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Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Checking out online resources celebrating martial arts
Checking out online resources celebrating martial artsEllen Whyte, Columnist, Malaysia, ellenwhyte@lepak.com Many of the fighting sports like pencak silat and tae kwon do originated in Southeast Asia, but since the 1960s international sports competitions, films and television shows featuring...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Malaysia asked to hunt American terror suspect
Malaysia asked to hunt American terror suspectAgencies, Kuala Lumpur The United States has asked Malaysia to help capture an American terrorist suspect after the arrest in the U.S. of four people from an alleged terror cell linked to the al-Qaeda network, a security official said on Sunday."The U.S.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Venue of Sutiyoso's inauguration undecided
Venue of Sutiyoso's inauguration undecidedBambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fearful of massive demonstrations, the organizers of the inauguration ceremony for the city governor and deputy governor had yet to decide on Sunday on a venue for the ceremony that is due to...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Understanding the coupling between technology, business
Understanding the coupling between technology, businessYanuar Nugroho, Director, Business Watch Indonesia, Lecturer, Sahid Univ. Surakarta, Researcher, Unisosdem Jakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Let us consider these three facts. First, Nokia has just released its newest type of mobile: The 7650.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Auxiliary police salary snafus
Auxiliary police salary snafus JAKARTA: More than 300 civilian police auxiliary officers (banpol) in West Jakarta did not receive their full salary from January to August this year, due to administrative errors, the city administration's official website.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
WWF to disburse fund to fight fires
WWF to disburse fund to fight fires PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) is set to disburse some Rp 154 million to fight fires in Central Kalimantan, a provincial official said on Saturday.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Rikza Abdullah
Rikza Abdullah Contributor Jakarta Spatial office designing getting more efficient nowadays Planning for an office is of high concern for companies as not only does it function as a place for work and business, but it also is a status symbol.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Meat stalls prone to disease
Meat stalls prone to disease JAKARTA: Meat stalls in the traditional markets in Central Jakarta are not hygienic, making them prone to diseases, a survey revealed.According to the survey, which was conducted by the City Husbandry and Fishery Agency and the research institution of the Bogor...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Pressure to persist on stock market
Pressure to persist on stock marketA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta stock market is expected to move much lower this week on the absence of domestic leads and lingering concern over the situation in the Middle East, one stock analyst said.Uncertainty caused by the possible U.S.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
E. Timor President Gusmao to visit NTT
E. Timor President Gusmao to visit NTT KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Timor President Xanana Gusmao is scheduled to visit East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), or West Timor, later this month to encourage East Timorese refugees still living in camps there to return home.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Payments, not professionalism, leads to promotion
Payments, not professionalism, leads to promotionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior journalist once said, jokingly, that the Indonesian Military (TNI) was a democratic institution.He was commenting on conflicting statements made by TNI's leadership on the Aceh issue.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Preparing for the floods
Preparing for the floodsFrom KompasIt is still fresh in the memory of Jakartans how major flooding hit the city early this year. At present, Jakarta and most parts of Indonesia are facing a drought. Clean ground water is hard to find. Rice fields cannot be irrigated.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Illegal import of ODS still rampant
Illegal import of ODS still rampantMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is considering delaying a ban on the use of ozone- depleting substances (ODS), mainly CFCs, by industries until 2007, due to the fact that its import remains rampant, a senior government official has...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Landmines injures a villager
Landmines injures a villager AMBON, Maluku: A landmine exploded on Saturday morning in Kulur village, Saparua district, Ambon, injuring at least one villager.A group of 40 Mobile Brigade police personnel were dispatched to the village to maintain order and take precautionary measures in a bid to...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Tube vs transistor: Which is better?
