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Wed, 04 Sep 2002
WB appoints Steer to replace Baird
WB appoints Steer to replace BairdThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Bank, one of Indonesia's main creditors, has appointed Andrew Steer as the new country director for the country. He will succeed Mark Baird, who has held the position since 1999.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
S'pore launches tourism campaigns in Indonesia
S'pore launches tourism campaigns in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is leading its biggest ever sales mission to Indonesia in a bid to drum up more business in the coming months.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Message from the Ambassador
Message from the AmbassadorAssalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. On the occasion of the National Day of the State of Qatar on September 3, I am very happy and grateful to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Indonesian people for their brotherly relations and their hospitality.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
[b]Nunukan: Town strained
Nunukan: Town strained to the limit by returnees The strain on the city receiving migrants John Haba Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Jakarta habanet52@hotmail.com 2. Proj -- Confronting the UN's anti-human rights lobby 2 X 21 Confronting anti-human rights lobby at UN Joanna Weschler Human...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
JP/6/OTH3
JP/6/OTH3 A big tragedy for Megawati Malaysia has suspended deportation of the Philippines' illegal migrants workers after a deal was reached between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Angry protesters seal governor's residence
Angry protesters seal governor's residenceYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin Angered by the fact that South Kalimantan Governor H.M. Sjachriel had ignored their demands for him to leave his official residence, dozens of people, grouped in the People's Suffering Action Forum (Kapera), sealed...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Number of fires rising in Jakarta
Number of fires rising in JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of fires in Jakarta is increasing, with 87 cases recorded last month, and a further 16 already recorded in the first three days of September.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
The `mole' in 'Radio Australia'
The `mole' in 'Radio Australia'Dewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia He was once rumored to have been paid by the CIA. He was around when the country's first president, Sukarno, finally gave way to his successor, Soeharto. He also witnessed Soeharto fall from power, and B.J.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
1. Insure (4 x 12)
1. Insure (4 x 12) Insurance Industry yet to recover from Sept. 11 2. Petro (2 x 35) World oil summit long on pledges to better protect the environment 3. Tour (1 x 28)Tourism crisis hits Australia JP/16/Tour Russia hosts disappointing APEC summit
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
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Rights body snubs prosecutors' order JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights announced on Tuesday it would not comply with a request from the Attorney General's Office to revise the dossiers of police and military officers implicated in high-profile incidents in 1998 and 1999.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Police fail to identify Freeport killers
Police fail to identify Freeport killersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three days after a group of armed men killed two American school teachers and an Indonesian in an ambush at a location that is normally tightly controlled by police and soldiers in Papua, the police are as yet in the...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
KL offers new water deal to S'pore
KL offers new water deal to S'poreSINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia ended two days of talks over water and other contentious issues on Tuesday with Malaysia offering a new pricing formula for the water it sells.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Fine continental, fusion fare at Warna by Pernique
Fine continental, fusion fare at Warna by PerniqueBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta If you happen to take a trip down the rather salubrious drag that is Jl. Kemang Raya, it could come as something of a surprise to you (if you didn't know better, that is), that the country happens to be in the grip...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Politicians queried over backing for PT QSAR
Politicians queried over backing for PT QSARTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid public demand for moral accountability, politicians have raised eyebrows for apparent moves to slow legal proceedings against PT Qurnia Subur Alam Raya (QSAR), a profit sharing agribusiness company which...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
World oil summit long on pledges to better protect the environment
World oil summit long on pledges to better protect the environmentBill Cormier, Associated Press, Rio de Janeiro The world's oil producers met here Monday for an industry summit aimed at cleaning up their image as enemies of the environment.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Boost for Kyoto after Russia, China, Canada vow support
Boost for Kyoto after Russia, China, Canada vow supportRichard Ingham, Agence France-Presse, Johannesburg, South Africa The troubled UN pact on global warming got a big boost at the Earth Summit here on Tuesday when Russia followed Canada in promising it would ratify the Kyoto Protocol soon, and...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Visas for tourists
