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Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Golkar internal pressure increases against Akbar
Golkar internal pressure increases against AkbarMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Senior Golkar leaders opposed to Akbar Tandjung's leadership, both in the party and at the House of Representatives, have predicted that the convicted corrupter will eventually bow to public pressure and quit...
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Insurance industry sees slower business this year
Insurance industry sees slower business this yearFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business for the country's insurance industry is likely to be slower this year due to weak economic conditions at home, an industry expert said.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Workers protest 'sudden' closure
Workers protest 'sudden' closureMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Some 6,800 locked-out workers of PT Doson Indonesia, a subcontractor for shoe giant Nike, staged a rally on Monday in front of the company factory.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
[b]An illusion of calm
An illusion of calm in North Maluku Santi W.E. Soekanto Contributor Ternate, Maluku2. Takuji -- N. Korea eager for economic aid 1 X 30N. Korea eager for economic aid Takuji Kawata and Yoshikazu Shirakawa The Daily Yomiuri Asia News Network Tokyo3.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Direct gubernatorial election sought
Direct gubernatorial election sought JAKARTA: The House of Representatives' plenary session approved on Monday the House's initiative bill revising Law No. 34/1999 on Jakarta administration, including the application of a direct gubernatorial election.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Imported used clothes
Imported used clothesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesians are fond of consuming used goods ranging from used aircraft, rail cars, buses, luxury cars, factory machines, electronics, paper, to used clothes and other products.Some of these goods are imported legally and others are contraband.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Govt sets new price for sand exports
Govt sets new price for sand exportsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government announced on Monday a new export price for sand from Riau province: US$3 per cubic meter, double the current $1.5 price level.Minister of Trade and Industry Rini M.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
C. Jakarta has woman subdistrict chief
C. Jakarta has woman subdistrict chief JAKARTA: Tri Mulyani, who was inaugurated on Wednesday as chief of the Gondangdia subdistrict, is the only woman to hold this position in Central Jakarta at present.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
;JP;aps
;JP;aps ANPAf..r.. Interbank-Foreign-Exchange JP/13/DOLLARU.S Dollar Rates Sept.23 Latest %Chg Yen 123.14-21 -0.24 Euro* 0.9830-32 +0.30 Sterling* 1.5553-55 +0.13 Swiss franc 1.4887-90 -0.23 Canadian dollar 1.5785-91 +0.18 Australian dollar* 0.5458-60 0.00 New Zealand dollar* 0.4703-08 +0.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Attracting investment, lessons from China
Attracting investment, lessons from ChinaBahtiar Arif, Center for Indonesian Reform (CIR), Jakarta, bahtiararif@yahoo.com As the Prophet Muhammad said "Seek knowledge in the country of China".As our foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 59 percent or Rp 1.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Emotion drives appeal of flagship products
Emotion drives appeal of flagship productsPaulus B. Suranto, Marketing Department Head, PT BMW Indonesia Many say the crisis that hit Indonesia in late 1997 is irrelevant to some people. At least on the outside it does seem to be true.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
DPA clarifies
DPA clarifies In the Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) article Missing pieces at Indonesia's famous temples, published on Sept. 15 in The Jakarta Post, I made an inaccurate statement related to the elephant statue, given by King Chulalongkorn of Thailand during the Dutch colonial period, that was...
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
* Headlines: Calls mount for revision of antiterrorism bill2
* Headlines: Calls mount for revision of antiterrorism bill2 * National: KL punishes RI workers 4 * Archipelago:Haze covers most of Kalimantan 5 * Opinion: Attracting investment, lesson from China7 * City: Senior councillor reveals bribery 8 * Sports: Another million reasons why Tiger is number...
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Confusion reigns over al-Faruq's extradition
Confusion reigns over al-Faruq's extraditionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confusion reigned on Monday over the status of suspected terrorist Omar al-Faruq when Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said, in contradiction to earlier remarks by other officials, that his extradition to the U.S.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Foreign leader
Foreign leader for RI citizens? Metro TV's report broadcast at 7:09 p.m. on Aug. 28 referred to "Hassan di Tiro, trustee of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), a Swedish citizen." A trustee implies the head of state (as in the period of the Federal Republic of Indonesia/RIS).
