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Sat, 15 Sep 2001
The millennium krises of Java
The millennium krises of Java The magical heritage of the Javanese krisBy Waluyo Wijayatno JAKARTA (JP): The legend of Mpu Gandring, the master blacksmith murdered with the kris he forged himself by King Ken Arok, who had ordered the dagger from him, dates back about five centuries.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
President go ahead with U.S., Japan visit
President go ahead with U.S., Japan visit JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri will go ahead with her trip to New York and Washington as scheduled, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
S'pore eyes Myanmar's fish
S'pore eyes Myanmar's fish SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore, which imports most of its food, wants to participate in Myanmar's burgeoning fishing industry, the government said Friday.The Trade Development Board (TDB) and Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) will lead 13 local seafood companies on a...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Malik criticizes teachers over strike
Malik criticizes teachers over strikeMalik Fajar calls defiant teachers immature JAKARTA (JP): Debates on whether teachers are justified in going on strike continue as Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fajar expressed displeasure with a series of recent widespread teachers' strikes to...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Audit
Audit KPKPN to summon Megawati, Taufik in wealth audit. Page 2 Guns Public order office proposes to buy 60 more guns. Page 3 'Becak' 'Becak': Treasure of the metropolis. Page 4Golf PGA of America hopes to go forth with Ryder Cup. Page 7Yogyakarta Yogyakartan troops gear up for war game.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Equestrian events are a family affair at Southeast Asian Games
Equestrian events are a family affair at Southeast Asian Games KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The strongest rivalry in horse riding at the Southeast Asian Games is of the sibling variety.Following in the hoofsteps of Australia's three-time Olympic gold-winning Roycroft family, two Malaysian brothers and their...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Exhibition on museums staged to attrack locals
Exhibition on museums staged to attrack locals JAKARTA (JP): With over 60 museums dotted across the capital, Jakarta could be described as a city of museums. But whether residents have any interest in visiting these historical landmarks is another question.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
A city government which cared for its citizens would provide safe
A city government which cared for its citizens would provide safe places where pedestrians, cyclists, and becaks would be able to cross main roads to get into the narrow streets ....
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Fitch raises RI rating
Fitch raises RI rating HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Fitch Inc. said Friday it raised its outlook on Indonesia's sovereign rating to positive from stable, after the reinstatement of a stalled International Monetary Fund program.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Would life be so bad if you're declared a refugee?
Would life be so bad if you're declared a refugee?By Annastashya Emannuelle -pls check spelling of her name JAKARTA (JP): Being a refugee is often associated with living in poor conditions, perhaps in a makeshift tent set up in a yard somewhere, not having enough to eat and being restricted in...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Kuswantoro fails to win gold medal in archery
Kuswantoro fails to win gold medal in archery JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's best bet in men's archery, Kuswantoro, came in just second best against Parawit Poliunoleed of Thailand in the individual event at the 21st Southeast Asian Games on Friday.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Theater staged at court
Theater staged at court JAKARTA (JP): A street theater performance took place on Thursday in front of the South Jakarta District Court, while a woman who had reported a corruption case was being tried on defamation charges.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Public scrutiny needed over new textbook policy
Public scrutiny needed over new textbook policy JAKARTA (JP): The public, including parents of schoolchildren, must closely monitor the selection and procurement of school textbooks if state schools are permitted to select which books are used, education experts said on Thursday.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Danareksa 'best debt house'
Danareksa 'best debt house' JAKARTA (JP): State-owned securities firm PT Danareksa said on Friday it had received an award from the international financial magazine Euromoney in the category of "the best debt house in Indonesia".
