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Sat, 03 Aug 2002
'Assembly members make me sick'
'Assembly members make me sick' Despite the ongoing Annual Session, people remain skeptical that the 700 members of the People's Consultative Assembly will actually be able to come up with solutions to cope with the country's political and economic crisis.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
JAKARTA: Indonesia expects to announce the winning bid for a
JAKARTA: Indonesia expects to announce the winning bid for a majority stake in PT Bank Niaga in the fourth week of October, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said Friday. Investors interested in buying the 51 percent stake in the nationalized bank must register with IBRA next week, and...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Investors confidence hampers privatization drive
Investors confidence hampers privatization drive JP/ /BUMNInvestors confidence hampers privatization driveA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta Despite mounting obstacles, caused by domestic and international factors, and the weak performance in the first semester of the year, the government is...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Tradition and pride cut through the waves in Sulawesi
Tradition and pride cut through the waves in SulawesiFabio Scarpello Contributor JakartaThe one-week annual Sulawesi Sandeq boat race will start on Saturday from Majene in South Sulawesi heading for the province's capital of Makassar some 200 nautical miles away, organizers said on Friday.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
No more TV, cell phone or business for Tommy
No more TV, cell phone or business for TommyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra was set to lose his privileges in jail midnight Friday after he failed to lodge an appeal against his 15-year jail sentence for conspiracy to commit murder.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Powell told to trust in RI's moderate Muslims
Powell told to trust in RI's moderate MuslimsBerni K. Moestafa and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent Muslim figures here told U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell that supporting Indonesia's majority of moderate Muslims was the best way to counter terrorism, instead of using...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Suspicious bedfellows
Suspicious bedfellows It is perfectly legitimate for members of the House of Representatives, including Taufik Kiemas of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction, to visit factories.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Teenagers pave their way to success
Teenagers pave their way to successRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Sanur, Bali Evelyn Mintarno is just like any other MTV generation of teenagers. She adores the music of teen pop idol Britney Spears and hums hit songs by boybands.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Investors confidence hampers privatization drive
Investors confidence hampers privatization drive JP/ /BUMNInvestors confidence hampers privatization driveA'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Jakarta Despite mounting obstacles, caused by domestic and international factors, and the weak performance in the first semester of the year, the government is...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
U.S. confident over Indonesia's war on terrorism
U.S. confident over Indonesia's war on terrorismTiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed confidence in Indonesia's determination to fight terrorism with a pledge of US$50 million in aid to train security forces in...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Illegal workers returning from Malaysia treated like refugees here
Illegal workers returning from Malaysia treated like refugees hereMoch. N. Kurniawan and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Illegal Indonesian workers returning from Malaysia and stranded in border areas like Nunukan in East Kalimantan will be treated like refugees and receive 400...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
1. BI (4x8)
1. BI (4x8) Interest rate can still go down: BI 2. KPEN (2x27) KPEN calls on MPR to help solve unemployment problem 3. Powel (1x40)Powel urges RI to redouble reform efforts
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 2002:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 2002: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 925...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Jungle magically transformed into modern city
Jungle magically transformed into modern city For hundreds of years Batam has been highly regarded due to its strategic location in the Malacca Strait. One historical event can prove this, when Admiral Hang Nadim chose Batam for his defense base during the war waged by the Melayu kingdom against...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
U.S. military assistance may increase risk of state terrorism
U.S. military assistance may increase risk of state terrorismBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States offer of aid to Indonesia to fight terrorism may backfire and see an increased incidence of state terrorism instead, a human rights activist said on Friday.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Science still not a popular career field
Science still not a popular career field Nobel Prize Winner Claude N. Cohen Tannoudji was very impressed when seeing hundreds of young scientists around the world gathered at the recent Physics Olympiad in Nusa Dua, Bali, last week.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Amendment faces stronger resistance
Amendment faces stronger resistanceKurniawan Hari and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The threat of a deadlock in the fourth phase of constitutional amendments at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) increased in seriousness on Friday when a number of legislators revealed that the...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Three major factions nominate Sutiyoso, PAN and PKB do not