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
'Please, come back down to Earth, Sutiyoso'
'Please, come back down to Earth, Sutiyoso' Amid strong public criticism, Governor Sutiyoso was reelected to hold the post of city governor for a second time. To win over the critics, Sutiyoso and newly elected vice governor, Fauzi Bowo, are planning to meet those who discredited the election,...
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Imported used clothes
Imported used clothesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesians are fond of consuming used goods ranging from used aircraft, rail cars, buses, luxury cars, factory machines, electronics, paper, to used clothes and other products.Some of these goods are imported legally and others are contraband.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Pornographic VCDs
Pornographic VCDsFrom KompasI am annoyed and saddened by the helplessness and ineffectiveness of the police in dealing with the sellers and distributors of pornographic video compact disks (VCDs). In August, I saw the sellers of bootleg pornographic VCDs along the road from Jakarta's downtown...
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Jeneponto to recruit 800 teachers
Jeneponto to recruit 800 teachers MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Jeneponto education office said on Monday that the regency was in a dire need of 800 teachers to be posted in elementary and junior high schools.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Quality of our diplomats
Quality of our diplomatsFrom Koran Tempo The foreign ministry has been in the public spotlight recently, particularly because our embassies/consulates general and other representative offices abroad are still ineffective.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Rupiah Rates Sept.23
Rupiah Rates Sept.23 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,217.16 4,666.19 4,968.41 4,914.71Brunei dollar 1 5,364.85 4,799.98 5,109.06 5,055.62Canadian dollar 1 6,066.75 5,427.57 5,777.50 5,716.65Swiss franc 1 6,403.41 5,730.48 6,098.10 6,035.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Megawati demands cheap books
Megawati demands cheap books JAKARTA: Claiming to represent the frustration of many housewives in the country, President Megawati Soekarnoputri complained on Monday about the country's lack of commitment in providing cheap books for students.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Child protection bill passed amid poor attendance
Child protection bill passed amid poor attendanceKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the third time in one year, the House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday passed a bill into law despite an abysmally poor attendance by legislators, revealing once again the poor performance of...
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
House factions question KPU's independence
House factions question KPU's independenceTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Deliberation of the much-awaited election bill got into full swing on Monday, with some factions in the House of Representatives questioning the independence of the General Elections...
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Sjahrir declares new party
Sjahrir declares new partyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted economist Sjahrir declared on Monday the establishment of the New Indonesia Alliance Party (PIB), whose immediate aim is to contest the 2004 general election.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Throne for the people
Throne for the people What are you after in life? A good reputation.The late sultan Hamengkubuwono IX of Yogyakarta is worth remembering. For him, his throne had to benefit his people.The sultan gave up all his privileges and made himself part of the Indonesian nation.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
Some workers earlier said that they had realized the company's
Some workers earlier said that they had realized the company's plan to dismiss workers on a massive scale after seeing a letter signed by the Nike's General Manager in Indonesia Jeff Du Mont last month, stating that Nike would halt its orders starting from November.
Tue, 24 Sep 2002
BPS mulls new GDP concept
BPS mulls new GDP conceptThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) is studying the possibility of including environmental costs in measuring the country's economic growth, in a bid to seek a comprehensive assessment of the sustainability of growth and the environment.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Mobile phone sales skyrocket in RI
Mobile phone sales skyrocket in RIRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cellular phone sales in the country catapulted 67 percent to more than 2.4 million in the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year, due in most part to declining prices for handsets and phone cards,...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
JP/4/let
JP/4/let Are the two hospitals highlighted supposed to be different, or isn't the writer actually talking about the same hospital? Hospital refuses patient From Kompas It was harrowing to read about Abigail, a woman who delivered a baby in the corridors of the Manado General Hospital.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Security concerns cloud Megawati's brief trip to Aceh
Security concerns cloud Megawati's brief trip to AcehFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Lhokseumawe President Megawati Soekarnoputri is planning to visit Aceh on Wednesday amid concerns over the deteriorating security situation in the troubled province.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Govt determined to change visa policy
Govt determined to change visa policy Muhammad Nafik The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government is likely to go ahead with its controversial plan to abolish its visa-on-entry policy given to citizens of 48 countries following the recent arrests of several foreigners in connection with separatism or...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Abrasion looms over Lampung eastern coast
Abrasion looms over Lampung eastern coastOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Sukadana, Lampung Timur Thousands of people's homes and hectares of fish ponds along the eastern shore of Lampung could be submerged in seawater within two years as a result of the massive clearing of mangrove forests by...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Two bombs found in Ambon
Two bombs found in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: Security personnel found two bombs planted behind the command post of army battalion I troops assigned to the restive town of Ambon at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.The commander of army battalion I, Major Tria Wibawa, confirmed the find, saying that the bombs were...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Golkar cracks under strong public pressure
Golkar cracks under strong public pressureKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar's previously solid leadership is now cracking under relentless public pressure for Akbar Tandjung to quit his post as Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), with more leaders also demanding that the...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
[i][b]I can't correct part (c) of the "Malaysia" column properly because the
I can't correct part (c) of the "Malaysia" column properly because the screen keeps jumping over to the left. ========================================================================================== Indonesia Malaysia (Antiterrorism bill) (Internal Security Act)...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Will Jiang Zemin step down?
