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Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Trafficking victims sent home
Trafficking victims sent home JAKARTA (JP): Sixteen of 17 victims of forced prostitution returned to their respective hometowns late on Thursday after they received some transportation money from a number of members of the House of Representatives, an officer at the Penjaringan Police subprecinct...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Trade in women must stop
Trade in women must stop Trafficking in women and children has not only occurred in Western Europe since the fall of the Soviet Union but also right here under our very own noses.The police raids on a housemaid recruitment agency and a bar located near a red-light district in Jakarta this week show...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Kontras' double standard
Kontras' double standardFrom Media IndonesiaI used to be proud of the National Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) as a non-governmental organization pioneering advocacy relating to acts of coercion.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
House to go ahead with oil and gas bill
House to go ahead with oil and gas bill JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will go ahead with its plan next month to enact the oil and gas bill proposed by the government, despite protests from oil-rich regencies, several legislators said.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Ismuhadi's
Ismuhadi's lawyer blasts police Sima Gunawan The Jakarta Post JakartaA lawyer denounced the police investigation of Sunday's blast at the Atrium Plaza Senen, saying several things were amiss.Johnson Panjaitan of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) said it was strange that...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Weapons offered at Police Expo 2001
Weapons offered at Police Expo 2001 JAKARTA (JP): An exhibition of police and security equipment opened here on Thursday amid growing concerns over poor security enforcement and widespread ownership of illegal firearms in the capital.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
BI vows to mount defense against rupiah weakening
BI vows to mount defense against rupiah weakening JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Friday it would attempt to defend the rupiah against rising selling pressure amid fears of growing antiforeigner sentiment here.Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said the surge in anti-U.S.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
ANZ Panin Bank and PT Satelindo, a leading cellular operator in
ANZ Panin Bank and PT Satelindo, a leading cellular operator in the country, have agreed to establish a strategic partnership with the aim of providing better services for the customers of both companies.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
BI to move into defense against rupiah weakening
BI to move into defense against rupiah weakening JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Friday it would attempt to defend the rupiah against rising selling pressure amid fears of growing anti-foreign sentiment here.Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said a surge in anti U.S.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Muhammadiyah and NU against plan calls for jihad
Muhammadiyah and NU against plan calls for jihad JAKARTA (JP): The two largest Muslim organizations in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have said they do not agree with any plan to send Muslims to Afghanistan should the U.S. attack it.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Hand-foot-mouth sufferers need more rest and nutrition
Hand-foot-mouth sufferers need more rest and nutritionBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): Some kindergartens and elementary schools in Jakarta closed down temporarily last week after some of their students became infected by a disease that causes ulcers around the hands, feet and mouth.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
KAI seizes 1,060 fake rail tickets
KAI seizes 1,060 fake rail tickets PURWOKERTO, Central Java: State-owned railway company PT KAI has confiscated 1,060 fake tickets from middlemen operating at Kutoardjo station, about 100 kilometers east of here.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Pramuka bird market normal after brawls
Pramuka bird market normal after brawls JAKARTA (JP): Despite relatively small number of visitors, the Pramuka bird market in East Jakarta returned to normal on Friday following a clash between Madurese people and native Jakartans on Thursday.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Angelique continues Bali winning streak
Angelique continues Bali winning streak NUSA DUA, Bali (Agencies): Indonesia's Angelique Widjaja smashed her way to the semifinals of the US$170,000 Wismilak International tennis tournament Friday, sending second-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand packing.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
'U.S. attacks to affect Korea'
'U.S. attacks to affect Korea' TAEJON, South Korea (Reuters): South Korean President Kim Dae- jung said on Friday the country's economy would suffer serious adverse effects from this month's air attacks in the United States.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Foreign crossers in Medan
Foreign crossers in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): New Zealand's Peter Broxholme heads a foreign assault on the third leg of the Gudang Garam Supercross Asia at Maryland Paya Pasir, near here this weekend.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * 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. Proklamasi 56, Central Jakarta, until Oct.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Religious leaders urged to maintain peace
Religious leaders urged to maintain peaceKurniawan The jakarta Post JakartaThe country's top religious leaders on Friday called on all religious and community leaders not to create the impression that an interreligious conflict had taken place in the aftermath of the Sept.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Israr Ardiansyah
Israr Ardiansyah The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta The two largest Muslim organizations in the country, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have said in Yogyakarta they do not agree with any plan to send Muslims to Afghanistan should the U.S. attack it.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Green tea view in Mt. Menoreh remains a dream
Green tea view in Mt. Menoreh remains a dreamText and photos by Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Menoreh mountain range -- lying in the northern part of Kulon Progo regency, some 50 kilometers west of here -- is not known for a distinct characteristic apart from the danger of landslides that often...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Megawati reveals 'housewife management system'
Megawati reveals 'housewife management system' TOKYO (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri had a secret to tell 200 Indonesian community members here on Friday. She said she believes in a "housewife management system" to manage the state economy.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Is Kwik dreaming?