Three major factions nominate Sutiyoso, PAN and PKB do notBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three major factions and one minor faction in the Jakarta City Council on Friday officially nominated incumbent Governor Sutiyoso as their main gubernatorial candidate to be elected on Sept.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
New map helps to promote cultural heritage
New map helps to promote cultural heritageSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Touring inside Yogyakarta Palace's fortress or Jeron Beteng as it is popularly called, is now more enriching and easier than ever, thanks to the recently launched Jogja Jeron Beteng Heritage Trail.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
New names gaining popularity with the public
New names gaining popularity with the publicSudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Although the Toyota Kijang, Mitsubishi Kuda, Suzuki Carry and Daihatsu Zebra continue to dominate the multipurpose vehicle (MPV) market, several new models have also received a warm response from buyers.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
b]Taufik Kiemas supports constitutional amendment: President
b]Taufik Kiemas supports constitutional amendment: President Megawati Soekarnoputri's husband Taufik Kiemas said on Friday he fully supported the fourth phase of constitutional amendments. Taufik is one of more than 200 members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) who have signed a petition...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Health services for all
Health services for all JAKARTA: Health care services have been set up in the lobby of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building to ensure that legislators, visitors and journalists covering the Annual Session have quick access to medical treatment.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Court acquits Bank Modern president of corruption
Court acquits Bank Modern president of corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court dropped a bombshell on Friday in the legal battle against abusers of Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) funds by acquitting former president commissioner of...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Singapore steps up effort to protect housemaids
Singapore steps up effort to protect housemaidsAlexa Olesen, Associated Press, Singapore Singapore's government detailed new measures to prevent the abuse of household staff following the death of an Indonesian maid that a top official said sparked "revulsion" throughout the city- state.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Animal park to replace overcrowded Medan zoo
Animal park to replace overcrowded Medan zooApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The Medan municipal administration has invited a Malaysian investor to build an animal park similar to the famous Taman Safari in the West Java regency of Bogor.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, August 3, 2002
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, August 3, 2002Exhibitions* Painting Bahasa Liris untuk Kehidupan by Indera Widjaya K., Agus Sucahyono, Katirin, and Yuli S., Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (Tel. 0274-560404), until Aug. 8.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Cost of MPR session
Cost of MPR sessionFrom Sinar PagiAccording to reports, the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (ST MPR) costs around Rp 19 billion. The sum is obviously very big, because the money could otherwise be used to relieve the needs of a lot of poor people, or pay the school fees of...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
KONI removes another 19 from training camp
KONI removes another 19 from training campMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another 19 athletes have been declared ineligible for the 2002 Asian Games and have been removed from the National Training Center, training director Imron Z.S. said here on Friday.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Rini establishes new crisis center to help businesses
Rini establishes new crisis center to help businessesAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Trade and Industry has set up a crisis center to help resolve the various problems faced by businesses here, a move which could help prevent existing investors from fleeing the...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Is there a future for Indonesia without the IMF?
Is there a future for Indonesia without the IMF?Juergen Kaiser Jubilee.De Dusseldorf GermanyThroughout the month of June Indonesia saw a quite lively debate regarding its future relationship with the International Monetary Fund.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Cipondoh drugmaker to be tried
Cipondoh drugmaker to be tried The suspect in a large-scale drug making case in Cipondoh and Karawaci, Tangerang was handed over to the Tangerang Prosecutor's Office by a team of investigators from the National Police drug directorate on Friday.Sr. Comr.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Soetandyo to lead team investigating mayor's case
Soetandyo to lead team investigating mayor's caseAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Soetandyo Wignjosoebroto, a member of the National Commission on Human Rights, has been named to lead an independent team of inquiry into the controversial dismissal of Surabaya Mayor Bambang Dwi Hartono...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 2002:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 2002: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 925...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
1. CIFOR 1 x 22 Indonesia feeling the heat