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Central Kalimantan restricts reentry of Madurese
Central Kalimantan restricts reentry of Madurese JAKARTA (JP): The Central Kalimantan government has proposed a bylaw which restricts Madurese displaced by recent ethnic conflicts from reentering the province.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Ticket scalpers at Gambir station
Ticket scalpers at Gambir stationFrom Media IndonesiaOn Aug. 31, 2001 at around 6 p.m. seeing the long queue outside the ticket booth for business and executive class trains plying the Jakarta - Bandung route, I switched to the queue for tickets at the Argo Gede (luxury express) train booth for the...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Minister uncertain about Paris Club meeting
Minister uncertain about Paris Club meeting JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Boediono said on Friday his office was still waiting for news from the Paris Club donor countries about the next debt-rescheduling meeting.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Biodegradable plastic can cut waste
Biodegradable plastic can cut wasteBy Tertiani Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): It is difficult to imagine daily life without the use of plastic packaging, especially in urban areas, even though its imperishable nature has harmful effects on the environment.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Refugee stereotypes are not always accurate
Refugee stereotypes are not always accurateBy Annastashya Emmanuelle JAKARTA (JP): Being a refugee is often associated with living in poor conditions, perhaps in a makeshift tent set up in a yard somewhere, not having enough to eat and being restricted in almost every aspect in life.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Public order office proposes to buy 60 more guns
Public order office proposes to buy 60 more guns JAKARTA (JP): The City's Public Order Office announced on Friday that it is proposing to buy about 60 more guns to equip its officers amid increasing public opposition to its operations, especially from becak (three-wheeled pedicab) drivers.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Cambodian minister wins $7,000 suit
Cambodian minister wins $7,000 suit PHNOM PENH (AP): A Cambodian reporter and two former American colleagues were found guilty on Friday of defaming the foreign minister in articles that implicated him in the deaths of prisoners during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
2. IBRA (3x14)
2. IBRA (3x14) Plan to appoint Laksamana as IBRA chief opposed 3. Tour (1x34) RI tourism hampered by attacks on U.S. 4. Oil (2x12) Oil, gas firms maintain normal ops 5. LNG (2x24) S Korea may up Oman LNG imports beginning 2004 6. Turkey (2x16) Turks may ask IMF delay in 2002 loan payments 7.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
U.S. strikes prompt ASEAN to lure investment
U.S. strikes prompt ASEAN to lure investment HANOI, Vietnam (AP): Economic uncertainty following the terrorist attacks in America prompted Southeast Asian nations to boost their efforts to lure outside capital by acting more quickly to eliminate restrictions on foreign investment, Cabinet officials...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Not just collected for pride
Not just collected for prideBy Eddy Soetriyono JAKARTA (JP): In the old days, primitive tribes would collect the skulls of the enemies they had beheaded to prove their prowess. For the same purpose, agrarian communities would collect the horns of buffaloes they had slaughtered and the Javanese...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Today's results
Today's resultsCycling Men's 1.5 kilometer down hill 1. Sugianto Setiawan (Ina) 3ms, 10.20secs 2. Sitichai Gatekaewmanee (Tha) 3:11.65 3. Nutawut Patihan (Tha) 3:21.51 Women's 1.5km downhill 1. Risa Suseanty (Ina) 3mins, 50.59secs 2. Kanittha Pratom (Tha) 3:52.36 3. Phan Thi Thuy Trang (Vie) 3:58.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
JP/Murdani Usman
JP/Murdani UsmanBali, with its mushrooming antique galleries, has become a business center for the country's antique business. Original and fake antiques and artifacts are sold side by side on the resort island.;JP; ANPAv..r..
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Start cleaning
Start cleaning up at 'RRI'From Media Indonesia Happy 56th anniversary to Radio Republik Indonesia (the state radio broadcasting company) on Sept. 11, 2001!I sincerely hope most of the officials (both in the central and the regional offices) can be cured of the illness they have long suffered,...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
U.S. Embassy responds
U.S. Embassy responds In the midst of the terrible tragedy perpetrated on the United States, we have been heartened by the outpouring of expressions of condolence from President Megawati Soekarnoputri and other Indonesians of all walks of life and all religious faiths.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Plan to appoint Laksamana IBRA chief opposed
Plan to appoint Laksamana IBRA chief opposed JAKARTA (JP): Legislators expressed strong objections on Friday to the government's plan to appoint the State Minister for State Enterprises, Laksamana Sukardi, as chief of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), saying the move would inhibit...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
KPKPN to summon Megawati, Taufik in wealth audit
KPKPN to summon Megawati, Taufik in wealth audit JAKARTA (JP): The Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) is expected to summon dozens of officials and legislators, including President Megawati Soekarnoputri and her husband Taufik Kiemas, to clarify hibah (gifts) received from third...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
An age-old problem
An age-old problem In an effort to improve the local transportation system, the Jakarta administration had planned to take over state-owned public bus operator PPD. But the plan was canceled this week because the bus company has too many internal problems.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Indonesia secures two gold medals in badminton
Indonesia secures two gold medals in badminton KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesia lost the prestigious men's singles crown in the badminton competition on Friday, but will be content with at least two golds after its men's doubles and mixed doubles players go to the finals after winning their semi finals.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Megawati's U.S. visit
Megawati's U.S. visit Up until yesterday (Thursday), President Bush stuck to his agenda. The American embassy in Jakarta has made it known that President Megawati's visit would go ahead as planned, including her meeting with the U.S. president on Sept.19.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Borobudur's Grand Manhattan, my kind of club -- kind of
Borobudur's Grand Manhattan, my kind of club -- kind of JAKARTA (JP): The Grand Manhattan Club in the Hotel Borobudur is a new and swanky three-floor affair, another of those one-stop entertainment places.Physically, the place is impressive.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Tourism hit by U.S. attacks
Tourism hit by U.S. attacks JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia may not be able to meet the 2001 foreign tourist arrival target of 5.4 million following this week's devastating terrorist attacks on the U.S., according to experts.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Fitch Inc. said Friday it raised its
HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Fitch Inc. said Friday it raised its outlook on Indonesia's sovereign rating to positive from stable, after the reinstatement of a stalled International Monetary Fund program. Fitch said its B rating for Indonesia's long-term foreign currency and long-term local currency is...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
U.S. Embassy in Manila may also have been target
U.S. Embassy in Manila may also have been target MANILA (Agencies): Militants may have planned to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Manila simultaneously with the terror attacks in New York and Washington earlier this week, Philippine officials said on Friday.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Danareksa 'best debt house'
Danareksa 'best debt house' JAKARTA (JP): State-owned securities firm PT Danareksa said on Friday it had received an award from the international financial magazine Euromoney in the category of "the best debt house in Indonesia".
