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Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Muslim youth slam U.S., UK over attacks
Muslim youth slam U.S., UK over attacksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muslim organizations in Yogyakarta and Solo, Central Java, noisily condemned the U.S.-led retaliation on the Taliban's military installations and Osama bin Laden's terrorist indoctrination camps with calls for the expulsion of...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Teachers' wages must be raised
Teachers' wages must be raisedFrom Rakyat MerdekaState-owned companies (BUMN) have yet to make a greater contribution to the country. Some even suffer financial losses because of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN).
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Thai PTTEP to buy stake in Indonesia's Medco
Thai PTTEP to buy stake in Indonesia's Medco Dominic Whiting Reuters Bangkok Thai upstream oil and gas firm PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) said on Monday it would buy a 34.17-percent stake in Indonesia's largest energy firm PT Medco Energi for US$225 million.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Protests hit restaurant business
Protests hit restaurant businessAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent wave of anti-American demonstrations and threatened sweeps by radical groups have not only become a major political issue but have also hit businesses that often depend on an expatriate clientele.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Workers stage sit-in demo in support of colleagues
Workers stage sit-in demo in support of colleaguesAntara, Bandung More than 500 workers of a match producer, PT Java Match Factory, staged a sit-down protest at the Bandung district court, demanding that the management act firmly against six administrative staffers who forged the signatures of...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Finance minister change possible
Finance minister change possible THAILAND: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday left open the possibility of Finance Minister Somkid Jatusrititak being "kicked upstairs" to the rank of deputy prime minister.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Sawmill workers laid off
Sawmill workers laid off BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Hundreds of sawmills' workers in the city have been laid off over the last few weeks because of the decreasing supply of logs.Faudji, a sawmill owner, said the decreasing supply of logs to the city was in line with the lowering level of water...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Stench doesn't deter 'bunga bankai' visitros
Stench doesn't deter 'bunga bankai' visitrosBambang Parlupi, Contributor, Jakarta When the giant sized flower started to bloom in the Bogor Botanical Garden, people flocked to come and watched the rare scene on their own.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 8 to Oct. 14
Rates for tax payment, valid from Oct. 8 to Oct. 14 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,700.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 644.58Australian dollar 1 Rp 4,803.44Belgian franc 1 Rp 219.87Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,171.27Swiss franc 1 Rp 5,979.90Deutschemark 1 Rp 4,537.37Danish krone 1 Rp 1,197.69French franc 1 Rp 1,352.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Asian currencies down, rupiah leads fall
Asian currencies down, rupiah leads fallIrene Kwek, Dow Jones, Singapore SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were lower Monday, with the rupiah diving amid concerns that a series of air strikes against military installations in Afghanistan could spark further anti-U.S.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
People want 'direct presidential elections'
People want 'direct presidential elections'Abu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A majority of Indonesians want a direct presidential election in 2004 and are pessimistic about the government's efforts to combat corruption and street crime, according to the results of a recent survey.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Villages have no public facilities
Villages have no public facilities JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Some twelve villages in Jayapura lack basic social services such as clean water sources and public transport.Delila Giay, head of the Kentuk Gressy subdistrict, said so far, related offices in the provincial administration have yet to give...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 8, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,175 -75 355,500 Adindo Foresta 90 0 0 AGIS 100 -10 357,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 370 -105...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Commodities make small gains in Asia on U.S. attacks
Commodities make small gains in Asia on U.S. attacksDow Jones, Singapore Most commodities, weighed by a supply glut and weak demand, saw some gains early Monday in Asia, following United States- United Kingdom military attacks on Afghanistan late Sunday. Some fell on news of the attack.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Jakarta needs legal places for gaming: UI center
Jakarta needs legal places for gaming: UI centerAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A study center at the University of Indonesia recommended on Monday that the city administration set up a government-regulated gaming center to control the rapid increase of illegal gambling here.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Floods inundate thousands of houses in Central Java
Floods inundate thousands of houses in Central JavaAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto At least 1,136 village homes and thousands of hectares of rice fields on the south coast of Central Java were submerged on Monday by massive floods following incessant rain over the past two days.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Supremacy of law
Supremacy of law obliteratedFrom Rakyat Merdeka The central management board of the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) regrets the recent decision of the Supreme Court, which cleared Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra from the earlier 18-month imprisonment sentence imposed by the late justice M.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Rupiah Rates Oct. 8