Tube vs transistor: Which is better?Gatot Susetyo, Contributor, Jakarta What do you expect from a high-end stereo music system? Of course high quality sound, just as when you listen to a live musical performance, where the sound of bass, treble and vocal are so clean and transparent.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Poso refugees remain in North Lore
Poso refugees remain in North Lore PALU, Central Sulawesi: North Lore district secretary Markus Beba said on Saturday that some 1,000 refugees from coastal Poso have returned to their homes since August while some 2,000 others remained in the district's highland area of Napu.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
U.S.-Philippine operations to go on
U.S.-Philippine operations to go on PHILIPPINES: The Philippines and United States will press ahead with scheduled joint military exercises despite the death of a U.S. soldier in a bomb attack, National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said on Sunday.Some 600 U.S.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Military and police asked to be thrifty
Military and police asked to be thriftyMoch N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Given their limited funding, both the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police have been called on to adopt stringent budget policies that prioritize spending on national defense and public security.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
More creativity needed
More creativity neededFrom KompasIndonesians are falling behind other nations in some respects, but they cannot blame other people for this condition. Indonesians need to change themselves to become a creative nation.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Eight FPI members named vandalism suspects
Eight FPI members named vandalism suspectsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta Police named on Sunday eight out of the 13 arrested members of the radical Islam Defenders Front (FPI) as suspects following recent attacks by the organization's activists on a number of nightspots and billiard...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Thousands rally against U.S.
Thousands rally against U.S. Thousands of people from various Muslim organizations attend an anti U.S.-rally at Bundaran Gladag in Surakarta, Central Java.During the rally on Saturday, some of the protesters unfurled various anti-U.S. banners, while others bandied about an effigy of U.S.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Akbar under more pressure to resign from top post
Akbar under more pressure to resign from top postSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Golkar Party cadres from the party's founding organizations piled more pressure on party chairman Akbar Tandjung on Saturday to quit his post to rid the party of its bad image in the run-up to the 2004...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Ex-conjoined Malaysian twins improving
Ex-conjoined Malaysian twins improving SAUDI ARABIA: Formerly conjoined Malaysian twins Ahmed and Mohammed watched cartoons, flipped through children's books and shook hands with visitors on Sunday, signs the 4-year-old boys are improving after a marathon operation to separate them almost three...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
World Bank's integrity in combating corruption
World Bank's integrity in combating corruptionJohn M. Miller, Team Leader (April 1998 - April 2002) Project Coordination Office, Sulawesi II Urban Development Project, Jakarta In his desire to tell everyone how diligent the World Bank is in combating corruption in Indonesia, Country Director Mark...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
* Headlines: President urged to suspend Attorney General2
* Headlines: President urged to suspend Attorney General2 * National: Akbar under more pressure to resign4 * Archipelago: Ousted Lampung speaker vows to fight back 5 * Opinion: WB integrity and combating corruption7 * City: Eight FPI members named vandalism suspects8 * World: War with Iraq might be...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
KL pushes for ASEAN-plus secretariat
KL pushes for ASEAN-plus secretariat MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur on Sunday pushed for ASEAN approval to house a secretariat for the dialog process between the 10-member Southeast Asian grouping and China, Japan and South Korea, which was rejected last July by some member countries.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Family of seven burned alive
Family of seven burned alive JAKARTA: Seven members of the same family were burned alive when fire tore through a house in Vila Jombang Baru housing estate in Jombang, Tangerang, on Sunday morning.Among the victims were house owners Edy and his wife, and their relatives, including a three-month old...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Weakening social solidarity causes public apathy
Weakening social solidarity causes public apathyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid bitter complaints from activists about public apathy towards public problems, a sociologist and a psycho-social expert say the indifference is due to weakening social solidarity among the people.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
1. Apathy - 3x 17
1. Apathy - 3x 17 Weakening social solidarity causes public apathy 2. FPI - 2x25 Eight FPI members named vandalism suspects 3. Sanggrah - 2x 18 Pasanggrahan flooding due to bottlenecks 4. Speak - 1x 40 'Survival more important than public campaigns'
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
A sign of indifference?