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Danareksa 'best debt house'
Danareksa 'best debt house' JAKARTA (JP): State-owned securities firm PT Danareksa said on Friday it had received an award from the international financial magazine Euromoney in the category of "the best debt house in Indonesia".
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
'Bribery' in North Maluku election: Government
'Bribery' in North Maluku election: Government JAKARTA (JP): A government team probing a suspected bribery case involving the newly elected governor of North Maluku, Abdul Gafur, has concluded that money politics had tarnished the election process.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Gusmao welcomes Timorese refugees returning from RI
Gusmao welcomes Timorese refugees returning from RI SALELE, East Timor (Agencies): In a gesture of reconciliation, East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao welcomed home the families of former pro-Jakarta militiamen on Friday as mass refugee returns resumed across the border with Indonesian...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
U.S. Dollar Rates Sept. 14
U.S. Dollar Rates Sept. 14 Latest Previous %Change Yen 118.66-72 119.49-55 -0.69 Euro* 0.9174-79 0.9068-73 +1.17 Sterling 1.4741-47 1.4676-82 +0.44 Swiss Franc 1.6357-63 1.6588-94 -1.39 Canadian dollar* 1.5647-57 1.5612-18 +0.22 Australian dollar* 0.5167-72 0.5167-72 0.00 New Zealand dollar 0.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Exports set for a decline: Associations
Exports set for a decline: Associations JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian exports will likely weaken even further in the aftermath of Tuesday's attack on the United States, Indonesia's biggest export market, dropping between 10 percent to 20 percent this year, exporters said.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
KL, Bangkok to settle row
KL, Bangkok to settle row HANOI (AFP): Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to resolve a row over auto industry protection which threatened Southeast Asian efforts to set up a free trade area, ministers from the two countries said Friday.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Aceh 'refugees'
Aceh 'refugees' encroach on park MEDAN, North Sumatra: More than 500 families of Acehnese who fled clashes between separatist rebels and the military have encroached on Gunung Leuser National Park, a non-governmental organization reported on Friday.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept. 14
Rupiah Rates Sept. 14 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,613.00 9,613.00 9,067.00 9,159.00Australian dollar 1 569.28 635.59 599.29 605.57Austrian schilling 1 4,433.97 4,953.58 4,667.69 4,719.63Belgian franc 1 194.19 216.81 204.42 206.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Who dares say whom U.S. should accuse?
Who dares say whom U.S. should accuse? By the time I opened The Jakarta Post on Sept. 13, I had just began to recover somewhat from the shock the horrifying disaster that struck New York City on Tuesday morning had caused me; I had just been able to call my son, whose office, which I know well, is...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Indonesia dominates downhill cycling events at SEAG
Indonesia dominates downhill cycling events at SEAGBy Novan Iman Santosa KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Indonesia confirmed its top-rank status in cycling at the 21st Southeast Asian Games after winning both downhill mountain bike medals at the Rubber Research Institute in Sungai Buloh, some 45 kilometers...
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Pencak silat athletes save RI pride
Pencak silat athletes save RI prideBy Novan Iman Santosa KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Pencak silat athletes salvaged some Indonesian pride at the SEA Games after winning four golds on Friday as the two-horse race between Malaysia and Thailand intensified.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Art Summit III * Dance Kim Bock Hee Contemporary Dance Company (Korean), Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 8 p.m., Sept. 16 - 17. * Music Yuji Takahashi (Japanese), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No.