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Fri, 28 Sep 2001
1. Mega (3x15)
1. Mega (3x15) Megawati told to regain lost market confidence 2. Phone (2x21)Govt to lower telecoms construction target 3. Gov (2x18)House to choose BI deputy governors in Oct. 4. Sel (3x8)Telkomsel expands network 5. Poly Polysindo to complete restructuring6.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Tension high after raid on VCD vendors in Glodok
Tension high after raid on VCD vendors in Glodok 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.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Activists in
Activists in fret over antiterrorist agencyMuhammad Yazid The Jakarta Post in Jakarta 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...
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Government to lower telecoms construction target
Government to lower telecoms construction target JAKARTA (JP): The government will lower the target for the country's telecommunications development to a more realistic level, bearing in mind that the country has yet to overcome its economic crisis, a senior official has said.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Mandiri sets pricing scheme for BII takeover
Mandiri sets pricing scheme for BII takeover JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Mandiri said on Thursday that the acquisition price of Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) depended on how much capital BII needed to meet the minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR) requirement of 8 percent.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Maan takes one shot lead at Epson Cup 2001
Maan takes one shot lead at Epson Cup 2001 BOGOR, West Java (JP): Maan Nasim took a one-stroke lead over Anthony Sinclair of Australia after the first round of the Rp 370 million (US$38,900) Epson Cup at the Jagorawi Golf and Country Club in Bogor, West Java, on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Women trafficking rampant, law enforcement weak
Women trafficking rampant, law enforcement weak JAKARTA (JP): Trafficking in women is rampant here due to inadequate legal instruments and weak law enforcement, a researcher said on Thursday.Johnna Debora Imelda, a University of Indonesia scholar who has carried out research related to this issue,...
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Mall Daan Mogot (25,000 sq meter) in West Jakarta, Plaza Glodok
Mall Daan Mogot (25,000 sq meter) in West Jakarta, Plaza Glodok (26,000 sq meter), Central Jakarta, ITC Cempaka Mas (65,000) sq meter), extended section of Pasaraya Grande, South Jakarta, and Plaza Cibubur (9,000 aq meter), southern part of Jakarta.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
1. Mega (3x15)
1. Mega (3x15)Megawati told to regain lost market confidence 2. Phone (2x21)Govt to lower telecoms construction target3. Poly Polysindo to complete restructuring4. BII (2x18)Mandiri sets pricing scheme for BII takeover5.Belum 2 Thai to review visa policy 6. Belum 1 IMF:RP growth will be 2.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Govt to lower telecoms construction target
Govt to lower telecoms construction target TANTRI YULIANDINI The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government will lower the target for the country's telecommunications development to a more realistic level keeping in mind that the country has yet to overcome its economic crisis, a senior official said.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Sculptors stick to what they know in Jakarta
Sculptors stick to what they know in JakartaBy Yusuf Susilo Hartono JAKARTA (JP): A statue of a goddess, playing a mandolin in a standing position wearing a transparent dress with her long hair blown by the wind welcomes visitors at Taman Ismail Marzuki's Galeri Cipta in Central Jakarta.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Arabs demand Italy's apology on racist remarks
Arabs demand Italy's apology on racist remarksAgence France-Presse Cairo CAIRO (AFP): The Arabs demand an apology from the Italian government after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made "racist" remarks about Western civilization being superior to Islam, the Arab League chief said Thursday.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.27
Rupiah Rates Sept.27 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,160.00 10,160.00 9,612.00 9,708.00Austrian schilling 1 613.76 681.13 644.05 650.83Australian dollar 1 4,462.75 4,955.03 4,682.97 4,734.59Belgian franc 1 209.36 232.34 219.69 222.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
JP/4/BANYU
JP/4/BANYUWorld Islamic body must reject harboring of terrorists By Anak Agung Banyu Perwita ADELAIDE, Australia (JP): Debate is growing following the U.S.'s controversial plan of "retaliation" against terrorists. The Muslim world is also divided, with those saying the U.S.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
JAKARTA (JP): The police are planning to raid housemaid
JAKARTA (JP): The police are planning to raid housemaid recruitment agencies that are believed to be used as a cover for the trafficking of women, especially underage girls, for prostitution.The decision was made on Thursday following a crackdown on an agency in Mangga Besar, Central Jakarta, and...
