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Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Malaysia's Mahathir blasts new U.S. immigration rules
Malaysia's Mahathir blasts new U.S. immigration rulesAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Declaring "I am not a thief, I am not a terrorist", Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad chided the United States on Tuesday for targeting Muslims under new immigration rules to catch would-be terrorists.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Quality of RI diplomats
Quality of RI diplomats The letter from Ikrar Fatahillah of the Jakarta chapter of Public Advocacy (The Jakarta Post, Sept.27) which concerns nepotism within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' recruitment system is one-sided and baseless.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Govt, GAM at odds over monitoring team in Aceh
Govt, GAM at odds over monitoring team in AcehNani Farida and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh The separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) insisted on Tuesday that the government must set up an international monitoring committee to supervise the implementation of a cease-fire...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct. 1
Rupiah Rates Oct. 1 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,157.14 4,610.49 4,910.35 4,857.05 Brunei dollar 1 5,332.59 4,769.06 5,077.40 5,024.10 Canadian dollar 1 5,995.33 5,361.40 5,708.43 5,648.12 Swiss franc 1 6,447.85 5,768.53 6,139.29 6,077.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Singapore unveils new rules to choke terrorist financing
Singapore unveils new rules to choke terrorist financingAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore's de facto central bank on Tuesday unveiled new regulations aimed at choking the flow of funds for terrorist groups.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Woman wanted for Rp 1 billion fraud
Woman wanted for Rp 1 billion fraud BOGOR: The police are looking for a woman who allegedly defrauded 50 of her neighbors in the Pamoyanan Sari housing complex in Rangga Mekar, South Bogor, out of some Rp 1 billion.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 1, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 260 -10 22,500 Ades Alfindo...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Dealing with terrorism
Dealing with terrorism Since Soeharto's downfall in 1998, Indonesia has had to deal with a new phenomenon of oppression: terrorism. During the past four years, large parts of the country have been showered by acts of terrorism, and there are signs that the worst is yet to come.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
1. JUANDA: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. JUANDA: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Suspects in Juanda shooting used FN pistols: Police chief 2. CILIWUNG: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Ciliwung residents likely to experience floods again 3. SIM: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 28 Confusion mars license service 4.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Informal sector plays role in providing jobs
Informal sector plays role in providing jobsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For Jon Subayung, 29, patching punctured tires was not his idea of a decent job, but the country's prolonged economic crisis has forced him to do just about anything to make ends meet.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
S. China Sea rim countries told to address terrorism
S. China Sea rim countries told to address terrorismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Countries bordering the South China Sea are facing yet another challenge of terrorism that needs addressing as part of the efforts to manage potential conflicts in the area, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
JP/3/INSIGHT
JP/3/INSIGHTSanctity of Pancasila: Myth or reality?J. Soedjati Djiwandono Political Analyst Jakarta People have been wondering why President Megawati Soekarnoputri, Vice President Hamzah Haz and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais did not attend the annual Pancasila Sanctity Day...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Tarmidi obeys party, backs Sutiyoso
Tarmidi obeys party, backs Sutiyoso JAKARTA: City Council Deputy Chairman Tarmidi Suhardjo from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, who earlier opposed the reelection of Governor Sutiyoso, ended his "battle" on Tuesday."I will attend the inauguration of Sutiyoso.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Japanese trade groups meet with Megawati
Japanese trade groups meet with MegawatiAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japanese investors renewed calls on the government to immediately improve the investment climate here to encourage foreign investors to return to the country.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Police urged to question Said Aqil
Police urged to question Said Aqil BANDUNG, West Java: Pressures are mounting for the police to question Minister of Religious Affairs Said Aqil Munawar over the excavations at the Batu Tulis archeological site.Speaking during a hearing with the West Java Police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Deddy S.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Analysts blame clash on TNI's grip on security affairs
Analysts blame clash on TNI's grip on security affairsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Analysts blamed the deadly gunfight between police and soldiers in Binjai, North Sumatra, on the reluctance of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to focus on the national defense and relinquish its...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
'Suspects in Juanda shooting used FN pistols'
'Suspects in Juanda shooting used FN pistols'Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police revealed on Monday that the four suspects in the bloody shooting on Jl. Juanda in Central Jakarta used FN pistols which are generally used by military personnel, but police are still unsure about the...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Pancasila's Sanctity Day no longer a big event
Pancasila's Sanctity Day no longer a big eventFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government made another move to demystify the Sept. 30, 1965, tragedy, with both President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz missing the solemn annual...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Army apologizes to police, Binjai returns to normal
Army apologizes to police, Binjai returns to normalApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu apologized to the National Police for the Binjai incident which he said had badly tarnished the military's image, as the situation in the North Sumatran town...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
TV, radio stations renew attacks on broadcasting bill
TV, radio stations renew attacks on broadcasting billMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Media organizations and radio and television operators took further steps to consolidate their objections to the broadcasting bill on Tuesday, demanding substantial changes to it before it is passed into...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
The fate of translators in conflict areas
The fate of translators in conflict areasIwan Dzulvan Amir, Australian National, University, Canberra It was a bizarre mix of feelings I experienced when I heard of the planned court trial of two foreigners -- Joy-Lee Sadler and Lesley McCulloch, the latter a dear friend and colleague, who is...
