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Sat, 06 Oct 2001
European visits to Indonesia
European visits to Indonesia BRUSSELS: Several European countries have not yet issued any travel warnings to their citizens intending to visit Indonesia despite threats by radical groups to launch campaigns to expel foreigners in retaliation for the U.S. plan to attack Afghanistan.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Experts differ on how to manage threats
Experts differ on how to manage threatsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Most experts agree on the need to put an end to the threats currently being made to search out and expel Americans, but differ as to the legal grounds on which the police should go after those making...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Johny denies responsibility over mayhem in East Timor
Johny denies responsibility over mayhem in East TimorFabiola Desy Unidjaya, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former deputy Army chief of staff Gen. Johny Lumintang denied on Friday any responsibility over systematic human rights violations in East Timor in 1999 after it voted for independence from...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Palm bio-diesel production
Palm bio-diesel production MEDAN, North Sumatra: Palm oil producing companies PT Musim Mas and PP Lonsum have agreed to develop technology which will aid in the production of "palm bio-diesel" in North Sumatra with the aim of establishing Indonesia as a major alternative fuel producer.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Elimination of TNI's territorial affairs' post confirmed
Elimination of TNI's territorial affairs' post confirmedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI)'s chief of territorial affairs, Lt. Gen. Agus Widjojo, confirmed on Friday that his post would likely be eliminated in response to rising calls for the TNI to do so.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Cirebon accepts 20 prisoners
Cirebon accepts 20 prisoners The Cirebon prison received 20 prisoners on Friday, relocated from the Cipinang prison in Jakarta after a violent clash there recently.The prisoners left Jakarta on Wednesday under tight security and arrived at their new home on Friday morning.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Protect foreign nationals
Protect foreign nationalsFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe government of a country must protect its citizens as well as foreign nationals legally residing there. The Indonesian government also has this obligation. There is more to protecting the safety of U.S.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Agency warns of imminent landslides
Agency warns of imminent landslidesMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) is warning government officials and the public about the possibility of floods and landslides that could hit several areas in the country during the upcoming rainy...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Drought continues in E. Nusa Tenggara
Drought continues in E. Nusa TenggaraYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Citizens of Kupang regency, on the western half of Timor, are facing a serious water shortage and hundreds of hectares of crops are under threat of destruction due to the prolonged severe drought in the regency.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Military to regreen Kalimantan
Military to regreen Kalimantan SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: In observance of the Indonesian Military's 56th anniversary, Tanjungpura Military Command, which oversees Kalimantan will launch a one-million-tree environmental program to regreen deforested areas of the province.Maj. Gen.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Kulonprogo stricken by drought
Kulonprogo stricken by drought YOGYAKARTA: More than 2,500 villagers in Kalibawang have been facing difficulties in obtaining clean water due to the prolonged drought currently afflicting Central Java."Villagers living in mountainous areas have had to spend many hours on foot to reach water...
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Government turns Jamsostek into trust fund
Government turns Jamsostek into trust fundRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will turn the state-owned social security company, PT Jamsostek, into a non-profit financial institution, says Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Forum to discuss terrorism
Forum to discuss terrorism BRUNEI: Leaders from Southeast Asia and Japan, China and South Korea will discuss cooperation to fight international terrorism at their regional forum, the organization in Bandar Seri Begawan said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Recall your baby food: Greenpeace to Novartis
Recall your baby food: Greenpeace to NovartisReuters, Manila Environmental group Greenpeace on Friday urged Swiss healthcare group Novartis AG to withdraw baby food being sold in the Philippines which contained genetically modified soy.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
U.S. Dollar Rates Oct.5
U.S. Dollar Rates Oct.5 Latest Previous %Change Yen 120.52-55 120.39-45 +0.11Euro* 0.9160-65 0.9180-84 -0.22Sterling 1.4753-59 1.4764-70 -0.07Swiss Franc 1.6211-17 1.6192-98 +0.12Canadian dollar* 1.5697-03 1.5688-94 +0.06Australian dollar* 0.5014-19 0.4986-91 +0.56New Zealand dollar 0.4116-21 0.
