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Fri, 05 Oct 2001
W. Java to host motorcycle races
W. Java to host motorcycle races JAKARTA: Racing organizer Trendypromo Mandira is organizing four series of motorcycle road races in cooperation with the Bandung-based Trendy Sport Club and West Java chapter of the Indonesia Motorsports Association (IMI).
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
Police crackdown on porn VCDs gets mixed responses
Police crackdown on porn VCDs gets mixed responsesAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The newly appointed Yogyakarta police chief Brig. Gen. Yohanes Wahyu has hailed the recent police crackdown on pornographic VCDs in the city as a success, despite a skeptical public response to the...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Attorney General cannot seek review of Tommy case
Attorney General cannot seek review of Tommy caseTiarma Siboro Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta 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...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Cycling body to start training next month
Cycling body to start training next monthNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to meet the set target of winning two cycling gold medals at the Asian Games next year, the Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) will begin centralized training for its athletes in November, two months...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
RI allowed to join Miss Universe
RI allowed to join Miss Universe JAKARTA: The government gave the green light on Thursday for Indonesia's participation in the next Miss Universe contest as long as it promoted a good image of the country.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Costumes and dance enrich cultural exhibition
Costumes and dance enrich cultural exhibitionSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta For Javanese people, especially people from Yogyakarta, the cultures of the royal family and the common people were extremely different in the past, a result of Dutch colonization which was marked by a...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
The Philippines decided to cut its key interest rates by 25 basis
The Philippines decided to cut its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, joining other monetary authorities who have slashed rates to avert a global recession after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
DLLAJ to hire younger field staff
DLLAJ to hire younger field staff JAKARTA: The City Land Transportation Agency (DLLAJ) will recruit new personnel soon in an effort to give a fresh look to its field staff, who are mostly above 40 years old.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Rupiah Rates Oct.4
Rupiah Rates Oct.4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,371.00 9,371.00 9,920.00 9,822.00Australian dollar 1 5,150.24 4,648.95 4,926.27 4,872.69Austrian schilling 1 689.32 622.52 659.35 652.48Belgian franc 1 235.13 212.35 224.91 222.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
GAM denies having trained Deli rebels
GAM denies having trained Deli rebelsMuharram M. Nur, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The Free Aceh Separatist Movement (GAM) denied on Wednesday that it was training rebels of the so-named Free Deli Separatist Movement (GDM), aimed at fighting for the separation of the Deli sultanate in the northern...
Fri, 05 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.
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
ASEAN to set up rice reserve: Minister
ASEAN to set up rice reserve: MinisterAntara, Medan Indonesian Agriculture Minister Bungaran Saragih disclosed on Thursday that member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had agreed to form a regional rice reserve system.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Tournament to decide Putra Cup players
Tournament to decide Putra Cup players JAKARTA: The Indonesia Golf Association (PGI) will organize an amateur golf tournament to be held at the Gading Raya Golf Club, in Serpong, Banten from Oct.16 until from 19.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Red Cross worker killed in Aceh
Red Cross worker killed in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh An employee with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in the regency of Bireun, Aceh, Jafar Syehdo, 57, was found dead -- with gunshot wounds to his head and body -- on a road in the village of Glumpang Payong, Jeumpa district in...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
RP says U.S. has strong case against bin Laden
RP says U.S. has strong case against bin LadenAgence France-Presse, Manila Philippine President Gloria Arroyo believes United States evidence apparently linking Osama bin Laden to last month's terrorist atrocities is "convincing", her national security adviser said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Purge the nation of parasites
Purge the nation of parasitesFrom Rakyat Merdeka If you want to do something, do it as fully and as well as possible to ensure you get the desired result. When the general public, along with university students, rallied together to topple the Soeharto regime, it was only Soeharto who stepped down,...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Filipinos blamed for fuel scarcity
Filipinos blamed for fuel scarcityYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado State oil and gas company Pertamina in Manado has blamed illegal fuel buyers from the Philippines for the scarcity and soaring prices of kerosene and gasoline in North Sulawesi recently.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Beddu to hear prosecutor's demand
Beddu to hear prosecutor's demand JAKARTA: The former chief of State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang, who is on trial over his involvement in a Rp 95.4 billion land swap scandal, is scheduled to hear the prosecution summing up next Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
'A Charm of Lullabies' marks series return
'A Charm of Lullabies' marks series returnY. Bintang Prakarsa, Contributor, Jakarta Last year's highly acclaimed Art Song Series is making a comeback through two concerts, which will both be held at the elegant Bentara Budaya in Jakarta.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Taufik, Tirta in Asian Chess C'ships
Taufik, Tirta in Asian Chess C'ships JAKARTA: The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) is sending its chess players, National Master (MN) Tirta Chandra Purnama and MN Taufik Halay to the Asian Junior Chess Championships, to be held from Oct.6 through Oct.16 in Doha, Qatar.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct 4, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,275 75 302,500 Adindo Foresta 95 15 1,500 AGIS 110 10 379,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 475 -50 281,000...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Song 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News 2:30 Debating 3:30 Music 4:30 Children's Program 5:15 Religious Teachings 6:00 News...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Soccer hooligans leave trail of destruction
Soccer hooligans leave trail of destructionMusthofid and Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As two soccer teams fought it out on Thursday evening on the pitch of the Bung Karno Sports Stadium in Central Jakarta, fires were started at two different points in the stands, prompting two police...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
During his visit to the United States in May, 1956, founding
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. One of the most stirring remarks Sukarno made was: No Niagara of dollars can save us, the people of Indonesia, unless we effectively use that assistance for...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Timber theft rife in Kerinci
Timber theft rife in Kerinci KERINCI, Jambi: Kerinci Police have arrested dozens of illegal logging suspects in the regency's Kerinci Seblat National Park.Adj. Sr. Comr. Edi Purwanto, chief of the police precinct, announced that several suspects were undergoing a police investigation while several...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
'Explosive' AIDS epidemics hit Asian sex workers
'Explosive' AIDS epidemics hit Asian sex workersWendy 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
New U.S. ambassador in November
New U.S. ambassador in November JAKARTA: New U.S. ambassador to Indonesia Ralph Boyce is scheduled to arrive here early next month to replace the current American envoy Robert Gelbard, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Pertamina to import more fuel
Pertamina to import more fuelMochammad N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina plans to import some 1.9 million kiloliters of fuel during the next three months in order to supply greater-than-expected domestic demand this year, according to a company...