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
Malaysia expects economic growth even if war breaks out
Malaysia expects economic growth even if war breaks outAssociated Press Kuala LumpurMalaysia posted strong trade figures Tuesday and the central bank chief predicted that economy would still grow strongly even if a war breaks out between the United States and Iraq.
Wed, 02 Oct 2002
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambush
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambushTiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post JakartaA coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the United Nations on Monday to send a rapporteur to investigate the Freeport ambush that killed two Americans and one Indonesian,...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
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//Combatting sectoral egoism The accusation that Indonesia has turned into a den of international terrorists has increasingly received proportional responses. Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz has, with his rhetoric, warned the United States that it should stop accusing that the country has...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
IMF, World Bank meet returns to Asia for first time since crisis
IMF, World Bank meet returns to Asia for first time since crisisAgence France-Presse, Singapore The annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting will be held in Singapore in 2006, returning to Asia for the first time since the 1997 financial meltdown, government officials said Monday.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Pencak Silat: A step away from becoming an official sport
Pencak Silat: A step away from becoming an official sportImanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, iman@thejakartapost.com An exhibition sport will not mean more gold, silver or bronze medals to pursue in the 14th Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, but nevertheless Pencak Silat will make...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Lombok calm after attack on Islamic sect
Lombok calm after attack on Islamic sect MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Calm returned on Monday to Batuyang village in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara after a mob burned down a mosque and destroyed eight houses belonging to members of the Indonesian Islam Propagation Council (LDII) sect over the...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Govt seeks public support in war on terror
Govt seeks public support in war on terrorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Badly stung by continuing negative publicity about its approach to terrorism, the government went on the offensive on Monday, stressing it was doing all it could to fight the terrorist threat.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Indonesian Military now drafted into antiterror war
Indonesian Military now drafted into antiterror warThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) has joined the government's campaign against terror following new indications that link groups in Indonesia with international terrorist organizations.TNI chief Gen.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
RI must set up anti-money laundering agency: Official
RI must set up anti-money laundering agency: OfficialA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia had yet to be removed from a blacklist of countries accused of being safe havens for dirty money, as it had still failed to comply with requirements imposed by the anti-money laundering Financial...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambush
NGOs call on UN to probe Freeport ambushTiarma Siboro and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the United Nations on Monday to send a rapporteur to investigate the Freeport ambush that killed two Americans and one Indonesian,...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Stop selling poverty to donors, NGOs told
Stop selling poverty to donors, NGOs told JAMBI, Riau: The Anak Dalam Tribe Care Group (Kopsad) urged non-governmental organizations (NGOs) here on Monday to stop selling the poverty and illiteracy of Anak Dalam to foreign donor agencies.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Improving faith in
Improving faith in public schools From Koran Tempo I would like to respond to the decree of East Jakarta mayor No. 62/2002 on the program to promote faith in and devoutness to God and the fostering of Akhlaqul Karimah (good conduct) in public schools, particularly with respect to the compulsory...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
City asked to anticipate floods by dredging rivers
City asked to anticipate floods by dredging riversBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMG) said rainfall during the next rainy season would be normal, but that should not be regarded as a guarantee that significant flooding would not affect the...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Hasyim warns of new communism
Hasyim warns of new communism A leading figure within the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), Hasyim Muzadi, has warned Indonesians to guard against what he calls the movement of New Communism. These "new communists" have now, according to him, infiltrated other ideologies, but sooner or later they...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
'Middlemen in cahoots with corrupt officials'
'Middlemen in cahoots with corrupt officials' The city police plans to decentralize services of issuing and renewing driver's licenses from the Daan Mogot office in West Jakarta to the police precincts in Greater Jakarta. The Jakarta Post talked to several people about the plan.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Villagers preserve rare egrets in Ketingan
Villagers preserve rare egrets in KetinganSri Wahyuni The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta It was 5:30 p.m. in Ketingan, a hamlet in Sleman regency, some 10 kilometers north of here. The dusk wan setting in and the hamlet became quiet. A call for evening prayers came from the village mosque's loudspeakers.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Rise in teacher allowance takes effect
Rise in teacher allowance takes effect JAKARTA: Teachers will start receiving an increase to their allowance on Oct. 1 as promised by the government in the planned state budget for 2003.The directorate general of budget affairs at the Ministry of Finance issued letter No.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Bribery in the House?