Sat, 06 Oct 2001
Tommy told to show up or risk imprisonment
Tommy told to show up or risk imprisonmentTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, Soeharto's youngest son, will lose his legal victory if he fails to show up and sign the documents at the South Jakarta Prosecutors' office, a state...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 5, 2001
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, October 5, 2001Exhibitions * World Press Photo, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5241069) until Oct. 7. * Sukarno's collections; paintings, batik, statues, Chinese ceramics, kris, photos, Gedung Pola, Jl.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Treatment of cataracts still poor, ophthalmologist says
Treatment of cataracts still poor, ophthalmologist saysYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung An ophthalmologist from the Bandung-based Pajajaran University has expressed concern over the poor treatment of cataracts, which cause half of all blindness cases in Indonesia.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
People doubt TNI will leave politics
People doubt TNI will leave politicsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) may have managed to shed its image as a fearful institution, but its promise to phase out its political role is widely doubted, according to a survey.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Microsoft wins more piracy suits
Microsoft wins more piracy suitsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Giant U.S. software company Microsoft Corp. has won a legal battle against software piracy for the second time here committed by four local computer dealers in the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Indonesia's 2001 GDP growth seen at 3.17 percent: Poll
Indonesia's 2001 GDP growth seen at 3.17 percent: PollReuters, Jakarta Indonesia should record economic growth of 3.17 percent this year and 4.0 percent in 2002, bolstered by political stability and improved business conditions, a Reuters poll of 10 research houses showed.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Past GDP Performance:
Past GDP Performance: 1996 7.8 1997 4.6 1998 -13.7 1999 0.2 2000 4.8 GDP predictions 2001 2002 ING Barings Securities 3.0 3.5 Citibank 3.5 4.4 GK Goh Research 3.1 4.5 Merrill Lynch 2.9 4.0 ABN Amro 3.1 2.7 Standard Chartered 3.3 3.8 Danareksa Securities 3.0 4.5 Credit Suisse First Boston 3.0 3.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
The TNI at 56
The TNI at 56 Today 56 years ago, president Sukarno issued a decree to set up an official armed organization as an integer component of the then-infant Republic of Indonesia. This organization, through various stages, later developed into what is now known as the Tentara National Indonesia (TNI) --...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Meeting on ethical code delayed
Meeting on ethical code delayed JAKARTA: A plenary meeting at the House of Representatives building scheduled to pass the Code of Ethics for legislators on Thursday was delayed due to shortcomings in the draft code.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
KL refuses to free Nik Adli
KL refuses to free Nik Adli MALAYSIA: The son of the spiritual leader of Malaysia's Islamic opposition party lost a court battle on Thursday against his detention without trial on suspicion of militant activities.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
How the AIDS menace hits Asia
How the AIDS menace hits Asia * In August, China admitted it was facing a "very serious" AIDS epidemic with HIV cases up by two thirds in a year. * In Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, HIV infection rates among sex workers and their clients increased to more than 20 percent in 2000 from virtually nil in...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
The world's second largest coffee producer Vietnam is staring
The world's second largest coffee producer Vietnam is staring losses in the face as cherries ripen for harvest and international prices sag to new historic lows almost daily. Prospects for yet another Vietnamese bumper crop of some 850,000 tons are contributing to steady falls in London robusta...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Your own backyard
Your own backyard I refer to the article entitled All nations share responsibility for injustice published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 1, 2001. How right he (J. Soedjati Djiwandono) is when implicitly saying that everyone in Indonesia should focus on their own backyards before even considering to...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Government to protect trade against slump
Government to protect trade against slumpBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local trade organizations urged the government to raise import tariffs in anticipation of a global recession, just as Indonesia is preparing to open trade in line with next year's ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
1. IMF (2x20)
1. IMF (2x20) IMF says 2001 budget revision unlikely 2. Pertam (2x26) Pertamina to import more fuel in next three months: Official 3. Poll (2x18) RI's 2001 GDP growth seen at 3.17%: Poll 3. Malay (1x30) KL unlikely to auction 3G licenses
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Illegal use of my name
Illegal use of my nameFrom Media IndonesiaAs the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, I will always endeavor to maintain the mandate I'm now shouldering.This means that I will strive to clean up the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration to ensure that its programs will be properly implemented.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
