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Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Customs policy gets cautious welcome
Customs policy gets cautious welcomeRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business executives have applauded the move by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to reward 10 companies with faster and cheaper import clearance procedures, but doubted the facility could be fully...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Japan ruins RI dream in men's beach volleyball
Japan ruins RI dream in men's beach volleyballNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea Indonesia's dream to get its first gold medal at the Busan 2002 Asian Games was shattered when its men's beach volleyball team lost to Japan on Haeundae beach on Friday.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
RI denied gold medal in men's beach volleyball
RI denied gold medal in men's beach volleyballNovan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post Busan, South KoreaIndonesia's dream to get its first gold medal at the Busan 2002 Asian Games was shattered when its men's beach volleyball team lost to Japan on Haeundae beach on Friday.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Two Africans arrested in S. Sumatra
Two Africans arrested in S. Sumatra PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Police in Palembang, capital of South Sumatra, arrested Ghanaian Abale Goble Jules Olive Cesar, 29, and Cameroonian Teufak Bernard, 40, on counterfeiting charges.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Trade panel slaps tariff sanctions on seven nations
Trade panel slaps tariff sanctions on seven nationsAssociated Press, Washington A federal trade panel found Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Ukraine guilty Wednesday of dumping carbon steel rod imports on the United States, and slapped them with tariff sanctions of up to 369...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Incidents illustrate offenses involving TNI members
Incidents illustrate offenses involving TNI membersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One needs only to follow media reports closely to learn about the grave challenges faced by the TNI in building a professional army.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Many people throw away garbage into the river
Many people throw away garbage into the river Many people throw garbage into the river without realizing that it could result in floods. The Jakarta Post interviewed several people on the problem.Darimah, 51, a vendor for 20 years and whose kiosk is located near the West Flood Canal in Tanah Abang,...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Driver demo paralyzes Padang
Driver demo paralyzes Padang PADANG, West Java: Thousands of workers and students trying to get to Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, were left stranded on Thursday when public transportation drivers went on strike.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Laksamana not cooperative
Laksamana not cooperative The hope that good corporate governance will ever be implemented in Indonesia faded just a little more following a statement by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) chief, S.B. Yudhono, that State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi was not being very cooperative...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Mixed emotions for RI men's beach volleyball
Mixed emotions for RI men's beach volleyballNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Busan, South Korea There was a contrast of emotions in the medals ceremony when winners of the Busan 2002 Asian Games men's beach volleyball were on stage at Haeundae beach on Friday.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
UN criticizes govt handling of IDPs
UN criticizes govt handling of IDPsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe United Nations criticized on Thursday the government's poor handling of internally displaced persons (IDPs), urging government officials to comply with the guidelines it had issued.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Nyinte dedicates life to wild orchids
Nyinte dedicates life to wild orchidsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A wise man says that loving what you do matters because it means caring deeply about the place you live in and always striving to make it better for others.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
FPI attack foiled by phone stop
FPI attack foiled by phone stop JAKARTA: A leader of the West Jakarta chapter of the Islam Defender Front (FPI) is being tried in the South Jakarta District Court on charges of illegal possession of weapons.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Pertamina pledges to quickly fix pipeline
Pertamina pledges to quickly fix pipelineA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina vowed on Friday to complete in three months the repair work on the gas pipeline transporting natural gas from Kangean island in the Madura Straits to East Java's mainland.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Suspicious of everything GAM
Suspicious of everything GAM As reported in The Jakarta Post of Sept. 27, TNI Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto claimed that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had accepted Law No. 18/2000 on special autonomy as the starting point for all dialogs in the future, which means all things to be deliberated upon...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Probe into bribery
Probe into bribery in the HouseFrom Rakyat Merdeka Some 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.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Ripped off by police in Bali
Ripped off by police in Bali I've just returned home from a 22-day holiday in Bali. I stayed at the Hilton at Nusa Dua, and enjoyed, once again, the fantastic atmosphere, as well as the delicious local food. This trip, the fourth in five years, was completely different from the last one.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Indonesian Film Festival takes a risk in Australia
Indonesian Film Festival takes a risk in AustraliaDewi Anggraeni, Contributor, Melbourne, Australia The organizers of Indonesian Film Festival (IFFEST) 2002 took a leap into the dark when they decided to stage their festival in Melbourne, Australia. At first glance the risk seemed two-fold.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Journalism of peace?