1. CIFOR 1 x 22 Indonesia feeling the heat Indonesia feels the heat 2. BANGKOK 1 x 30 People now expect more of the law 3. WANG 1 x 32 Islam versus Asia's Chinese Diaspora
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Displaced persons report denied by official
Displaced persons report denied by officialMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior government official denied on Friday a report that claimed that the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) had dropped to some 380,000 last month from 1.24 million in May.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Interest rate can still go down: BI
Interest rate can still go down: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia said Friday there was still room for its bench- mark interest rate to fall in the near future on the back of easing inflationary pressure.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
;JP;aps
;JP;aps ANPAf..r.. Interbank-Foreign-Exchange JP/13/DOLLARU.S Dollar Rates Aug 2 Latest %Chg Yen 118.83-91 -0.40 Euro* 0.9891-96 +0.50 Sterling* 1.5693-00 +0.50 Swiss franc 1.4650-55 -0.46 Canadian dollar 1.5861-71 -0.32 Australian dollar* 0.5411-16 +0.45 New Zealand dollar* 0.4660-65 +0.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Supreme Court has 16,000 pending appeals due to lack of justices
Supreme Court has 16,000 pending appeals due to lack of justicesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chief Justice Bagir Manan revealed on Thursday there are nearly 16,000 cases left unsolved in his office, particularly due to the absence of a law that would curb requests for a legal review.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Golkar, FUG say govt slow, weak
Golkar, FUG say govt slow, weakAhmad Junaidi and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Golkar Party faction and the Interest Groups faction (FUG) at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) criticized on Friday the government under President Megawati Soekarnoputri as weak and slow in...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Pengganti tanggal 1
Pengganti tanggal 1Rupiah Rates Aug 1 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Aug 1 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,180.82 4,634.84 4,934.35 4,881.08Brunei dollar 1 5,450.82 4,878.10 5,191.50 5,137.28Canadian dollar 1 6,045.13 5,409.64 5,757.54 5,697.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
MPR's attention
MPR's attention to migrant workers In his speech to open the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the country's top law-making body chairman, Amien Rais, disclosed the MPR's plan to discuss economic recovery.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Prostitutes still have their own dreams
Prostitutes still have their own dreamsMoch. N. Kurniawan and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu, West Java Yani looked much happier when we saw her at the Lumba-lumba discotheque that second time.The previous night we came in with two girls, long-haired Leni and fair-skinned Ai.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
U.S. economic data rattles Asia stocks
U.S. economic data rattles Asia stocksChristopher Kaufman, Reuters, Singapore Asian stocks fell on Friday and the dollar was under pressure as traders digested sharp losses on Wall Street and the dreary economic reports and corporate news that triggered them.But falls were less dramatic than in U.S.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Transmigrants go on hunger strike
Transmigrants go on hunger strike Five transmigrants who fled restive Aceh spent the second successive day on hunger strike at the provincial legislative council building here on Friday.They were among hundreds of people who have been staging rallies over the past week to demand that the central...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Syamsul Mu'arif enjoys a free drink
Syamsul Mu'arif enjoys a free drink JAKARTA: Who would want to miss out on a free drink? Not Minister of Communications and Information Syamsul Mu'arif, who joined other MPR members in enjoying the free drinks offered by several traditional herbal medicine producers.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Easy riders oblivious to dangers on the road
Easy riders oblivious to dangers on the roadDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If you take time out to question Jakarta motorcyclists about their driving skills, there's a fair chance you might decide never to set foot on the road again!Just ask them how many traffic accidents they have per...
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Ford Escape: the latest SUV to be launched here
Ford Escape: the latest SUV to be launched here Hera Diani The Jakarta Post JakartaAfter Explorer, Excursion and Expedition, Ford presents Escape, its latest Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) which is slated to become the most powerful compact SUV.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Is there a future for Indonesia without the IMF?
Is there a future for Indonesia without the IMF?Juergen Kaiser Jubilee.De Dusseldorf Germany Throughout the month of June Indonesia saw a quite lively debate regarding its future relationship with the IMF.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
KPEN calls MPR to help solve unemployment problem
KPEN calls MPR to help solve unemployment problemA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Economic Recovery Committee (KPEN) called on lawmakers to seek ways to help resolve the country's pressing economic difficulties, particularly unemployment.
Sat, 03 Aug 2002
Foreign sand smugglers to face RI justice
Foreign sand smugglers to face RI justiceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia will carry out further investigations into the seven cargo vessels the Navy captured last week for trying to smuggle goods into Singapore, says a Navy official.