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Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Asian currencies mixed late on pre-G-7 position adjustment
Asian currencies mixed late on pre-G-7 position adjustment RON HARUI, Dow Jones, Tokyo Asian currencies were mixed against the U.S. dollar in Asia Friday, as players put finishing touches on positions ahead of key U.S.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Kalimantan governors okay infrastructure plan
Kalimantan governors okay infrastructure planEdy Petebang, The Jakarta Post, Pontianak Four Kalimantan governors have agreed to begin the Trans- Kalimantan highway project as part of an integrated infrastructure development program that was officially endorsed at the end of their two-day meeting in...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Kontras responds
Kontras respondsFrom Media Indonesia The 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.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Anarchy on Jl. Sudirman
Anarchy on Jl. Sudirman While battling the rush-hour traffic on a normal day in Jakarta is not exactly pleasurable, few motorists would have anticipated the mayhem and violence that greeted them opposite the Senayan sports complex on Oct. 4 in the evening.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
`Back to basics' will keep you in good shape
`Back to basics' will keep you in good shape Maya Santo Soeratman Contributor JakartaJAKARTA (JP): You are what you eat! This statement is apt to raise a few eyebrows, but many health conscious individuals believe that there is truth in this axiom.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Persija, PSM face prospect of grudge match
Persija, PSM face prospect of grudge matchMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PSM Makassar will start Sunday's match with the dream of clinching a rare back-to-back win, but it is host Persija which is the favorite thanks to its upset win over the defending champion in the group matches.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Stop threatening foreigners, military tell militans
Stop threatening foreigners, military tell militansTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Military Commander, Maj. Gen. Bibit Waluyo, warned Indonesian Muslim hard-liners on Friday to stop threatening foreign citizens here, saying Indonesians had to respect their guests.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Authorities tighten security ahead of soccer finals
Authorities tighten security ahead of soccer finalsEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following bloody clashes among soccer fans inside Bung Karno stadium on Thursday night, the city police vowed on Friday to strengthen security around the stadium to safeguard the final rounds of the Indonesian...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
MONEY MATTERS
MONEY MATTERS The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced on Friday that it would open a bidding process on Nov. 7, 2001, for 23 apartments and 11 floors of office space located within two separate buildings in South Jakarta.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
MONEY MATTERS
MONEY MATTERS The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced on Friday that it would open a bidding process on Nov. 7, 2001, for 23 apartments and 11 floors of office space located within two separate buildings in South Jakarta.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
IMF says LoI to remain as is
IMF says LoI to remain as isBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following its positive remarks about Indonesia's 2001 budget performance, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also expressed confidence in the country's economic reform targets, despite a looming global recession.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,250 -25 36,000 Adindo Foresta 90 -5 5,000 AGIS 110 0 750,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 475 0...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Slalom race for fun, and funds
Slalom race for fun, and funds JAKARTA: A number of ambassadors and other members of Jakarta's diplomatic corps are expected to take part in a fund raising slalom car race at the Bung Karno sports stadium on Oct. 21, organizers said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate Briefs State oil and gas company Pertamina has planned oil and gas exploration projects in Jagapura Kersana and Dukuh Tengah Ketanggungan villages in Brebes regency, Central Java, starting in the middle of next year.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
'Jungun Ianfu' to enter curriculum
'Jungun Ianfu' to enter curriculum YOGYAKARTA: Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fajar has accepted a proposal by the Yogyakarta branch of the Legal Aid Institute to include the issue of jungun ianfu (sex slaves) during the Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945 in the school curriculum.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Ex-leprosy patients brave heat to beg for a living
Ex-leprosy patients brave heat to beg for a livingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Disgusting. That might be the comment that most people would make when seeing them begging on the street or at other public places here.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Ondeo wins new contract in Tangerang
Ondeo wins new contract in Tangerang JAKARTA (JP): Ondeo Services has won a 25 year concession contract for the production and distribution of drinking water to Ciputat, Pamulang and Pondok Aren districts in Tangerang, Banten.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Quit practical politics, Megawati tells TNI