Is Kwik dreaming? (National Planning Board Chairman) Kwik Kian Gie remains faithful to his idea regarding the rupiah's exchange rate. He had proposed that Indonesia adopt a fixed rate system for the national currency even before he became a cabinet minister.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Autonomy and the reform agenda
Autonomy and the reform agendaBy Hermawan Sulistyo JAKARTA (JP): The initial "reform agenda" proposed by concerned scholars and college students in the early stages of the Indonesian transition in 1998 was not only intended to include the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b
Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a unit of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in charge of overseeing the sale of Salim Group assets, announced on Friday that it had sold a 60 percent stake in PT Salim Rengo Containers (SRC) for Rp 204 billion...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
ANTI-U.S. RALLY: About 3,000 Muslims from various universities
ANTI-U.S. RALLY: About 3,000 Muslims from various universities and organizations, including the Indonesian Islamic Youth Movement and Inter-University Muslim Association (Hammas), stage a rally at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in the heart of the city.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Woman
Woman killed in hit and runEmmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta A blonde woman in her twenties was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Jl. Dharmawangsa in South Jakarta in the early hours of Friday night.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft
BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has called on the government to take concrete action in preventing future financial irregularities in state finances.BPK's chief, Satrio B.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
City councillors need a conscience
City councillors need a conscienceFrom Warta KotaThe Jakarta Council has become the subject of much criticism. The media have spotlighted various issues related to Jakarta's councillors, such as their high salaries, their studies financed by public funds, their proposal for an increase in their...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Agribusiness, a long bumpy road ahead
Agribusiness, a long bumpy road aheadText and photo by Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Hoping that agribusiness would some day become the number one source of income for Yogyakarta seems to be too optimistic, regardless of the fact that the tiny province is a location for fertile soil.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 8:30 Mom and Me 9:00 Music 10:30 Entertainment News 11:00 News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Music 2:00 News 2:30 Technology 3:30 Religious Teachings 4:00 Forestry 4:30 Children's Program 5:00 Music 6:00 News 7:00 Documentary 7:30...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
KL condemns movie with killer plot
KL condemns movie with killer plot KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia has condemned a newly released Hollywood movie as "insensitive and distasteful" due to its storyline of an assassination plot against a Malaysian leader, a report said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Wide choices for mobile professionals
Wide choices for mobile professionals By Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): As civilization advances toward a knowledge- based society, old limitations and paradigms in space, time and bureaucracy could be diminished. Mobility and professionalism seem to be key characteristics of modern professionals.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Indonesia accepts the blame for SEAG doping case
Indonesia accepts the blame for SEAG doping case JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) accepted the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation's decision to withdraw a gold medal won by national lifter Gustar Junianto who had failed a doping test.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
High duty imposed on KS exports
High duty imposed on KS exports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's PT Krakatau Steel has been slapped with a 47.86 percent countervailing duty for its hot-rolled carbon steel flats (HRC) exports to the United States, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Police rapped for Atrium bombing investigation
Police rapped for Atrium bombing investigation JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer denounced the police investigation of Sunday's blast at the Atrium Plaza Senen, saying several things were amiss.Johnson Panjaitan of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) said it was strange that one of...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Worldwide terror probe developments
Worldwide terror probe developments Veeramalla Anjaia The Jakarta Post WashingtonUnited States authorities were analyzing a document they believe was written by one of the hijackers involved in the United States terror attacks on Sept.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
