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Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Amien meets PM Howard
Amien meets PM Howard CANBERRA (ANTARA): People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Amien Rais, who is on a two-day visit to Australia beginning Wednesday, met with Australian Prime Minister John Howard here Wednesday.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Syahril denies responsibility
Syahril denies responsibility JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Syahril Sabirin told the court here on Wednesday that he was not responsible for the disbursement of Rp 904 billion (US$100 million) in Bank Indonesia's liquidity support funds (BLBI) to Bank Bali in 1999.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
RP's largest privatization plan ready by next month
RP's largest privatization plan ready by next month by anoname MANILA (AFP): A US$5 billion plan to privatize the Philippines' debt-ridden state power producer should be ready for signing by President Gloria Arroyo next month, Energy Secretary Vince Perez said Wednesday.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Counter intelligence bolstered following U.S. fears
Counter intelligence bolstered following U.S. fears Further signs of a new breed of terrorism have been linked to last Tuesday's attack on America. The Jakarta Post's reporter Tiarma Siboro talked to former defense attache at the Indonesian Embassy in the United States (1997-1998) Maj.Gen.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Students' trial turns chaotic
Students' trial turns chaotic JAKARTA (JP): The trial of two student activists in South Jakarta District Court turned chaotic as the defendants and their lawyers walked out after the presiding judge banned the students' supporters from entering the tightly guarded courtroom.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Watch out for the neighbors
Watch out for the neighbors SINGAPORE: From the thicket of recent writings on transnational terrorism, one paper is prominent for its postulation about the involvement of a strand of radical Islam in the world's ethno-religious hot spots.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Tasikmalaya still tense after riot
Tasikmalaya still tense after riot TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): The situation in the village of Cipatujah, Tasikmalaya regency in West Java was still tense after communal rioting in which 23 houses and two churches were destroyed and set ablaze on Monday. No fatalities were reported.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Discovery of check only the tip of the iceberg: Analysts
Discovery of check only the tip of the iceberg: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): The cheque found in the legislature's office building, which is suspected of having been intended as a bribe for a legislator, is only one small sample that has come to light of a much bigger web of corruption involving...
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Mega's visit to U.S. timely
Mega's visit to U.S. timely There was indeed, at first, some hesitation among senior Indonesian government officials whether or not to accept the American presidential invitation. The economic value of the visit seems to have more significance than the political aspect, so the go-ahead signal was...
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Tasikmalaya still tense following communal riot
Tasikmalaya still tense following communal riot TASIKMALAYA, West Java (JP): The situation in the village of Cipatujah, Tasikmalaya regency in West Java was still tense after communal rioting in which 23 houses and two churches were destroyed and set ablaze on Monday. No fatalities were reported.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Catastrophe or curse?
Catastrophe or curse?From Koran TempoTerrorists attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the United States (U.S.) defense ministry building, the Pentagon, have really stunned the world. These might be the worst terrorist attacks that have ever been dealt the U.S.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Police capture burglars
Police capture burglars BOGOR (JP): Three out of seven burglars who robbed four Arabs, after tying them up at a house in the village of Teladan, Cisaru district last Thursday, have been captured by police.The suspects were arrested on Monday.The other suspects are still at large.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
No longer business as usual
No longer business as usual The Indonesian government and the House of Representatives would only be deluding themselves if they thought the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the heart of the United States' financial industry would not adversely affect the U.S.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Clerics warn U.S. against retaliation
Clerics warn U.S. against retaliation MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Leaders of five religions called on the U.S. on Wednesday to refrain from taking excessive retaliatory measures against states it suspected of backing last week's terrorist attacks on America.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Transgenic cotton project to be reviewed
Transgenic cotton project to be reviewed MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): South Sulawesi governor HZB Palaguna said cessation of the genetically modified cotton project on a total of 4,462 hectares of land in seven regencies in the province was likely should the project hurt local farmers.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
NPLs of recap banks improve to 15%
NPLs of recap banks improve to 15% by Berni K. Mustafa JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Wednesday the average nonperforming loans (NPLs) rate of recapitalized banks has improved to 15 percent as against over 20 percent last year, though still far off from Bank Indonesia's 5 percent year-end...