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
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.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Megawati told to regain lost market confidence
Megawati told to regain lost market confidenceFABIOLA DESY UNIDJAJA AND KORNELIUS PURBA The Jakarta Post Tokyo Japanese business leaders and top government officials told visiting President Megawati Soekarnoputri that they were ready to pour more investments, and to provide more fresh money to...
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Higher pay won't curb graft: Tamin
Higher pay won't curb graft: TaminPetrus Sugiyo The Jakarta Post in Jakarta A debate on the fight against corruption practices has surfaced again as two ministers and legislators differ in their concepts on how to eradicate the fraudulent conduct.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Railway authority seize 1060 fake tickets
Railway authority seize 1060 fake tickets PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Official at PT KAI, that manages the railway operation here, said on Thursday that the company had arrested three suspects and confiscated 1060 fake tickets at a railway station in Kutoarjo, about 100 kilometers east of the city.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
The Microsoft case
The Microsoft case Although somewhat obscured by the specter of an anti-terrorist war that is hanging over the world in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in the United States, it is nevertheless no exaggeration to say that the verdict that was passed by the West Jakarta District Court last...
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Telkomsel expands network
Telkomsel expands network JAKARTA (JP): Mobile telephone network provider PT Telkomsel announced on Thursday it was entering into cooperation with four mobile telephone vendors -- Nokia, Motorola, Siemens and Ericsson -- for network expansion across Indonesia, a senior executive said.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
RI to maintain rice duty
RI to maintain rice duty JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia said on Thursday it would keep its 30 percent import duty on rice until at least next year."We won't increase or lower the duty, at least until next year," Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih told reporters.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
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.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Raids to deal
Raids to deal with women trafficking Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post in Jakarta The police are planning to raid housemaid recruitment agencies that are believed to be used as a cover for the trafficking of women, especially underage girls, for prostitution.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
U.S. citizens allowed to leave
U.S. citizens allowed to leave JAKARTA (JP): Because of rising security threats against Americans in the country, the U.S. government warned its citizens on Thursday to defer travel to Indonesia and allowed all its nonessential personnel to leave the country.The U.S.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
NGOs against U.S. planned attack
NGOs against U.S. planned attack KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): A group of Malaysian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the United States on Thursday not to launch military strikes against Afghanistan to avenge the Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York and Washington.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Policeman shot in Kupang clash
Policeman shot in Kupang clash KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six people, including Adj. Brig. Imanuel, a member of the East Nusa Tenggara police Mobile Brigade, were shot on Wednesday evening in a clash between security officers and East Timorese refugees in front of the local police headquarters.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 27, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 0 25,000 Adindo Foresta 100 0 0 AGIS 120 0 547,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 500 25 1,000 Alakasa 215...
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Promoting economic cooperation with Indonesia
Promoting economic cooperation with Indonesia Promoting economic cooperation between two nations By Dr. Yul Kwon Economic relations between Indonesia and Korea have expanded significantly over the past decades.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Madurese, Dayaks need government mediation
Madurese, Dayaks need government mediation JAKARTA (JP): The government had stopped short of playing a mediatory role in efforts being made to reconcile Central Kalimantan's indigenous Dayaks and Madurese migrants, a Dayak community leader announced on Wednesday.K.M.A.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Housemaid recruitment agencies to be raided
Housemaid recruitment agencies to be raided JAKARTA (JP): The police are planning to raid housemaid recruitment agencies that are believed to be used as a cover for the trafficking of women, especially underage girls, for prostitution.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Japan rules out debt haircut possibility
Japan rules out debt haircut possibilityBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told visiting President Megawati Soekarnoputri here on Thursday that Japan could under no circumstances accede to a request for debt relief as this would run...
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
Council approves revised city budget
Council approves revised city budget JAKARTA (JP): All factions of the City Council have approved the revised city budget of Rp 8.14 trillion (US$856.8 million) for 2001, an increase of 8.6 percent from about Rp 7.5 trillion approved last December.Some Rp 5.
