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Thu, 27 Sep 2001
JP/PJ Leo
JP/PJ LeoHAPPY RIDE: A mother with her two childrens look happy riding a bicycle-modified-to vehicles in Kota down town in Medan. The driver said he spent some Rp 500,000 to modify his bicycle and all he had spent had returned as he had been on operation since three months ago, with daily earning...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Maintenance of 'Argo Bromo'
Maintenance of 'Argo Bromo'From Sinar PagiTwo friends of mine and I took the Argo Bromo train from Surabaya to Jakarta at 6:40 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2001. We intentionally chose this train, hoping to receive superior service as well as to feel more relaxed and enjoy the facilities provided by the train...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Police cowardice
Police cowardice Amid the pandemonium of global reactions that have arisen in the wake of the terrorist attacks upon the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, a few statements made by Indonesian officials here at home deserve to be noted.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Pakistani man tried for heroin case
Pakistani man tried for heroin case TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court began on Wednesday the trial of a drug case involving a Pakistani who had allegedly smuggled more than one kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June this year.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
GENERAL ISSUE SEPT 27 IT
GENERAL ISSUE SEPT 27 IT;JP; ANPAc..r.. IT-knowledge-acceptanceJP/ / Tips on gaining knowledge and acceptanceBy Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): Rapid advances in Information Technology (IT) may revolutionize ways of gaining knowledge and acceptance in the IT professional world.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Ulemas council clarifies its statement on jihad
Ulemas council clarifies its statement on jihad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) clarified on Wednesday its call for a jihad, stressing that it did not mean that the organization was urging Muslims to take part in a war against the United States.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Government to heed civil service affairs
Government to heed civil service affairs JAKARTA (JP): The government is determined to pay more attention to civil servant development in a bid to help improve efficiency, professionalism and services to the public.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Hand-foot-mouth disease returns, invades schools
Hand-foot-mouth disease returns, invades schools JAKARTA (JP): Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) returned to Jakarta and affected a number of kindergartens and elementary schools in Jakarta recently.Several preschools in Jakarta, including the Harapan Ibu preschool in Pondok Pinang, South...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Indonesia-Japan ties
Indonesia-Japan ties Japan should naturally be the next leg of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's current overseas visit immediately after her summit talks with American President George W. Bush in Washington last week.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
JORR project still facing uncertainty: IBRA
JORR project still facing uncertainty: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The tender process for the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project continued to be plagued by uncertainty as the administrative court ordered the government to delay the tender."We are still facing a legal problem.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Purwokerto, Central JavaLacking funds makes the government find it hard to curb the spread of the contagious tuberculosis (TB) which claimed 140,000 people nationwide per annum, according to an official.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Govt ponders substitute drugs to treat addicts
Govt ponders substitute drugs to treat addictsBy Fitri Wulandari JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering distributing disposable syringes or lighter drugs to intravenous drug users as part of an official campaign to fight drug abuse.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged
Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged demonstrations in major cities in Java on Wednesday to press their demand that the U.S. drop any plans to bomb Afghanistan. Full report on Page 2 HFMD returns: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) returned to Jakarta and affected a number of...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
OPEC chiefs fail to reach deal
OPEC chiefs fail to reach deal VIENNA (AFP): OPEC energy chiefs did not reach an agreement on oil output Wednesday and delayed a final meeting to approve production levels until Thursday, the grouping's president Chakib Khelil of Algeria said.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Galungan, a time of blessings and festivity in Bali
Galungan, a time of blessings and festivity in BaliBy I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): For many people, Galungan is considered as the biggest religious festival in Bali. Yet for some, it holds more significance than that.The festival of Galungan, which fell on Wednesday Sept.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Most skyscrapers built by foreigners
Most skyscrapers built by foreigners JAKARTA (JP): About sixty percent of the high-rise buildings in the city were designed by foreign architects, according to an Indonesian architectural organization.Rai Pratadaja, a patron of the Association of Indonesian Architecture Graduates (PASI), said that...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
'JORR project sill