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
2002 customs earnings target hard to meet: Official
2002 customs earnings target hard to meet: Official by Tantri YuliandiniJAKARTA (JP): The higher target for the 2002 customs receipts will be difficult to achieve as more and more import tariffs will be cut to comply with the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), a senior official says.
Thu, 20 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.20
Rupiah Rates Sept.20 JP/11/ConversionRupiah Rates Sept.20 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,181.00 10,181.00 9,633.00 9,729.00 Austrian schilling 1 616.83 684.39 647.20 654.01 Australian dollar 1 4,543.68 5,043.67 4,767.37 4,819.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Govt to raise power rates an average of 8.19%
Govt to raise power rates an average of 8.19% OR Power rates to increase an average 8.19 percent JAKARTA (JP): The government said on Tuesday it would raise electricity rates by an average of 8.19 percent starting next month to mark the second and last stage of last July's 17.47 percent increase.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
500 TNI personnel from E.Timor return home
500 TNI personnel from E.Timor return home JAKARTA (JP): At least 500 Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel who were East Timorese natives voluntarily surrendered their military badges and returned to their homeland, a top military chief said on Tuesday.Udayana Military Command Commander Maj. Gen.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Ferry transport inaugurated
Ferry transport inaugurated KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin inaugurated on Monday the operation of the Pulau Sagori ferry to serve a new route linking Torobulu in Kendari to Tampo in Muna.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Govt anticipates rising influx of illegal immigrants
Govt anticipates rising influx of illegal immigrants JAKARTA (JP): The government has taken the rising influx of illegal immigrants as a serious problem, especially in connection with widespread fear to organized terrorism, an official said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
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;JP;Asip A. Hasani; YOGYAKARTA (JP): Cemeti Art House on Panjaitan Street Yogyakarta looked more like a market of secondhand goods on Wednesday evening, September 5, during the opening ceremony of young artist Bambang Toko Witjaksono's art exhibition.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Megawati in Hawaii en route to the U.S.
Megawati in Hawaii en route to the U.S. HONOLULU(JP): President Megawati Soekarnopuri arrived here on Monday afternoon (7:11 a.m. on Tuesday in Jakarta) on the first leg of her nine-day working visit to the United States.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Rupiah closes lower on debt woes, other currencies weak
Rupiah closes lower on debt woes, other currencies weak JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The Indonesian rupiah closed lower Tuesday as the markets ignored a 50-basis-point cut in U.S. rates, focusing instead on local company's demand for dollars to repay debt.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Telkom reviews Singtel offer
Telkom reviews Singtel offer JAKARTA (JP): The board of commissioners of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom is considering a Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) offer to buy out KPN NV's shares in cellular company PT Telkomsel which it controls, according to the Telkom's top...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Irian lacks
Irian lacks qualified teachers JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Puncak Jaya regency's dream of quality education will not come true in the foreseeable future because the local teacher training institute has failed to produce qualified teachers, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
110,000 city employees to receive back pay late
110,000 city employees to receive back pay late JAKARTA (JP): The city administration announced on Tuesday that it could not disburse six-months back pay totaling Rp 300 billion (US$3.3 million) for its 110,000 civil servants on schedule in the middle of this month due to some technical problems.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,846.00 9,846.00 9,299.00 9,393.00 Australian dollar 1 591.88 659.51 622.19[G 629.17 Austrian schilling 1 4,398.23 4,900.35 4,623.46 4,674.90 Belgian franc 1 201.90 224.96 212.24 214.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Struggling Asia faces a prolonged slump after US attacks
Struggling Asia faces a prolonged slump after US attacks SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's troubled economies, already hammered by the global slowdown, now face the prospect of a prolonged slump in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, economists said Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
JP/1/DISCOURSE
JP/1/DISCOURSEMegawati's balancing act in U.S. visit How can President Megawati Soekarnoputri make the best of a delicate visit to the United States, given last week's tragedy? The Jakarta Post talked to Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, a former envoy to France who was also ambassador to Australia until last...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18
Rupiah Rates Sept. 18 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,846.00 9,846.00 9,299.00 9,393.00 Australian dollar 1 591.88 659.51 622.19[G 629.17 Austrian schilling 1 4,398.23 4,900.35 4,623.46 4,674.90 Belgian franc 1 201.90 224.96 212.24 214.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Telkom to review Singtel's offer
