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Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Government to proceed with CGI meeting
Government to proceed with CGI meetingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The venue for the meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) will not be moved from Jakarta despite threats of "sweeping" directed against foreigners, a senior government official said.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
PT DI employees go on strike, production halted
PT DI employees go on strike, production haltedYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung More than 9,000 workers of the only state-owned aircraft firm, PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI), went on strike on Tuesday, protesting the management's sluggishness in eradicating corruption, collusion and...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Councillor urges Jakarta to clean up own garbage
Councillor urges Jakarta to clean up own garbageAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council suggested on Tuesday that the city administration process its garbage, which amounts to 25,000 cubic meter per day, by using incinerators and organic fertilizer technology, in its five...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Let's not forget
Let's not forget WR SoepratmanFrom Kompas On 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...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Badminton star confirms rumors of retirement
Badminton star confirms rumors of retirementPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's top men's doubles player Tony Gunawan shocked badminton fans by announcing his retirement from the Indonesian Badminton Center (PBI) in order to study abroad.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Dua Berlin, NZ's ETT form Indonesian distribution pact
Dua Berlin, NZ's ETT form Indonesian distribution pact Dow Jones Wellington New Zealand's Electronic Transaction Technology Ltd., or ETT, said Tuesday it has reached a 10-year agreement with PT Dua Berlin Group to distribute its PATLOC operating system for public access Internet terminals in...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Philippines to get US$2b from Napocor sale: Report
Philippines to get US$2b from Napocor sale: ReportDow Jones, Singapore The Philippine government expects to generate US$2 billion from the sale of state-run National Power Corp., or Napocor, transmission operations, according to Tuesday's Business World.Asisclo T.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
History shows that the syariah is very easy to manipulate by
History shows that the syariah is very easy to manipulate by despots, says one expert who does not support the insertion of the Jakarta Charter in the Constitution. Abdul Munir Mulkhan, a professor at the State Institute of Islamic Studies, IAIN Sunan Kalijaga in Yogyakarta shared his views with...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
One inmate killed, three injured in prison brawl
One inmate killed, three injured in prison brawl JAKARTA (JP): Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra paid an impromptu visit to Cipinang penitentiary, East Jakarta, at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, several hours after it was the scene of a fresh brawl between two rival groups.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
'Sweeping' is a suicidal act: Hamzah Haz
'Sweeping' is a suicidal act: Hamzah Haz JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz who is also the chairman of the country's third largest Islamic-based party the United Development Party (PPP) renewed his appeal on Tuesday for Muslims groups not to conduct searches or 'sweeping' against foreigners in the...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Major reshuffle imminent in the military, Endriartono says
Major reshuffle imminent in the military, Endriartono saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said on Tuesday that the Indonesian Military Headquarters would soon announce a major reshuffle involving a number of high-ranking officials.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Ambassador Gelbard's departure
Ambassador Gelbard's departure In the gallery of successive U.S. ambassadors to Indonesia since Merle Cochran in 1950, after Washington had recognized the just-established United States of Indonesia, the departing ambassador, Robert S. Gelbard, occupies a unique position.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
PSSI braces for violence ahead of championship games
PSSI braces for violence ahead of championship gamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) said on Tuesday it was taking precautionary measures in cooperation with local security authorities ahead of the league championship semifinals and final at the Bung...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Poverty project promising
Poverty project promising Thank you for publishing Murdani Usman's article Balinese artists help children to be happy in the Sept. 20 edition of The Jakarta Post, which certainly gives an insight into the lives of one of the most isolated communities in Bali.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Trifling with the law
Trifling with the law The surprising Supreme Court decision on Monday to exonerate businessman Hutomo Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, of corruption charges has exposed the idiosyncrasies of the Indonesian legal system once again.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Indonesia seeks higher price for Semen Gresik shares
Indonesia seeks higher price for Semen Gresik sharesBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government announced on Tuesday that it would negotiate a higher price for the sale of giant cement company PT Semen Gresik under a put option agreement with Mexican-based Cemex SA de CV.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
'Police must win people's hearts'