Rupiah Rates Oct. 8 Bank notes rates TT rates selling buying selling buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,825.00 9,825.00 10,377.00 10,273.00Australian dollar 1 5,482.86 4,971.45 5,255.95 5,198.14Austrian schilling 1 722.96 656.10 693.04 686.02Belgian franc 1 246.61 223.80 236.40 234.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
People told to welcome new police chief
People told to welcome new police chiefANTARA, Mataram West Nusa Tenggara governor Harun Al Rasyid appealed to all citizens in the province to welcome the new chief of the provincial police, Insp. Gen. Iman S.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Hamzah to open Islam conference
Hamzah to open Islam conference PEKANBARU: Vice President Hamzah Haz is scheduled to open on Tuesday an Islamic conference on Muslim dynamism and its problems in East Asian nations, to be held in Pekanbaru, Riau.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Thai firm to buy stake in Medco
Thai firm to buy stake in MedcoDominic Whiting, Reuters, Bangkok Thai upstream oil and gas firm PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) said on Monday it would buy a 34.17-percent stake in Indonesia's largest energy firm PT Medco Energi for US$225 million.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Performances* Sundanese Traditional Dance Drama, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 8 p.m., Oct. 13. * Theater Perempuan - Perempuan Nagari by Komunitas Teater Perempuan Yogyakarta, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 3 p.m., 8 p.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
East Timorese to decide status by December
East Timorese to decide status by DecemberYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Along with government aid for the 290,000 East Timorese remaining in Indonesia being discontinued at the end of December, the refugee status for people now living in West Timor will also be canceled.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
U.S., British firms close local offices
U.S., British firms close local offices Moch. N. Kurniawan and Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. and British companies temporarily closed their offices here on Monday as a precautionary measure amid threats from local radical groups following the U.S.-led strikes on Afghanistan.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
IBRA delays proving too costly
IBRA delays proving too costlyJames Castle xxx Jakarta One of the most frequently heard excuses for not selling IBRA assets or privatizing Indonesia's state-owned enterprises is that weak economic conditions for the offering prices will be "too low". 2.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Bring Tommy's case to MPR's annual session: PDI Perjuangan
Bring Tommy's case to MPR's annual session: PDI PerjuanganTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the House of Representatives urged the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to assess the Supreme...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Rupiah down to 10,000 after U.S attack
Rupiah down to 10,000 after U.S attackBerni K Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta News of the U.S. attack against Afghanistan has crushed the rupiah's timid recovery, as market players fled to the dollar over fear of a backlash by radical groups protesting the strike.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Puncak Jaya lacks of teachers
Puncak Jaya lacks of teachers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Puncak Jaya regency has been in need of 400 teaching staff to be assigned in elementary schools, says local official."The local administration have financial problems to recruit 400 more teachers and pay them in order to help return school...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Krisdayanti wins AMI awards
Krisdayanti wins AMI awards JAKARTA: After a recent successful solo concert, singer Krisdayanti and husband Anang grabbed three awards for the best pop song, best singer and best album categories at the fifth AMI- Sharp Awards on Friday.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Asian Stocks slump after attacks on Afghanistan
Asian Stocks slump after attacks on AfghanistanRita Raagas De Ramos, Dow Jones, Hong Kong Asian stock markets closed sharply lower Monday, with investors opting to stay as liquid as possible following the launch of a U.S.-led military assault on Afghanistan.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Coffee shipments unaffected by attacks
Coffee shipments unaffected by attacksDow Jones, Singapore Asian coffee export shipments for the fourth quarter haven't been hampered by the U.S.-led attack against targets in Afghanistan, industry participants said Monday.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
1. UUD. 3 lines, 3 cols -- 12 counts
1. UUD. 3 lines, 3 cols -- 12 counts Constitutional reform debate at snail's pace2. JIHAD: 2 lines, 3 cols: 15 counts Muslim masses need jihad clarification3. SUSUL: 4 lines, 1 col 9countsAmien eyes presidency in 2004 elections
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Kontras responds
Kontras respondsFrom Media IndonesiaThe Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) would like to thank the concern and sympathy for our work that was expressed in Mr. Donald Panjaitan's letter in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 27, 2001.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
The correct response
The correct response The government of President Megawati Soekarnoputri must be commended for coming out with a most timely response to the current situation emerging from the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Game of 'musical chairs' at the legislature
Game of 'musical chairs' at the legislatureKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An increasing number of legislators are playing a game of "musical chairs" in that while their colleagues are seriously involved in a plenary meeting or hearing, they feel themselves at liberty to abandon the...