Telkom to review Singtel's offer JAKARTA (JP): The board of commissioners of state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom is considering a Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) offer to buy out KPN NV's shares in cellular company PT Telkomsel which it controls, according to the Telkom's top...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
U.S. takes action against terrorism
U.S. takes action against terrorism Like most mornings over the past ten years that I've lived among you fine Indonesians, I woke up on Sept. 15 in the morning to find your excellent paper on my doorstep.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 18, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Astra Agro 1,000 50 9,248,000 Asuransi Bina 325 0 0 Andhi Chandra 2,025 0 0 Ades Alfindo 1,325 50...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit How can President Megawati Soekarnoputri make the best of a delicate visit to the United States, given last week's tragedy? The Jakarta Post talked to Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, a former envoy to France who was also ambassador to Australia until last year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed rubber and palm oil plantation firm PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations predicted a return to profit this year, on expectations the rupiah would average Rp 9,500 to the U.S dollar this year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Dewi Fortuna responds
Dewi Fortuna responds I regret very much that my interview published in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 14 concerning the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon has been misconstrued by some people as an endorsement of these heinous acts.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Petronas gets oil block
Petronas gets oil block SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesia has awarded the Tanjung Aru block, located offshore Kalimantan in the Makassar Straits, to Malaysia's state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., or Petronas, the company said in a statement released Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
U-16 soccer c'ship quaterfinals to start
U-16 soccer c'ship quaterfinals to start JAKARTA (JP): The final-eight round of the U-16 national soccer championship will kick off on Sunday with the organizers pondering the establishment of centralized training camps as part of a plan to ensure the development of young players.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
OBITUARY
OBITUARY Veteran singer and film actor Rachmat Kartolo passed away at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. He had been receiving treatment since Aug. 28 at the Army's Gatot Soebroto Hospital in Central Jakarta for the blood-related disease, Hematomisis malena.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Ari Sigit's remains in hospital
Ari Sigit's remains in hospital JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has delayed transferring the grandson of former president Soeharto, Ari Haryo Wibowo, alias Ari Sigit, to Salemba Prison as he is undergoing medical treatment at Kramatjati Police Hospital, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
RP to establish antiterrorist coalition in SE Asia
RP to establish antiterrorist coalition in SE Asia MANILA (AFP): The Philippines on Tuesday said it would initiate the creation of a regional anti-terrorist coalition to support a looming United States retaliation against attackers that partly destroyed the Pentagon and reduced the World Trade...
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
YLKI opens Complaint Month
YLKI opens Complaint Month JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has launched a two-month "Public Transportation Complaint Month" that will last through October.The foundation is inviting members of the public to voice their opinions about public transportation services.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Govt sees increase in illegal immigrants a serious problem
Govt sees increase in illegal immigrants a serious problem JAKARTA (JP): The government views the rising influx of illegal immigrants as a serious problem, especially in connection with widespread fear of organized terrorism, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Domestic worker narrates tragic tale of maltreatment
Domestic worker narrates tragic tale of maltreatment JAKARTA (JP): The life of Jumiati is a reflection of thousands of poor villagers who come to the city seeking a better life.The 19-year-old, like many others, came to the capital with high hopes.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah
Bakrie plantation sees profit on stronger rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed rubber and palm oil plantation firm PT Bakrie Sumatra Plantations predicted a return to profit this year, on expectations the rupiah would average Rp 9,500 to the U.S dollar this year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit
Megawati's balancing act in U.S. visit How can President Megawati Soekarnoputri make the best of a delicate visit to the United States, given last week's tragedy? The Jakarta Post talked to Wiryono Sastrohandoyo, a former envoy to France who was also ambassador to Australia until last year.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
Ailing Asia faces prolonged slump after U.S. attacks
Ailing Asia faces prolonged slump after U.S. attacks SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's troubled economies, already hammered by the global slowdown, now face the prospect of a prolonged slump in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, economists said Tuesday.
Wed, 19 Sep 2001
1. Maid - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15
1. Maid - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15 Lengthy procedures stall investigation of maid abuse case 2. Jumiati - 28 HBC, 3 cols, 2 lines, 2x24 Domestic worker narrates tragic tale of maltreatment 3. Clean - 36 NCSB, 3 cols, 2 lines, 2x16 Cleaners complain of being underpaid 4.