Visas for tourists The government would gain virtually nothing by sharply cutting the number of countries entitled to Indonesia's free visa-on- entry policy. Such a bold measure would instead further hurt the tourism industry which has been debilitated by security problems in several provinces.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Govt allows mining to proceed in protected forests
Govt allows mining to proceed in protected forestsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has agreed to allow mining companies to operate in areas now categorized as protected forests, a decision that has drawn strong protests from environmental groups.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
RP files charges against RI suspect
RP files charges against RI suspectPHILIPPINES: 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 on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
JP/3/Discourse
JP/3/DiscourseEnd inaction of Indonesian government on migrant issue Prompt settlement of the current migrant worker problem is possible as long as it is not treated as a political commodity, says anthropologist M. Arif Nasution who has conducted research on migrant workers.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Crime is all around
Crime is all aroundFrom Warta Kota Crime is everywhere now: murder, robbery, theft, fraud, corruption, etc. Everybody knows that neither religious teachings nor legal norms condone crime.Although Indonesia is a law-based state, the relevant authorities still cannot eradicate crime once and for all.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, September 4, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:30 Music9:00 Technology9:30 Music11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Documentary3:00 Children's Program3:30 Cartoon4:30 Music5:00 News5:30 Children's Program6:00 News7:00...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
A nation without a real leader
A nation without a real leader Sunday is normally a relaxing day in my life because I can wake up late and enjoy my coffee in the morning without worrying about traffic jams, which, during the week, become the order of the day.But last Sunday was somewhat different. As I read the Post on Sept.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
RI's ignored heritage
RI's ignored heritageKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Staff Writer, Jakarta, korpur@yahoo.com While enjoying a cup of coffee on Tuesday morning, you might have read the horrifying front page reports of Indonesian newspapers.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Nunukan: Town strained to the limit by returnees
Nunukan: Town strained to the limit by returneesJohn Haba, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, habanet52@hotmail.com As a newly established regency in 2000, Nunukan, formerly a district of Bulungan regency in East Kalimantan, has increased its role both as a transit point for people...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
End government inaction on migrant issue
End government inaction on migrant issue Prompt settlement of the migrant worker problem is possible as long as it is not treated as a political commodity, says anthropologist M. Arif Nasution who has studied migrant workers.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Overseas trip amid sorrow
Overseas trip amid sorrow President Megawati Soekarnoputri is again on an overseas trip. This is the president's eighth foreign trip, which will take her to South Africa, Algeria, Hungary, Bosnia, Croatia and Egypt.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Election law must promote accountability of legislators
Election law must promote accountability of legislatorsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Political and legal experts urged legislators on Tuesday to adopt an electoral system that would promote accountability of the future members of the House of Representatives (DPR).
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Medicinal plants. 'jamu' real or myth?
Medicinal plants. 'jamu' real or myth?Bambang Kiranadi, Contributor, Bkiranadi@centrin.net.id Experts have estimated that over 25 percent of the prescriptions in the U.S. contain active ingredients from plants. In Indonesia, medicinal plants have been widely used to remedy some diseases.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
SIA upgrades maintenance facility
SIA upgrades maintenance facilityRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Singapore To reinstate its existence as a leading regional aircraft maintenance company, SIA Engineering Company Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is set to upgrade its maintenance hangar to accommodate wide body aircraft...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Further protests against party expulsion mechanism
Further protests against party expulsion mechanismMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) joined on Tuesday opposition against the plan to revive political parties' power to expel dissenting members from legislative bodies, arguing the move would pave the way...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
JP/4/C00
JP/4/C00Archeologists unearth seven menhir at excavation siteYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post BandungA 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...
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
RP ship leaves Malaysia with sick children
RP ship leaves Malaysia with sick childrenAgencies, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Philippine investigators on Tuesday began to probe conditions at Malaysian deportation camps accused of ill-treating Filipino illegal immigrants as a navy ship carrying sick children set sail for home.
Wed, 04 Sep 2002
Decency needed in migrants' plight
Decency needed in migrants' plightPhilippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad may have suspended the deportation of undocumented Filipinos from Sabah over the weekend, but it is the undiplomatic remarks of his chief diplomat, rather than his decisive...