A sign of indifference? Probably nobody has ever calculated how many people it takes to encircle Merdeka Square in front of the presidential palace -- better known as Monas Square in the common vernacular -- with a human chain.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Asian Games medal table
Asian Games medal table BUSAN (Agencies): Medal table after Day 8 of the 14th Asian Games Sunday (gold, silver, bronze, total): China 92 38 32 162 South Korea 32 37 45 114 Japan 28 42 36 106 Kazakhstan 9 7 11 27 North Korea 6 8 10 24 Thailand 5 8 3 16 Taiwan 5 7 13 25 Uzbekistan 5 6 7 18 Singapore...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Soldiers moonlighting at IBRA called back
Soldiers moonlighting at IBRA called backThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Ahmad Yahya admitted on Saturday to the existence of an official contract made with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to protect IBRA's officials and assets in the capital over the...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Ousted Lampung speaker promises to fight back
Ousted Lampung speaker promises to fight backOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung The fight between two executives of the Lampung branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has kept the provincial legislative council held hostage as both still claim to be...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
President urged to suspend AG, big political oarties disagree
President urged to suspend AG, big political oarties disagreeMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Calls for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to suspend Attorney General M.A. Rachman amid corruption allegations and the misreporting of his wealth, are mounting.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Illegal parking fees at Senayan
Illegal parking fees at SenayanFrom KompasI have been to Istora Senayan, Central Jakarta, several times to watch badminton matches or exhibitions. Every time I wanted to park my car someone always came over to ask for Rp 3,000 (which I consider too much) in an impolite manner.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Special House council to probe bribery case
Special House council to probe bribery caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives deputy speaker A.M. Fatwa said on Sunday that the House would establish an honor council to investigate corruption allegations involving legislators from the House's Commission IX on banking and finance.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Probe into bribery in the House
Probe into bribery in the HouseFrom Rakyat MerdekaSome members of the House of Representatives have allegedly received bribes from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in the Bank Niaga divestment process. Each House commission reportedly has a number of brokers.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Textile industry calls for a delay in AFTA
Textile industry calls for a delay in AFTAFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Textile Association (API) appeals to the government to delay slashing down import tariffs on textile products as the ailing local textile industry is not yet ready to compete with foreign players.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
1. GOLKAR: 4 col, 48 point (4 x 6)
1. GOLKAR: 4 col, 48 point (4 x 6) Akbar under more pressure to resign from top post 2. CUTLINE: 3 col, 28 point (1 x 27 Thousands rally against U.S. 3. IBRA: 3 col, 36 point (2 x 21) Soldiers moonlighting at IBRA called back 4.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Foreigners working in Indonesia
Foreigners working in Indonesia Once again it appears that an Indonesian government is on the verge of retreating into paranoia. A couple of women are alleged to have broken visa laws by a couple of groups of people, with plenty of motive to lie about it (the Police and Military in Aceh), and a...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Religious education in Indonesia is a failure
Religious education in Indonesia is a failure Religious-related conflicts have torn apart many areas in the country with no institution, including the government, having an appropriate solution for them.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
More mob attack on exclusive Islamic sect
More mob attack on exclusive Islamic sectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An angry mob attacked properties belonging to the members of an Islamic sect in Bajo Donggo village on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday, the second such attack in just one week.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
'Survival more important than public campaigns'
'Survival more important than public campaigns' A number of non-governmental organizations have recently launched public campaigns on certain public issues, but they flopped as only a few people took part in the events.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Asian Games medal tally
Asian Games medal tally BUSAN, South Korea (JP): Medal tally after Day 7 of the 14th Asian Games here on Saturday (gold, silver, bronze, total) No. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. China 85 37 26 148 2. South Korea 29 30 43 102 3. Japan 26 39 35 100 4. Kazakhstan 8 5 10 23 5.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Road project worsens congestion
Road project worsens congestion BEKASI: Residents in Pondok Gede are calling upon the local administration, which plans to widen Jl. Raya Jatiwaringin later this year, to conduct the work at night to avoid worsening the traffic jams.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Thailand and Hong Kong women, RI men shuttlers win
Thailand and Hong Kong women, RI men shuttlers winAgence France-Presse, Busan Thailand and Hong Kong scored identical 3-2 wins over Malaysia and Japan, respectively, in the women's badminton team championships of the Asian Games here on Sunday.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Journalism of peace?
Journalism of peace?From Media IndonesiaThe polemic about the broadcasting bill had not slackened when the mass media raised the issue of "journalism of peace" for conflict areas in the country. There is no guarantee yet that this type of journalism will be beneficial to national and international...
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
Team work, gives Indonesia first gold medal
Team work, gives Indonesia first gold medalNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea It was a critical point for the Indonesians at the women's tennis team event when Wynne Adiati Prakusya was downed in the first match and Angelique Widjaja had yet to start the second singles match.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
World Bank criteria for more loans tough: Economists
World Bank criteria for more loans tough: EconomistsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The prospect for Indonesia to tap the World Bank's US$1 billion high-case lending scenario next year was dim, economists said, citing tough reforms preconditions by the Bank.
Mon, 07 Oct 2002
New U.S. immigration regulation discriminative
New U.S. immigration regulation discriminative The new U.S. immigration regulation, which took effect on Oct. 1, is controversial for its discriminatory nature. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticized it for its "anti- Muslim hysteria".U.S.