'Police must win people's hearts' MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Insp. Gen. Firman Gani, chief of the South Sulawesi Provincial Police, called on all police personnel in the province to behave well and improve their public service to win local people's hearts.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Garuda must fend for itself in insurance shortfall
Garuda must fend for itself in insurance shortfallTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will not underwrite shortfalls in national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's third party war and terrorism insurance coverage, the Minister of Finance Boediono said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
80 flood prone areas in the city
80 flood prone areas in the cityCentral Jakarta: 1. Jati Pinggir 2. Mangga Dua 3. Mangga Besar 4. Pangeran Jayakarta 5. Cempaka Putih/Ahmad Yani 6. Sumur Batu/Serdang 7. Angkasa/Bungur 8. South Rajawali 9. Gunung Sahari RayaNorth Jakarta: 1. Teluk Gong/Kampung Gusti 2. Kampung Muara, Sedyatama 3.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Drought hits
Drought hits many parts of Central JavaAgus Maryono The Jakarta Post Purwokerto, Central Java The rains have already fallen in some areas of Central Java, while the dry season continues in many others.The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said yesterday that the transition period (from the dry to...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Governor candidates present vision
Governor candidates present vision SERANG, Banten: Some 12 pairs of candidates for the positions of governor and vice governor of Banten province presented their vision and mission before the provincial legislative council here on Monday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Police operations claimed 23 lives last month
Police operations claimed 23 lives last monthEmmy Fitri and Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta JAKARTA: Twenty three criminals were shot dead in the Greater Jakarta area by the city police during a police operation codenamed Brantas Jaya last month, an officer announced on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Tommy is still a fugitive, police say
Tommy is still a fugitive, police sayTiarma Siboro Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta Police vowed on Tuesday to continue their hunt for the youngest son of former president Soeharto, who was exonerated of corruption charges by the Supreme Court, saying that he was still wanted in connection with...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
A symbolic new look
A symbolic new look I was amazed to see the new look of The Jakarta Post, which I understand will appear from now on, starting from Oct. 1, 2001.The editors and staff must have had special reasons for choosing the symbolic date in the Indonesian political calendar for the new facelift.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Palm bio-diesel workshop in Medan
Palm bio-diesel workshop in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The North Sumatra Palm Oil Research Center is holding a palm bio-diesel workshop with the aim of studying the possibility of using palm oil as an alternative fuel, an official said.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
1. NIGHT: 48 pt, 4 cols, 1 X 30
1. NIGHT: 48 pt, 4 cols, 1 X 30 Anti-Americanism hurting bar business 2. WEAPON: 24 pt, 1 col, 3 X 10 23 killed in police operation 3. TOMMY: 32 pt, 3 cols, 2 X 24 Anger and worry on streets over Tommy ruling 4. CIANGIR: 28 pt, 2 cols, 2 X 26 Councillor urges Jakarta to clean up own garbage
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
IT Week kicks off at JCC
IT Week kicks off at JCC JAKARTA: Fifteen countries are taking part in the Information and Communications Technology Week, which will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center from Wednesday through Sunday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Rupiah Rates Oct. 2
Rupiah Rates Oct. 2 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,490.00 9,490.00 10,040.00 9,940.00Australian dollar 1 5,200.94 4,700.40 4,977.83 4,923.28Austrian schilling 1 698.53 631.60 668.56 661.54Belgian franc 1 238.27 215.44 228.05 225.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Tommy ruling leaves people sour
Tommy ruling leaves people sourThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversial move of the Supreme Court to declare former president Soeharto's fugitive son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra not guilty upset some people on the street amid fears that the decision might reincite anti-Soeharto protest...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Luxury cars taken from police HQ
Luxury cars taken from police HQ MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Brig. Gen. Farouk Muhamad, chief of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Police, was angered by the disappearance of three luxury cars seized from an East Timor businessman several months ago.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Garuda must fend for itself in insurance shortfall
Garuda must fend for itself in insurance shortfallTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will not underwrite shortfalls in national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's third party war and terrorism insurance coverage, the Minister of Finance Boediono said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Islamic law will end graft, poverty
Islamic law will end graft, poverty Plans to amend the 1945 Constitution have raised various suggestions, including a controversial one regarding the syariah (Islamic law). One supporter of this idea is the Majelis Mujahiddin (Mujahiddin Assembly) founded last year in Yogyakarta.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Man charged with assault
Man charged with assault JAKARTA: Police arrested an apparently inebriated man in connection to an assault on a public minivan driver in the early hours of Sunday morning on Jl. Mundu Luar, Koja in North Jakarta.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Window for Brawl