Journalism of peace?From Media Indonesia The 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...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Asian monies mixed; peso, won at multiple months lows
Asian monies mixed; peso, won at multiple months lowsNirmala Menon, Dow Jones, Singapore Foreign investors on the South Korean bourse offloaded the won, driving the currency to a three-and-a-half-month trough Friday when markets reopened after a public holiday the previous day.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
More creativity needed
More creativity neededFrom Kompas Indonesians 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.
Sat, 05 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.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Charges for BCA ATM
Charges for BCA ATMFrom Kompas I have been a satisfied customer of Bank Central Asia (BCA) since BCA opened its branch office in Manado in the 1980s. And in my opinion, the bank has so far provided good service to its customers.However, when I made a deposit into my Tahapan savings account on Sept.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
JP/6/YANUAR
JP/6/YANUARUnderstanding the marriage between technology and businessYanuar Nugroho Director, Business Watch Indonesia Lecturer, Sahid Univ. Surakarta Researcher, Unisosdem Jakarta yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Let us consider these three facts.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
16 years in jail sought for Ongko
16 years in jail sought for Ongko JAKARTA: Prosecutor Arnold Angkow asked the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday to sentence Kaharuddin Ongko, a suspect in the misuse of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support Funds (BLBI) to 16 years in jail.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Kutai engaged in superfluous projects
Kutai engaged in superfluous projectsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many poor regions have turned rich overnight, thanks to the Law on regional autonomy, which has a split revenue mechanism.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Bandarlampung police foil truck smuggling attempt
Bandarlampung police foil truck smuggling attemptThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 20 Mercedes Benz trucks belonging to a pineapple canning company in Lampung were impounded by the Bandar Lampung city police on Wednesday for possessing forged documents.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
1. WB: 2 x 25
1. WB: 2 x 25 Indonesia may get more loans next year: World Bank 2. Customs (4 x 10) Customs policy gets cautious welcome 3. ILO (2 x 19) Strategies proposed for combating child labor 4. Gas (1 x 38) Pertamina pledges to quickly fix pipeline Pertamina vows to fix pipelines in three months...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
TNI remains powerful, no headway in reforms
TNI remains powerful, no headway in reformsMuhammad Nafik and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Efforts to put the country's powerful military (TNI) under civilian supremacy remain largely ineffectual four years after the nation embarked on a reform movement marked by the fall of former...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
JP/7/MILLER
JP/7/MILLERWorld Bank's integrity in combating corruption John 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...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Ryamizard considers replacing Bukit Barisan military chief
Ryamizard considers replacing Bukit Barisan military chiefThe Jakarta Post JakartaArmy Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu said he was considering replacing Maj. Gen. Idris Gassing, the current chief of the Bukit Barisan Military Command overseeing North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Riau, in the...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Agency punishes two officers
Agency punishes two officers JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency punished on Thursday two officials who were allegedly demanding illegal levies from Kopaja bus drivers, in an apparent effort to discourage other employees from extorting drivers.The two officers, identified as Bambang S.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Indonesia may get more loans next year: World Bank
Indonesia may get more loans next year: World BankDow Jones, Jakarta The World Bank said on Thursday thanks to its performance in creating political stability and better economic policies, the prospects for Indonesia to get more loans from the Bank has improved.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
RI seeks support for territorial integrity
RI seeks support for territorial integrityFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Indonesia, as the host, opened a two-day meeting of the Southwest Pacific Dialogue Forum here on Friday to seek reconfirmation of support for its territorial integrity from the...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
FPI members raid nightspots
FPI members raid nightspotsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 650 members of the radical Islam Defenders Front (FPI) launched a violent raid early Friday morning against nightspots and billiard centers here, while police did nothing to prevent or stop the violence.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Technology innovators to get award
Technology innovators to get award BOGOR, West Java: The state minister of research and technology has named three figures who have demonstrated a strong commitment to developing technology.Awards for their recognition were initiated by the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB)'s office for property...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Kersik Luway, sanctuary for wild orchids
Kersik Luway, sanctuary for wild orchidsThe Jakarta Post, Samarinda, East Kalimantan White soft sand covered by shrubs and tall grass. Clumps of trees with yellowish leaves blanketed in the afternoon mist. This is Kersik Luway Nature Reserve from a distance.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Government criticized over handling of IDPs
Government criticized over handling of IDPsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations criticized on Thursday the government's poor handling of internally displaced persons (IDPs), urging government officials to comply with the guidelines it had issued.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Children unite for World Choir concert
Children unite for World Choir concertTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 1,200 children from all walks of life -- shelters, schools as well as those attending international schools across the country -- will raise their voices for the upcoming Children of the World Choir concert.