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
1. Lantik: 12 x 4 lines
1. Lantik: 12 x 4 lines Fadhilah sworn in as regent, PKB boycotts inauguration2. Slide: 18 x 2 lines C. Java landslide victims unaware of the danger3. Medan: TVRI celebrates hostages' release 4. Wagub: 37 x 1 line Conflict may mar deputy governor election
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Politicians' seek TNI favors
Politicians' seek TNI favors YOGYAKARTA: Many politicians still try to seek the favors of the Indonesian Military (TNI) despite the TNI's determination to totally abandon its socio-political role, Central Java Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sumarsono said in Yogyakarta on Saturday.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Amien eyes presidency in 2004 elections
Amien eyes presidency in 2004 electionsAntara, Garut, West Java National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais said on Saturday that he still had a shot at the presidency as long as his party could secure just 7 percent of the vote in the 2004 general election.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Cracks appearing in Megawati-Hamzah partnership
Cracks appearing in Megawati-Hamzah partnershipThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Discord between President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz is becoming increasingly obvious now, with the two frequently making conflicting statements.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Prostitution rife in Batam
Prostitution rife in Batam BATAM, Riau: Prostitution is becoming more widespread in the city of Batam, Riau, making the presence of prostitutes at hotels, lodgings and shopping centers a common sight.Most of Batam's star-rated hotels, guest houses and shopping plazas are teeming with sex workers,...
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Sitanala to stop ex-lepers' rations
Sitanala to stop ex-lepers' rations TANGERANG: Sitanala Hospital deputy director Dr. JP Handoko Soewono said the hospital had decided to stop providing monthly rice rations to former leprosy patients from December."We operate as a hospital not as a social institution to distribute handouts.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
America misperceived
America misperceivedFrom Media Indonesia I feel concerned lately by a wrong perception of America that is spreading throughout society here. As I frequently stay in America to accompany my children who are studying there, I can tell you that the U.S. government doesn't take sides with Christians.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Constitutional reform debate at snail's pace
Constitutional reform debate at snail's paceBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The near-deadlocked debate on constitutional reform inched forward a bit last week when four major political factions agreed to put it on the agenda of next month's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) annual...
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Finalists profile
Finalists profile PSM Makassar Established: 1915 Coach: Syamsudin Umar Manager: Kadir Halid Top scorer: Kurniawan DJ (13) Placings in the leagues: - 1st (1994/95): 10th in east div. - 2nd (1995/96): Runner-up - 3rd (1996/97): Semifinalist - 4th (1997/98): Abandoned - 5th (1998/99): Quarterfinalist...
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Govt policies benefit big businesses
Govt policies benefit big businesses GARUT, West Java: People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais has criticized government policies, saying they only benefit big businesses and damage the economy.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Philippine troops kill 15 Abu Sayyaf rebels
Philippine troops kill 15 Abu Sayyaf rebelsAgence-France-Presse, Zamboanga Fifteen Abu Sayyaf guerrillas were killed on Sunday while 10 soldiers were wounded in a fierce firefight in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, military officials said.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
We need to help
We need to help each other From Rakyat Merdeka The country's development will not run smoothly if there is no unity and unity can only be established if citizens are willing to help each other.Therefore, all members of society should always avoid bad behavior and promote good deeds.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Cracks emerging in Mega-Hamzah relationship
Cracks emerging in Mega-Hamzah relationshipThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Discord between President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz is becoming increasingly obvious now, with the two frequently making conflicting statements.
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Batam to receive free trade status by year end: Official
Batam to receive free trade status by year end: OfficialTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau The government is expected to grant Batam Island in the Riau province the long anticipated Free Trade Zone (FTZ) status by the end of the year, the Batam Industrial Development Authority...
Mon, 08 Oct 2001
Paper week campaign targets students
Paper week campaign targets studentsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the volume of garbage produced in Jakarta continues to grow incrementally, three non-governmental organizations have targeted elementary school students for their paper week campaign.