Window for Brawl Brawls among students, including university students, have become common in Indonesia's big cities, particularly Jakarta. Most of the brawls flare up from trivial disputes.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Court's transparency questioned
Court's transparency questionedTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court, in the spotlight for overturning a lower court's decision to impose a jail sentence on Tommy Soeharto, has been criticized for lacking transparency in its decision making process.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Vietnam renews claim on Spratlys
Vietnam renews claim on Spratlys VIETNAM: Vietnam has new evidence showing it occupied the disputed Spratly and Paracel island groups in the South China Sea many years ago, boosting its claims of sovereignty, state- controlled media in Hanoi reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
It's not only Kimchi and Tae Kwon Do
It's not only Kimchi and Tae Kwon DoK. Basrie, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is currently home to over 20,000 South Koreans. Ask any locals in the street about Korean, they will immediately point their fingers to Mister Kim, Mister Im, Mister Lee or Mister Park, who work as bosses at...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Sports body urges more sponsorships
Sports body urges more sponsorshipsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) hopes that more companies will support more track and field athletes, especially those with considerable achievement, in an effort to woo more new talent to the...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Audit body to shed image of toothless tiger
Audit body to shed image of toothless tigerFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN), smeared a toothless tiger, is seeking a legal basis to have dishonest officials punished for providing false information or for refusing to disclose their...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Spate of bad news sends rupiah tumbling again
Spate of bad news sends rupiah tumbling againTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah dropped below the 10,000 level against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday for the first time since late July due to negative sentiment created by anti-U.S. protests at home.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
.rm
.rm Indonesian-German trade (million DM) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imports from Indonesia 3,010 2,860 3,292 4,080 3,957 3,825 4,897 Exports to Indonesia 3,536 3,928 4,008 5,211 3,339 2,019 2,434 Trade volume 6,546...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
23 killed in police operation
23 killed in police operationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Twenty three criminals were shot dead in the Greater Jakarta area by the city police during a police operation codenamed Brantas Jaya last month, an officer announced on Tuesday.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Promoting economic ties with Indonesia
Promoting economic ties with IndonesiaDr. Yul Kwon, researcher at Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) Economic relations between Indonesia and Korea have expanded significantly over the past decades.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Subdistrict chief gets two years jail
Subdistrict chief gets two years jail TANGERANG: Tangerang District Court sentenced a subdistrict chief to two years imprisonment on Tuesday for falsifying the thumb print of a local in March this year.Presiding judge Satria U.S.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
C. Java residents face daily battle for clean water
C. Java residents face daily battle for clean waterAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto, Central Java The rains have already fallen in some areas of Central Java, while the dry season continues in many others.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
ITS students' orientation program turns to brawl
ITS students' orientation program turns to brawlAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya A campus orientation program at Surabaya's November 10 Institute of Technology (ITS) turned into chaos as some 400 freshmen and students engaged in a brawl on Tuesday, leaving dozens injured and another...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
KL urges Southeast Asia not to take part in fighting
KL urges Southeast Asia not to take part in fighting Associated Press Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged Southeast Asian countries Tuesday not to participate in any fighting that might break out following the terror attacks in the United States.
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Tommy is still a fugitive: Police
Tommy is still a fugitive: PoliceTiarma Siboro and Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police vowed on Tuesday to continue their hunt for the youngest son of former president Soeharto, who was exonerated of corruption charges by the Supreme Court, saying that he was still wanted in connection...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Government cuts back BCA stake for sale to 30%
Government cuts back BCA stake for sale to 30%Berni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would sell only a 30 percent stake in PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) by year's end, instead of the 51 percent as promised to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), marking a decision that...
Wed, 03 Oct 2001
Direct election
Direct electionFrom Rakyat Merdeka The idea of implementing a direct presidential election system is currently being spotlighted by the mass media. Perhaps people have the question: how should a direct presidential election work? Some people say that if a presidential candidate wins over 50 percent...