Bribery in the House? We were stunned when we were asked whether the crisis was still going on or whether it was all over.There are many examples that show why this question is relevant. The latest is the alleged bribery of House Commission IX in connection with the government's divestment of Bank...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Sand mining worsens erosion in Tanjung Kait
Sand mining worsens erosion in Tanjung KaitMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Illegal sand mining has caused severe erosion in the Tangerang coastal area of Tanjung Kait. Dozens of hectares of land in the area, on which there used to be houses, shrimp and fishponds, have been reclaimed by...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
1. BMG: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. BMG: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12City asked to anticipate floods by dredging rivers 2. SIM: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26People skeptical on move to decentralize police services3. MATI: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 21Three die in daylight shooting after quarrel 4.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Sept. 30, 1965: What was really at stake?
Sept. 30, 1965: What was really at stake?Max Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia In the last years of the New Order and since the fall of Gen.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Calls rise for truth behind 'PKI coup'
Calls rise for truth behind 'PKI coup'Muhammad Nafik and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Demands have resurfaced for the government to reveal the truth behind the abortive Sept. 30, 1965, coup as a perquisite for reconciliation between the victims and those involved in one of the...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Minister dismisses special staff
Minister dismisses special staff JAKARTA: Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar has dismissed five members of his special staff in a bid to boost efficiency.The ministry's secretary-general, Faisal Ismail, said the dismissal of Abdullah Sany, Iskandar A.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Three die in shooting
Three die in shooting JAKARTA: Three people died instantly as they were shot in broad daylight on the busy street, Jl. Juanda in Central Jakarta on Monday.The victims, identified as Solihin, a parking attendant, Mochtar, a security guard and Bambang, a driver, were idling at the road side when four...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Rupiah Rates Sept.30
Rupiah Rates Sept.30 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,171.40 4,623.65 4,924.11 4,870.71 Brunei dollar 1 5,353.63 4,788.28 5,097.62 5,044.14 Canadian dollar 1 6,027.87 5,390.95 5,739.63 5,679.01 Swiss franc 1 6,389.77 5,716.30 6,084.21 6,021.
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Caption
Caption1. Dr. Gerhard Fulda2. German EmbassyAmbassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Gerhard Fulda (right) launches the German Industry Scholarship Program 2002/2003.German EmbassyGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroder met Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri during the Earth Summit in...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
People skeptical on move to decentralize police services
People skeptical on move to decentralize police servicesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People are welcoming the police's plan to decentralize its services for the renewal of drivers' licenses, but they remain skeptical that it will be successful in eliminating the use of expensive...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Germany to fund climate research
Germany to fund climate research BOGOR, West Java: The German government has provided DM 100 million (US$45.5 million) to help develop research on the climate in Indonesia.German Ambassador to Indonesia Gerhard Fulda said on Monday that the climate research was vital in developing a forestry policy...
Tue, 01 Oct 2002
Akbar contemplates firing three Golkar chairpersons
Akbar contemplates firing three Golkar chairpersonsBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung is considering firing three party chairpersons for demanding he resign over his graft conviction.