Quit practical politics, Megawati tells TNIFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Celebrating its 56th anniversary on Friday, the Indonesian Military (TNI) was given a special message by President Megawati Soekarnoputri: Mission accomplished, quit politics.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Police briefing room catches fire
Police briefing room catches fire JAKARTA: The National Police briefing room caught fire on Friday night due to a short circuit, but no damage was done, city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Garuda imposes US$5 surcharge
Garuda imposes US$5 surcharge Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia's flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia has imposed a US$5 surcharge on international air tickets since Oct. 1 to finance the extra cost of higher insurance premiums, according to a senior executive of the Association...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
1. BCA (2x26)
1. BCA (2x26)IBRA reappoints financial advisors for BCA sale 2. APEC (2x18)U.S. to push anti-terror agenda at APEC meetings 3. India (2x18)Global slump may push India fiscal deficit up 4. FSA (2x18)Fund injection for Japan's banks rejected 5. GM (3x10) GM, Toyota to explore new systems
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Garuda imposes $5 surcharge to cover insurance
Garuda imposes $5 surcharge to cover insuranceMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia has imposed a US$5 surcharge on international air tickets since Oct.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
U.S. to push anti-terror agenda at APEC meeting
U.S. to push anti-terror agenda at APEC meetingAgence France-Presse, Washington The United States will push its global anti-terrorism agenda at upcoming meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and hopes the new focus will revitalize the 21- member regional grouping, a US...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Workers condemn use of force
Workers condemn use of force JAKARTA: Around 60 workers of transportation company PT Terang Anugerah Andalas Transportasi, staged a rally at the office of the Minister of Manpower and Transportation Jacob Nuwa Wea on Thursday, to protest the use of force and intimidation by the company in dealing...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Fadhilah to be sworn in Saturday
Fadhilah to be sworn in Saturday SURABAYA: Governor Imam Utomo is scheduled to swear in Fadhilah Budiono as Sampang regent for a second term, despite an ongoing corruption investigation.Gunarto, spokesman for the provincial government, said here on Thursday that the swearing-in ceremony would take...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Cured lepers brave heat to beg for a living
Cured lepers brave heat to beg for a livingMulta Fidrus The Jakarta Post Tangerang Disgusting. That might be the comment that most people would make when seeing them begging on the street or at other public places here.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
1. Ancol: 48 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 12
1. Ancol: 48 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 12Ancol fishermen see their homes demolished2. Leper: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 25Cured lepers brave heat to beg for a living3. Seribu: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 18Dadang nominated as Kepulauan Seribu regent
Sat, 06 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.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Most doctors have poor English
Most doctors have poor English PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Minister of Health Achmad Suyudi said here on Friday that most of Indonesia's 40,000 doctors have a poor grasp of English.Suyudi admitted that doctors in the country are sufficient in quantity, but in terms of quality the health services here...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Ancol homes destroyed in public order operation
Ancol homes destroyed in public order operationMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 50 fishing families lost their homes after the North Jakarta public order office on Thursday demolished their houses, which were allegedly built without any legal permit.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Hoodlums in Kebon Sirih
Hoodlums in Kebon Sirih From NeracaThe situation on Jl. Kebon Sirih is really terrifying. A few days ago, when I was riding in a bajaj, two hoodlums approached and forced me to give them money on the grounds that they were hungry and tired.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
JP/7/Unpad
JP/7/UnpadYuli Trisuwarni The Jakarta Post Bandung, West JavaStudent dismissed over pornographic VCDA female student of the state University of Padjadjaran in Bandung, West Java, has been dismissed from the university over a pornographic VCD of her, copies of which are circulating widely in the...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Mind map smartens up brain functions
Mind map smartens up brain functionsIda Indawati Khouw, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When people grow older, they usually start experiencing difficulties with their memory, concentration, slow thinking, time management and other problems related to their brain mechanism, which developed while still in...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Palayja launches education program
