericsson responds
Sony Ericsson responds In response to the letter Ericsson must be more prudent (The Jakarta Post, Aug. 26) we would like to clarify that Sony Ericsson has contacted Narula in regard to his concerns, and the matter has been settled accordingly.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Nunukan to get high powered belated visits
Nunukan to get high powered belated visitsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta In a delayed response to an impending crisis, Vice President Hamzah Haz and an entourage of four ministers are to visit the thousands of migrant workers languishing in camps in the border town of Nunukan, East Kalimantan, on...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Philippine workers head home as team checks camps
Philippine workers head home as team checks campsJalil Hamid Reuters Sandakan, East MalaysiaMothers with babies and men laden with bags crowded onto a Philippine navy ship on Tuesday as a Philippine team investigated reports several infants had died in Malaysian camps for illegal workers.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Govt sets up team to screen investors for KPC stake
Govt sets up team to screen investors for KPC stakeA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has set up a team to screen financial backers from the administrations of the East Kalimantan provincial and East Kutai regency in the purchase of a stake in coal-mining giant PT Kaltim Prima...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
DEFENSE PLEA: The former minister of trade and industry and
DEFENSE PLEA: The former minister of trade and industry and former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Rahardi Ramelan, gives his defense statement during his graft trial in the South Jakarta District Court. Rahardi maintained on Tuesday that he had disbursed Rp 40 billion (US$4.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Nunukan gets belated, high-powered visit
Nunukan gets belated, high-powered visitThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a delayed response to an impending crisis, Vice President Hamzah Haz and an entourage of four ministers are to visit the thousands of migrant workers languishing in camps in the border town of Nunukan, East Kalimantan, on...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
JP/5/Across
JP/5/AcrossMega urged to ban local 'junket' MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Minahasa chapter of Parliamentary Watch (Foraper) urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday to ban local councillors from traveling around Europe using public funds.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Jakarta governor and deputy
Jakarta governor and deputyFrom Media IndonesiaFauzi Bowo has demonstrated his magnanimity by his willingness to be nominated as deputy governor of Jakarta for the 2002 to 2007 period. If he had not placed the interests of Jakarta and its residents above his own, he would have run for the position...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Bomb rocks Medan, destroying one car: A strong explosion,
Bomb rocks Medan, destroying one car: A strong explosion, suspected coming from a bomb, hit the parking lot of Menara Plaza in Medan at 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, destroying one car. No casualties were reported, Antara said.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Seven artists named as DKJ caretakers
Seven artists named as DKJ caretakers JAKARTA: The Jakarta Academy (AJ) named on Monday seven artists as interim caretakers of the Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) after its previous members ended their terms on Aug. 31.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Gabsi wants political help in bid to host 2003 Bermuda Bowl
Gabsi wants political help in bid to host 2003 Bermuda BowlMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) is hoping for political assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs in support of its bid to host the Bermuda Bowl -- the world's most prestigious...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Most residents reluctant to join neighborhood watch
Most residents reluctant to join neighborhood watchDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to safeguard their areas, a task which the police are either unwilling or unable to do, some Jakarta residents take part in a self-protection scheme in their respective neighborhood units, also...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Fire ravages over 200 houses
Fire ravages over 200 houses JAKARTA: Fire razed more than 200 houses in Kebon Tebu, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, early on Tuesday, but no fatalities were reported.The fire, which broke out at about 3:30 a.m., originated from kerosene stove explosion, head of the neighborhood Mansyur N said.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Legislator faces expulsion after rejecting 'bribe'
Legislator faces expulsion after rejecting 'bribe'Yongker Rumthe The Jakarta Post ManadoAng Marentek, a Golkar Faction budget committee member in the North Sulawesi Provincial Legislature, has refused to accept what he termed a mysterious payment of Rp 30 million, arguing that the money was of...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Akbar's supporters set to storm court
Akbar's supporters set to storm courtMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of supporters of corruption accused Akbar Tandjung are set to storm the Central Jakarta District Court at the Meteorology and Geophysics building in Kemayoran as the court delivers its verdict on Wednesday.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Rupiah Rates Sept.3
Rupiah Rates Sept.3 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,128.81 4,575.35 4,878.33 4,825.60 Brunei dollar 1 5,340.01 4,765.36 5,079.21 5,026.01 Canadian dollar 1 5,999.10 5,354.87 5,706.12 5,647.76 Swiss franc 1 6,247.16 5,576.22 5,942.06 5,881.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Council speaker to be tried
Council speaker to be tried TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal council speaker, Gian Sugiarsono, will soon stand trial in the Tangerang District Court for the unlawful appropriation of a 7,080 square meter plot belonging to a private foundation in the village of Keroncong, Jatiuwung district,...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Trade minister issues decree limiting sand exports to Singapore
Trade minister issues decree limiting sand exports to SingaporeAdianto P. Simamora and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a new decree restricting sand exports from Riau province to Singapore over the next four months to 26 million cubic meters in...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 4, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, September 4, 2001Performances* Music Concert Romantique Pour Cordes et Voix by Glenn Bagus Zulkarnain (pianist), Meeryung P. Hall and Ang Hadi Anggono (vocalists), CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5678639), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 4.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Slow opening of telecommunications sector
Slow opening of telecommunications sectorWinahyo Soekanto, Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation, Jakarta, winahyo@yahoo.com More than a month has passed since the government liberalized the telecommunication industry by issuing a policy that enables PT Indosat to share PT Telkom's monopoly of the fixed...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
* Headlines: Rini issues decree limiting sand exports2
* Headlines: Rini issues decree limiting sand exports2 * National: RI to remove ozone depleting substances by 20074 * Archipelago: Three die as haze engulfs Palangkaraya 5 * Opinion: Indonesia's ignored heritage 7 * City: Another toll road network planned after JORR 8 * Sports: Sampras, Haas book...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Another toll road network planned after JORR
Another toll road network planned after JORRNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure is discussing the construction a new toll road connecting the satellite cities surrounding Jakarta with the relevant regency and municipal governments...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
House asks govt to raise tax revenue target for 2003
House asks govt to raise tax revenue target for 2003Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives is urging the government to revise some of the expenditure and revenue figures in the draft 2003 state budget to make it more responsive to current global economic...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
RI free of ozone-depleting substances by 2007
RI free of ozone-depleting substances by 2007Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's industries have at least 2,900 metric tons of ozone depleting substances (ODS) or 46 percent of some 6,300 MT of ODS to phase out by 2007 to become a free-ODS country, a senior government official...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Archeologists unearth 7 menhir at Buddhist temple
Archeologists unearth 7 menhir at Buddhist templeYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung A group of archeologists from the Bandung Archeologists Council and the Serang Historical Heritage Conservation Office have unearthed seven menhir, which symbolize men, at a temple site in Bojongmenje,...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
New species of owl discovered in Indonesia by Aussie researchers
New species of owl discovered in Indonesia by Aussie researchersAgencies, Sydney, Australia A new species of owl with a distinctive hoot has been discovered by two Australian scientists on the island of Sumba in the Wallacea region of Indonesia, it was reported here on Tuesday.