'JORR project sill facing uncertainty' ADIANTO P.SIMAMORA The Jakarta Post Jakarta The tender process for the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project continued to be plagued by uncertainty as the administrative court ordered the government to delay the tender."We are still facing a legal problem.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Volleyball league starts in Bandung
Volleyball league starts in Bandung JAKARTA (JP): The 2001 Indonesian Volleyball League will start in Bandung, West Java, next month, with the organizing committee dispelling fears that the national team's failure at the recently concluded Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Death penalty for corrupters demanded
Death penalty for corrupters demanded JAKARTA (JP): Anti-corruption activists demanded on Wednesday that anyone found guilty of corruption be given a maximum penalty of death."In certain circumstances the death penalty should be handed down to those guilty of corruption," coordinator of Government...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
1. Duit
1. Duit (2 X 25)Asian currencies end higher, after recouping early lossesP/11/DuitAsian currencies mostly higher late; recoup early losses SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were marginally higher late Wednesday after recovering from morning losses, as the dollar's near-term direction...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
FOR OCTOBER 3
FOR OCTOBER 3 Relations between Germany and Indonesia sound and profound Opening this special coverage are excerpts taken from an interview with German Ambassador to Indonesia Dr. Gerhard Fulda on the relations between Germany and Indonesia.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Slim pickings
Slim pickings As I began reading the Oktoberfest review of Sept. 26, only one thing went through my mind. German food. To an Australian- Muslim of German descent living in Indonesia, it seemed a dream come true. I began planning when I could enjoy this feast.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
for IT -- Sept -27
for IT -- Sept -27;JP; ANPAc..r.. IT-infrastructure-needs JP/ /Infrastructure: Trend, need, cost or investment?By Paulus Bambang WS JAKARTA (JP): In the face of AFTA, just 16 months away, every company in this region, like it or not and ready or not, despite internal problems such as debt...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Tough talks await Indonesia in Japan
Tough talks await Indonesia in JapanBy Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri are to meet here on Thursday after both leaders held separate talks with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
A reminder of past promises by PDI-P
A reminder of past promises by PDI-P This is the second of two articles on the promises made by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) by Paige Johnson, a Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia in the United States and Julia Suryakusuma, executive director of the API...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Megawati in bleak Japan:
Megawati in bleak Japan: The tough talks start Kornelius Purba in Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri are to meet here on Thursday after both leaders held separate talks with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Anti-U.S. demos go on, embassy tightly guarded
Anti-U.S. demos go on, embassy tightly guardedAhmad Juanidi in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Muslim students and activists staged demonstrations in major cities in Java on Wednesday to press their demand that the U.S. drop any plans to bomb Afghanistan.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
School collapses
School collapses SURABAYA: Lima orang siswa Sekolah Dasar (SD) Sukodono, Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur mengalami luka berat akibat sekolahnya roboh karena bangunannya rapuh. "Ada lima siswa yang sekarang dirawat di RSUD Sidoarjo karena mengalami luka berat," kata Kepala Kepolisian Resort (Kapolres) Sidoarjo...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
2001 volleyball league starts in Bandung
2001 volleyball league starts in Bandung JAKARTA (JP): The 2001 Indonesian Volleyball League will start in Bandung, West Java, next month, with the organizing committee dispelling fears that the national team's failure at the recently concluded Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
;JP;ZATNI;
;JP;ZATNI; ANPAc..r.. General-issue-IT JP/13/ZATNI What do we mean when we say IT? By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): To put it in perspective, let us start by noting that back in 1937 the railway authority in Bandung -- still under the Dutch administration -- was already using a punch card machine, the...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
1. Tokyo:
1. Tokyo: Tough talks await RI in Japan 1 x 26 48pt NCSB By Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Both Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri are to meet here on Thursday after both leaders held separate talks with U.S. President George W.Bush in Washington.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
'Becak' drivers protest
'Becak' drivers protest JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of becak (pedicab) drivers staged a protest on Wednesday outside the office of the head of Kemayoran district, Central Jakarta, demanding their confiscated vehicles be returned.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Garuda ends debt restructuring
Garuda ends debt restructuring TANTRI YULIANDINI The Jakarta Post Jakarta National flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia had finalized its US$1.51 billion debt restructuring and could now concentrate on its privatization plans, a senior executive said.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Megawati in bleak Japan:
Megawati in bleak Japan: The tough talks start By Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri are to meet here on Thursday after both leaders held separate talks with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington.2.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Megawati: U.S. visit a success
Megawati: U.S. visit a successBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri, describing her nine-day visit to the United States as a big success, was counting her blessings Wednesday aboard the Garuda Airbus 330 on her way from Seattle to Tokyo.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Folkwang's world premiere closes Art Summit
Folkwang's world premiere closes Art SummitBy Linda Hoemar Abidin JAKARTA (JP): What better way to close the Third Art Summit Indonesia 2001 International Festival on Contemporary Performing Arts than to present a world premiere filled with powerful imagery, subtle humor and soulful dancing by a...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Plan to buy waste trucks postponed
Plan to buy waste trucks postponed JAKARTA (JP): City administration said on Wednesday it needed to delay a plan to purchase trucks for its sanitary agency and public order office since the funds allocated for the vehicles were used to pay for 55 sedans and five buses for councillors.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Dollar exchange rate
Dollar exchange rateFrom KompasAs a layman, I find comments reported in the media on the appropriate exchange rate of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar ridiculous.I am disappointed with the comment made by the newly appointed minister for trade and industry for taking the side of exporters, saying...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Batam autonomy worries investors
Batam autonomy worries investors BATAM, Riau: Implementation of regional autonomy on Batam island is worrying investors from neighboring Singapore.Like businesspeople from other parts of the world, Singaporeans have not yet received sufficient information about the autonomy that Indonesia's central...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Experts rue sweep against Americans
Experts rue sweep against Americans JAKARTA (JP): An American consultant living in Yogyakarta has complained to Sleman Police station about threats made against him following political tension between the U.S. and Afghanistan, according to Mahfud MD, former minister of defense and security.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Tribalpeople threaten log firm
Tribalpeople threaten log firm MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Tribespeople in Fruata village, Babo subdistrict, have threatened to forcibly stop the operations of a logging company, PT Agoda Rimba Irian, unless their demand for compensation is met.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
1. Cement (3x15)
1. Cement (3x15) Govt seeks extension of Semen Gresik sale deadline 2. Jorr (3x12) JORR project still facing uncertainty:IBRA 3. IATA (2x22) IMF says Asia to take hit amid global slowdown 4. GAR (2x16) Garuda finalizes debt restructuring 5. PAL (3x6) PAL to raise fares 6.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Pakistani man tried for 1 kg of heroin
Pakistani man tried for 1 kg of heroin TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court began on Wednesday the trial of a drug case involving a Pakistani who had allegedly smuggled more than one kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June this year.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Penalty
Penalty Acts of intimidation and threats made against others' lives are classified as criminal acts under the following articles of the Indonesian Criminal Code:1. Article 335 on acts of coercion.The maximum penalty is one-year imprisonment or a fine of Rp 4,500. 2. Article 170 on mass violence.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Thousands homeless in Jayapura fire
Thousands homeless in Jayapura fire JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): Fire razed hundreds of houses in the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura on Tuesday, leaving thousands of people belonging to some 985 families homeless.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Malaysian Airline System said on Wednesday it will levy an
Malaysian Airline System said on Wednesday it will levy an insurance surcharge of US$1.25 per passenger on all its international and domestic flights. Boeing Co., the world's biggest commercial jet maker, on Tuesday said it had booked orders for 20 new jetliners worth just over a US$1 billion at...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
RP vows to bring the Abu Sayyaf to its knees
RP vows to bring the Abu Sayyaf to its knees MANILA (Agencies): President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed Wednesday to defeat terrorism in the Philippines and pledged full support for the U.S.-led international coalition against the blight worldwide.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Malaysian Airline System said on Wednesday it will levy an
Malaysian Airline System said on Wednesday it will levy an insurance surcharge of US$1.25 per passenger on all its international and domestic flights. Boeing Co., the world's biggest commercial jet maker, on Tuesday said it had booked orders for 20 new jetliners worth just over a US$1 billion at...
Thu, 27 Sep 2001
Six Pakistanis suspected as terrorists in Manado
Six Pakistanis suspected as terrorists in ManadoMANADO, North Sulawesi: Six Pakistanis, who did not report their presence and activities after staying for 39 days in several areas here, were suspected by local people as members of an international terrorism.