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
Man posing as Westlife member takes widow for a ride
Man posing as Westlife member takes widow for a rideTheresa Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor A widow with two children, said to be under the influence of hypnosis, became the victim of a fraud allegedly perpetrated by a man claiming to belong to the Indonesian Air Force.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Citizens barred from joining Afghan war
Citizens barred from joining Afghan warFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government issued a strict ban on Thursday against Indonesians planning to go to Afghanistan to fight against the United States, as Washington's ultimatum to the Taliban regime in Kabul drew closer to its...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate Briefs British insurance firm Prudential and local banking firm Bank Bali have agreed to continue their partnership that allows the former to provide its insurance service to the latter's customers, PT Prudential BancBali Life Assurance said in a statement Thursday -- JP The National...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
TotalFinaElf to invest $900m
TotalFinaElf to invest $900mDow Jones, Singapore TotalFinaElf is allocating US$900 million in its 2002 budget for gas development offshore East Kalimantan, the largest annual budget the French company has ever allocated to its Indonesian operations.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Herculean task awaiting next badminton chairperson
Herculean task awaiting next badminton chairpersonNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) badly needs a figure with capability and professionalism to lead the organization and restore the country's former glory in the sport, a former world...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
West Sumatra could become off-limits to foreign tourists
West Sumatra could become off-limits to foreign touristsKasparman, The Jakarta Post, Padang It is feared that West Sumatra will become a no-go area for foreigners following threats by members of the Islam Defenders Front in Padang to launch "sweeping" not only against American citizens, but also...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
'Bedhaya' dance, a Mangkunegaran masterpiece
'Bedhaya' dance, a Mangkunegaran masterpieceKartika Bagus C., Contributor, Surakarta, Central Java Seven beautiful girls dance in the royal hall. Their movements are disjointed, though their loveliness remains.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Team to be set up to examine Court's ruling on Tommy
Team to be set up to examine Court's ruling on TommyTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of watchdogs and the Indonesian Bar Association intend to establish a team to examine the Supreme Court's decision to exonerate former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
IMF says budget revision unlikely
IMF says budget revision unlikelyBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it was unlikely the government would need to revise its 2001 state budget assumptions over concern a downturn in the global economy could jeopardize revenue targets.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
North Maluku women's appeal
North Maluku women's appealFrom Media IndonesiaAs a response to our collective desire for democracy and justice, we are continuously bombarded by slogans and calls demanding that democracy should prevail and justice be upheld.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
"Indonesians can only be involved in foreign military operations
"Indonesians can only be involved in foreign military operations as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force." Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Teachers reject halfpayment
Teachers reject halfpayment JAMBI: School teachers in the province rejected the provincial government's plan to only award them 50 percent of their backpay, saying it was against the compromise, which both sides had agreed to recently.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Constitutional commission bid moves forward
Constitutional commission bid moves forwardKurniawan Hari S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To break the deadlock in the deliberation on constitutional reform, Golkar Party has proposed that the amendment of the 1945 Constitution be entrusted to a special committee.
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Indonesian children to get legal protection
Indonesian children to get legal protectionKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a seven-month delay, the House of Representatives finally has begun deliberating on a Child Protection bill.All party factions in the House gave full support on Wednesday in proceeding with the long-awaited...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
Let's not forget WR Soepratman
Let's not forget WR SoepratmanFrom KompasOn Aug. 17 each year, the nation celebrates Independence Day and the red-and-white flag is hoisted to the accompaniment of the national anthem, Indonesia Raya.In relation to the city administration's plan to erect statues in Jakarta, I suggest that the...
Fri, 05 Oct 2001
1. BEDHAYA (46cm) -- 55pt Bodoni Bold 7/1
1. BEDHAYA (46cm) -- 55pt Bodoni Bold 7/1'Bedhaya' a Mangkunegaran masterpiece 2. GELAR -- 38cm 40ptCostumes and dance enrich people and palace in cultural exhibition
Thu, 04 Oct 2001
1. RITZ (48cm) -- 55pt Bodoni Bold 7/1
1. RITZ (48cm) -- 55pt Bodoni Bold 7/1 Bali awaits Fashion Fusion show 2. SENG (72cm) -- Yap Seng Teng: Unknown guru for Bali's master painters ====================== -- pix A 2x24; B 2x12 -- WTG-Bali 63cm
Thu, 04 Oct 2001
Anti-American protesters rally in four Indonesian cities
Anti-American protesters rally in four Indonesian cities Hundreds of people demonstrated on Wednesday in four Indonesian cities against possible U.S. attacks on Afghanistan. Protesters burned U.S. flags and chanted anti-American slogans in the capital Jakarta, and the cities of Palangkaraya, Jambi...
Thu, 04 Oct 2001
U.S. grants Indonesia's export products duty-free status
U.S. grants Indonesia's export products duty-free statusMochammad N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. government has decided to scrap import duties on 11 Indonesian export products for a one-year period starting November, a senior official at the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on...