30 die of dengue fever
30 die of dengue fever SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The death toll from dengue fever in the province reached 30 and was expected to continue increasing amid the incoming rainy season, says a local official.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Stronger case for faster privatization
Stronger case for faster privatizationVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta No one disagrees with the notion that privatization is fundamentally a political transformation and an uphill task, especially for such a fragile democracy as Indonesia.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Palayja launches water education
Palayja launches water education 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...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Persija, PSM to lock horns in final
Persija, PSM to lock horns in finalMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PSM Makassar moved a step closer to its first ever back-to- back Indonesian soccer league titles after winning a dramatic penalty shoot-out against PSMS Medan 3-2 on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Ondeo wins new contract in Tangerang
Ondeo wins new contract in Tangerang JAKARTA: 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.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
`Explosive' AIDS epidemics hit Asian sex workers
`Explosive' AIDS epidemics hit Asian sex workers Wendy Pugh Reuters Melbourne Prostitutes in China, Indonesia and Vietnam are falling victim to "explosive" AIDS epidemics which will spread to their customers' wives and girlfriends, a U.N.-funded report said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Safety of popular mosquito coils questioned
Safety of popular mosquito coils questionedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A night without mosquitoes in tropical countries would be a dream come true for many. The annoying buzzing sound and itchy bites by the insects, not to mention the possible infectious diseases they carry,...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Security concerns delay gorillas' arrival
Security concerns delay gorillas' arrivalAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four gorillas from a zoo in England failed to arrive here as scheduled due to the security situation in the capital, it was revealed on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Lots of bureaucracy, little justice in court
Lots of bureaucracy, little justice in courtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An article in the official criminal code stipulates that court trials should be a cheap, quick and simple way to see that justice is done.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Student convicted of murder after brawl
Student convicted of murder after brawl TANGERANG: The Tangerang District court sentenced on Thursday a high school student to three years in prison for his part in the killing of a student from a rival high school.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Tommy case review: Legal experts said on Thursday the Attorney
Tommy case review: Legal experts said on Thursday the Attorney General's Office cannot file a judicial review against the Supreme Court's verdict that cleared former president Soeharto's youngest son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra of corruption charges, saying such a move can only be taken by a...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Aceh autonomy promising: EU
Aceh autonomy promising: EU JAKARTA: Following a two-day visit to Aceh province, delegates of the European Union said on Thursday that the special autonomy law for Aceh offered a great opportunity for development in the troubled province.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
RP captures 13 Abu Sayyaf rebels
RP captures 13 Abu Sayyaf rebels PHILIPPINES: Manila has captured 13 members of the Abu Sayyaf group which the United States has linked to extremists responsible for last month's air attacks on U.S. landmarks, a Manila official said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Challenges ahead for alliance
Challenges ahead for allianceThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The United Nations Security Council, of which Singapore is a member, unanimously adopted a resolution last Friday obliging all its 189 member-states to combat terrorism.
Fri, 05 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. BUMN -- 1 X 30 36 pt BodoniFaster privatization is criticalVincent Lingga Senior editor The Jakarta Post Jakarta 3.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Taxi service in Batam poor
Taxi service in Batam poor BATAM, Riau: Foreign tourists called on the Batam authorities to raid taxies operating illegally and to repair the local transportation system to help promote tourism on the tax-free island.G.
Fri, 05 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.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Atrium bomb suspect released
Atrium bomb suspect releasedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police released on Thursday a suspect in the Atrium Senen Plaza bombing, Aznani Lubis, on humanitarian grounds.Chief of the Jakarta Police detective Sr. Comr.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Eight military officers in Irian discharged
Eight military officers in Irian dischargedAntara, Jayapura Irian Jaya's military commander dismissed eight key officers in Jayapura on Thursday following a series of bloody attacks by Papuan separatists in the regencies of Jayapura and Puncak Jaya last week.