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Dismissed workers want severance pay
Dismissed workers want severance payBEKASI: Around 250 former workers of private company PT Espira took to the streets in Cibitung, east of the Jakarta, demanding that the company give them severance pay amounting to six-months salary.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Employees blase over bomb threats
Employees blase over bomb threats JAKARTA: Some of Jakarta's residents are becoming immune to bomb threats, although several blasts have rocked the city lately.Employees working in the Arcadia building on Jl.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Govt needs to campaign hard on privatization
Govt needs to campaign hard on privatizationSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The government has targeted reaping Rp 8 trillion from asset sales to the private sector for the 2003 fiscal year, which seems a tall order considering the government's track record.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Police seeking funds to buy GPS
Police seeking funds to buy GPSBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police have been seeking the city administration's assistance to procure Rp 40 billion-worth of global positioning system (GPS) communications equipment for installation in about 500 patrol cars, according to a city...
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Holding companies may take over army's businesses
Holding companies may take over army's businessesBerni K. Moestafa and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Holding companies may take over the business empires of the Indonesian army foundations as one of several steps the army has proposed to restructure its corruption-prone businesses.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Asia hopes its voice will be heard at WTO as Supachai takes helm
Asia hopes its voice will be heard at WTO as Supachai takes helmSamantha Brown, Agence France-Presse, Hong Kong Asian nations hope their voices will be heard more sympathetically in the clamor over globalization as one of their own starts work Monday as the new head of the World Trade Organization.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Public complains over high Puskesmas fees
Public complains over high Puskesmas fees KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: People in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, complained on Monday about the high fees being charged by local public health centers (Puskesmas).
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Six students arrested in Makassar
Six students arrested in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Makassar police have arrested six students and seized molotov cocktails, arrows and machetes in a crackdown on Hasanuddin University students following a brawl that left several students injured and scores of buildings damaged last...
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Revolution is coming
Revolution is comingFrom Rakyat MerdekaStudents, some of the political elite and social groups have opted for a reform drive, believing that the social cost of it would be lower than a revolution.Now that the reform movement is in its fourth year, students and some of the political elite have again...
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
TV Program: Tuesday September 3, 2002
TV Program: Tuesday September 3, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Music9:00 Technology9:30 Music11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Documentary3:30 Cartoon4:00 TV Drama5:00 Music5:30 Children's Program6:00 News7:00...
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
3,000 Unpad students yet to enroll
3,000 Unpad students yet to enroll BANDUNG, West Java: Over 3,000 new students who passed the entrance examination for the Bandung-based state-owned Padjadjaran University (Unpad) have yet to register for the new academic year.Unpad's First Assistant Rector Ponpon S.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Inflation up 10.6%
Inflation up 10.6%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation in August rose 10.6 percent compared to the same month last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Monday.The bureau revealed that month-on-month inflation in August rose by 0.29 percent from July.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Councillors threaten to boycott governor election
Councillors threaten to boycott governor electionBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 12 members of the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction on the City Council have threatened to stage a walkout should councillors be required to write down the names of their chosen candidates on their...
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
World leaders must eradicate poverty: Mega
World leaders must eradicate poverty: MegaAgence France-Presse, Johannesburg World leaders owe it to billions of poor people to set aside differences and unite to eradicate poverty and preserve the global environment, Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
Gold unfazed by U.S-Iraq tension, Indonesia attack
Gold unfazed by U.S-Iraq tension, Indonesia attack Reuters London Gold ticked over in European trading on Monday, losing ground slightly as traders showed reluctance to take positions on the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Spot gold was quoted at US$312.25/312.75 a troy ounce by 08.59 GMT (3.59 p.m.
Tue, 03 Sep 2002
CPO price seen rising to $500 per ton in 2003
CPO price seen rising to $500 per ton in 2003Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of crude palm oil (CPO) is predicted to jump up to US$500 per ton in 2003, far higher than the end of this year's price target of $400 per ton, according to a report from ING Securities.