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Release without fines sought for foreign dredgers
Release without fines sought for foreign dredgersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Owners of the companies chartering five of 13 foreign dredgers that are detained in Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau for sand smuggling, have reportedly offered a bribe for their release, Antara news agency reported on Friday.
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
Protesters threaten council sit-in
Protesters threaten council sit-in City Council secretary Moerdiman revealed on Wednesday that the ceremony inaugurating Sutiyoso as city governor could be moved from the council building to some other place if there was a threat of demonstrators occupying the building.
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
Pianter Jeihan stays true to signature style
Pianter Jeihan stays true to signature style Yusuf Susilo Hartono Contributor Jakarta Against a brown backdrop, a fair-skinned, full-breasted women in black hugs her child. She seems disturbed. From behind her pupils, which look like two black grains of rice, there is a look of depression.
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
College grads inspired to be job creators
College grads inspired to be job creatorsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indra Marwan, a 32-year-old finance and banking major has filled out hundreds of job applications over the last five years.
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
'No figure suitable to be next president'
'No figure suitable to be next president'Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Claims that the nation is facing a serious leadership crisis are supported by a new survey that says Indonesians can see no figure who is suitable to lead the crisis-battered country following the 2004 elections.
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
Gun misuse leads to gangster-style culture
Gun misuse leads to gangster-style cultureDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Farida, 31, is a businesswoman who lives in Kampung Pedongkelan, West Jakarta. It came as something of a shock to the people who know her that she owned a 22-caliber pistol, which she used to shoot her younger...
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
Fire gutters Islamic Center
Fire gutters Islamic Center A fire has gutted a large part of a mosque in the Islamic Center, the former brothel Kramat Tunggak area in North Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon.Slamet Riyanto, an officer of the North Jakarta Fire Brigade, said that the fire started at about 4:00 p.m.
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
Indonesia cautious on Iraq request on partner team
Indonesia cautious on Iraq request on partner teamFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has taken a cautious stance over an Iraqi request to participate in a proposed independent team to work along with the United Nations arms inspectors, who are scheduled to enter Iraq in the...
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
PDAM official fights with journalist
PDAM official fights with journalist TANGERANG: A surprising fight between a journalist and the spokesman of the Tangerang municipal tap water company (PDAM Kota) occurred at PDAM Kota office on Jl. Pintu 10, Tangerang on Tuesday.
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
Legislator grilled over bribery
Legislator grilled over briberyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police questioned House of Representatives legislator Indira Damayanti Sugondo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle on Wednesday as a witness in a bribery case allegedly involving the Indonesian Bank Restructuring...
Thu, 03 Oct 2002
Govt revokes 68 bylaws in energy and mineral sector
Govt revokes 68 bylaws in energy and mineral sectorA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has revoked 68 bylaws in the energy and mineral sector that were in conflict with both higher laws and contracts between the government and investors, a senior official said on Wednesday.