Palayja launches education program JAKARTA: PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) has launched a clean water education campaign for 100 elementary schools in the western part of Greater Jakarta.The program, organized in cooperation with the Supervisory Team of the School Health Program of Jakarta, was...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Anticipating a global recession
Anticipating a global recession So far, the Megawati cabinet has failed to announce any particular strategy to deal with a looming global economic recession. No signal has been given either on how the government intends to revitalize the domestic market.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Money players await G-7 meeting, Asian currencies mixed late
Money players await G-7 meeting, Asian currencies mixed lateRon Harui, Dow Jones, Tokyo Asian currencies were mixed against the U.S. dollar in Asia Friday, as players put finishing touches on positions ahead of key U.S.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Militant groups defy govt ban on holy war
Militant groups defy govt ban on holy warAbu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the government's recent ban, the Islamic Youth Group (GPI) will go ahead with its plan to deploy its volunteers to Afghanistan to fight against the U.S.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Official told to stay put over fuel crisis
Official told to stay put over fuel crisisYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado North Sulawesi Governor A.J. Sondakh has ordered M.Zaini, head of the Pertamina branch office here, and Rosman Idris, Bitung port administrator, not to leave the region, amid mounting anger over their alleged roles...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Father, daughter murdered
Father, daughter murdered JAKARTA: Local residents in Jelambar Baru, Tanjung Duren area, West Jakarta, found a man and his daughter dead, their bodies covered in wounds, inside their fire-ravaged house in the early hours of Friday.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
IBRA reappoints financial advisors ahead of planned BCA sale
IBRA reappoints financial advisors ahead of planned BCA saleBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has reappointed PT Danareksa Sekuritas and PT Merrill Lynch Pte Ltd. as its financial advisors for the sale of Bank Central Asia (BCA).
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Foreign aid and Sukarno's warning
Foreign aid and Sukarno's warningJuwono Sudarsono, Professor School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia, Jakarta During his visit to the United States in May, 1956, founding president Sukarno addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
2 X 16 48pt Bodoni
2 X 16 48pt BodoniForeign aid and Sukarno's warning Juwono Sudarsono Professor, international affairs School of Social and Political Sciences University of Indonesia Jakarta 2. Sino -- Opportunity for improved Sino-American ties 1 X 25 36 pt BodoniChance to repair U.S.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Under clouded skies
Under clouded skies The gloomy sky over Jakarta these days appears to be having an effect on many people's way of thinking. The Jakarta city administration seems to believe it does not need to take any precaution against the arrival of the annual rainy season.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Gunmaker arrested
Gunmaker arrested PURWAKARTA, West Java: Local police arrested a gunmaker on Wednesday, seizing two firearms and a considerable amount of ammunition from his hut in Sawahkulon village in the regency.Purwakarta Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Ari Sigit to be tried Tuesday
Ari Sigit to be tried Tuesday JAKARTA: The trial of Ari Haryo Wibowo, also known as Ari Sigit, the grandson of former President Soeharto, is scheduled to be held in the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday.Judge Herri Swantoro will preside over the trial, according to the court's schedule.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
'Dangdut' music dismays student protesters
'Dangdut' music dismays student protestersAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Soldiers in Yogyakarta came up with an novel way of responding to a student demonstration on Friday by blasting out popular local dangdut music and dancing in front of scores of students protesting outside the...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
JP/18/Money1
JP/18/Money1 The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) announced on Friday that it would open a bidding process on Nov. 7, 2001, for 23 apartments and 11 floors of office space located within two separate buildings in South Jakarta.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Sultan, PM visit king in S'pore
Sultan, PM visit king in S'poreSINGAPORE: A sultan, a prime minister and a stream of other high- level visitors have visited the King of Malaysia in a Singapore hospital this week ahead of his heart surgery, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
JP/1/Inside
JP/1/Inside US$5 surcharge: Indonesia's flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia has imposed a US$5 surcharge on international air tickets since Oct. 1 to finance the extra cost of higher insurance premiums, said a senior executive of the Association of Indonesian Travel Agencies (Asita).
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Thousands climb Mt. Bromo
Thousands climb Mt. Bromo PROBOLINGGO, East Java: Thousands of local people and foreign tourists climbed Mount Bromo to witness the local Tengger community's Hindu thanksgiving ceremony, which is annually conducted at the mountain's summit.