1. BI (3x15)
1. BI (3x15) BI vows to mount defense against rupiah weakening 2. BPK (2x18) BPK calls for concrete action to fight graft 3. House (2x18) House to go ahead with oil bill 4. Steel (1x8) High duty imposed on KS exports 5. Gates (2x18) Gates still America's richest person 6.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Regional officers' training in S'pore
Regional officers' training in S'pore BANDUNG: Public administration civil servants in regional offices throughout Indonesia will be sent to Singapore to get training on how to deal with the implementation of regional autonomy, an official has said.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Comfort women demand government attention
Comfort women demand government attention JAKARTA (JP): A group of elderly women forced by Japanese soldiers to be comfort women in the period between 1942 and 1945 reiterated their demand on Thursday that the government pay attention to their fate.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Managing ethics in your professional life
Managing ethics in your professional lifeBy Pri Notowidigdo JAKARTA (JP): We frequently find ourselves facing ethical dilemmas -- situations concerning right and wrong where values are in conflict.As a student, you may have seen a friend cheating and wondered what to do.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
The Singapore government Friday abandoned plans for imminent
The Singapore government Friday abandoned plans for imminent commercial and residential land sales, a day after canceling the sale of an industrial site as the worsening recession bites. Laos signed a poverty-reduction agreement Thursday with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that turns the taps on...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
What to do if your kids get HFMD
What to do if your kids get HFMD JAKARTA (JP): Below is general information released by the city health agency regarding the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), which mainly affects children under 10 years of age, and tips on how to avoid the disease.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.28
Rupiah Rates Sept.28 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,175.00 10,175.00 9,627.00 9,723.00Austrian schilling 1 609.63 676.45 639.66 646.40Australian dollar 1 4,497.59 4,992.87 4,719.16 4,771.08Belgian franc 1 207.95 230.74 218.20 220.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
KL to upgrade air security
KL to upgrade air security KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The government is considering putting air marshals on commercial flights in Malaysia as part of security upgrades in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, a top official said on Friday.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Changes looming in Sarawak
Changes looming in SarawakBy Ranjit Singh KUALA LUMPUR: Politics in Sarawak appears to be entering a new phase as the election process undergoes fundamental shifts.The Sarawak Barisan Nasional is going to the polls from a position of strength and solidarity cast in the old mold.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b
Holdiko sells stakes in SRC for Rp 204b JAKARTA (JP): PT Holdiko Perkasa, a unit of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in charge of overseeing the sale of Salim Group assets, announced on Friday that it had sold a 60 percent stake in PT Salim Rengo Containers (SRC) for Rp 204 billion...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
JP/ /
JP/ /Workers without an office, who cares?Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): There was a time when a person was respected by his/her physical appearance. Those who wore a suit and tie and went to their office in their Mercedes Benz were more respected than those dressed in a simple outfit or who had no...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
WHAT A PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A large number of students pack a
WHAT A PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A large number of students pack a minivan used as a public transport in the Central Java town of Purwokerto. The driver said on Tuesday he could not ask the students to get down as the students found it difficult to get public transport to their schools at rush hours.
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
The article titled Polysindo to complete restructuring published
The article titled Polysindo to complete restructuring published in the Sept.28 edition contained wrong figures in the fifth, seventh and eighth paragraphs. The correct figures are as follow: $245 million (not billion as stated in the fifth paragraph), $900 million (not billion as stated in the...
Sat, 29 Sep 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 28, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,300 100 1,311,000 Adindo Foresta 100 0 0 AGIS 120 0 243,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 625 125 14,222,500...