Fri, 28 Sep 2001
JAKARTA (JP): The police are planning to raid housemaid
JAKARTA (JP): The police are planning to raid housemaid recruitment agencies that are believed to be used as a cover for the trafficking of women, especially underage girls, for prostitution.The decision was made on Thursday following a crackdown on an agency in Mangga Besar, Central Jakarta, and...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
JP/6/BALI
JP/6/BALIRI doubles prepare for quarterfinals in WTA Tour NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Indonesian doubles tennis players cruised to the quarterfinals round of the US$170,000 WTA Tour Wismilak International tournament here on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
DAMRI drivers go strike over wages
DAMRI drivers go strike over wages SURABAYA (JP): Around 400 bus drivers and crew members of the state public transport company (DAMRI) went on strike in Surabaya leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
JP/PJ Leo
JP/PJ LeoHAPPY RIDE: A mother with her two childrens look happy riding a bicycle-modified-to vehicles in Kota down town in Medan. The driver said he spent some Rp 500,000 to modify his bicycle and all he had spent had returned as he had been on operation since three months ago, with daily earning...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Maintenance of 'Argo Bromo'
Maintenance of 'Argo Bromo'From Sinar PagiTwo friends of mine and I took the Argo Bromo train from Surabaya to Jakarta at 6:40 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2001. We intentionally chose this train, hoping to receive superior service as well as to feel more relaxed and enjoy the facilities provided by the train...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Police cowardice
Police cowardice Amid the pandemonium of global reactions that have arisen in the wake of the terrorist attacks upon the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, a few statements made by Indonesian officials here at home deserve to be noted.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Pakistani man tried for heroin case
Pakistani man tried for heroin case TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court began on Wednesday the trial of a drug case involving a Pakistani who had allegedly smuggled more than one kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June this year.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
GENERAL ISSUE SEPT 27 IT
GENERAL ISSUE SEPT 27 IT;JP; ANPAc..r.. IT-knowledge-acceptanceJP/ / Tips on gaining knowledge and acceptanceBy Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): Rapid advances in Information Technology (IT) may revolutionize ways of gaining knowledge and acceptance in the IT professional world.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Ulemas council clarifies its statement on jihad
Ulemas council clarifies its statement on jihad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) clarified on Wednesday its call for a jihad, stressing that it did not mean that the organization was urging Muslims to take part in a war against the United States.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Government to heed civil service affairs
Government to heed civil service affairs JAKARTA (JP): The government is determined to pay more attention to civil servant development in a bid to help improve efficiency, professionalism and services to the public.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Hand-foot-mouth disease returns, invades schools
Hand-foot-mouth disease returns, invades schools JAKARTA (JP): Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) returned to Jakarta and affected a number of kindergartens and elementary schools in Jakarta recently.Several preschools in Jakarta, including the Harapan Ibu preschool in Pondok Pinang, South...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Indonesia-Japan ties
Indonesia-Japan ties Japan should naturally be the next leg of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's current overseas visit immediately after her summit talks with American President George W. Bush in Washington last week.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
JORR project still facing uncertainty: IBRA
JORR project still facing uncertainty: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The tender process for the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project continued to be plagued by uncertainty as the administrative court ordered the government to delay the tender."We are still facing a legal problem.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Purwokerto, Central JavaLacking funds makes the government find it hard to curb the spread of the contagious tuberculosis (TB) which claimed 140,000 people nationwide per annum, according to an official.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Govt ponders substitute drugs to treat addicts
Govt ponders substitute drugs to treat addictsBy Fitri Wulandari JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering distributing disposable syringes or lighter drugs to intravenous drug users as part of an official campaign to fight drug abuse.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged
Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged demonstrations in major cities in Java on Wednesday to press their demand that the U.S. drop any plans to bomb Afghanistan. Full report on Page 2 HFMD returns: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) returned to Jakarta and affected a number of...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
OPEC chiefs fail to reach deal
OPEC chiefs fail to reach deal VIENNA (AFP): OPEC energy chiefs did not reach an agreement on oil output Wednesday and delayed a final meeting to approve production levels until Thursday, the grouping's president Chakib Khelil of Algeria said.