Will Jiang Zemin step down?Natalia Soebagyo, Board Member, Center for Chinese Studies, Jakarta Now that the date for the 16th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been confirmed for Nov. 8, speculation is high about what will President Jiang Zemin do.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Under-pressure House to review labor bills
Under-pressure House to review labor billsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives legislators will focus on contentious points when they extend the deliberation of the much-criticized bills on labor protection and industrial disputes.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
TV Program: Monday, September 23, 2002
TV Program: Monday, September 23, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Music9:00 Film10:00 Documentary11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:30 Documentary3:00 Children's Program3:30 Cartoon4:00 Music5:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Dialog8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
'There are casualties in successful businesses'
'There are casualties in successful businesses'Yanuar Nugroho, Director, Business Watch Indonesia, Researcher, Unisosdem Jakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org The head of The Indonesian Control Body for Stock Market (Bapepam) Herwidayatmo last month stated that the number of public investors in Indonesia...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Two detained in fatal blast as death toll rises to 16
Two detained in fatal blast as death toll rises to 16Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Tegal, Central Java Two suspects are in police custody after a fatal firecracker explosion at a factory in Tegal, Central Java claimed the lives of 16 workers on Sunday.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Visa policy change to go ahead despite criticism, minister says
Visa policy change to go ahead despite criticism, minister saysMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is likely to go ahead with its controversial plan to abolish its visa-on-entry policy given to citizens of 48 countries following the recent arrests of several foreigners in...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
JP/4/SCENE
JP/4/SCENESEAMEO conference in Surakarta SURAKARTA, Central Java: Education ministers from the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are scheduled to meet here next week.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Wanted: A visionary to implement alternative power
Wanted: A visionary to implement alternative powerVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.com Last week, sitting in my darkened room -- courtesy of the Great Jakarta Blackout part 2, I began to wonder about mankind's thirst for electricity.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
The threat of terrorism
The threat of terrorism The reaction by many politicians and organizations to recent reports about threats of international terrorist attacks in Indonesia has reached unhealthy proportions, especially with the latest claims that these reports were nothing more than American propaganda.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Quality of our diplomats
Quality of our diplomatsFrom Koran Tempo The foreign ministry has been in the public spotlight recently, particularly because our embassies/consulates general and other representative offices abroad are still ineffective.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Govt asked to treat foreign NGOs fairly
Govt asked to treat foreign NGOs fairlyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Calls have surfaced for the government not to be unreasonable in its treatment of foreign non-governmental organizations following allegations that they may have abused their humanitarian mission in conflict-ridden...
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
'Weakening consumption poses a threat to economic growth'
'Weakening consumption poses a threat to economic growth'A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts are divided on whether the latest data on a decline in sales of electronic goods and cigarettes indicates a weakening of domestic consumption.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
'Rupiah to remain at 9,000 this week'
'Rupiah to remain at 9,000 this week'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After hitting Rp 9,000 to the U.S. dollar again last Monday, the rupiah is likely to stay there in this week's trading one analyst said, citing continued foreign debt payments and concerns over of a prolonged, weak U.S. economy.
Mon, 23 Sep 2002
Controversial bills
Controversial bills After the press community rejected the draft bill on broadcasting, now business circles are coming out against a bill on labor. There is fear these two bills will be the death of the respective communities.