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Thu, 18 Jul 2002
1. ARNESS: 1 line, 28 counts
1. ARNESS: 1 line, 28 counts Arness still a fan of his films 2. SPAIN: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Spain's Palacio speedy, smart, a survivor 3. DEWI: 3 lines, 20 counts Indonesia's former first lady faces tax penalties
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Mother, son, ex-model tried for harboring Tommy
Mother, son, ex-model tried for harboring TommyMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District Court began on Wednesday the trial of a mother, her son and a former model for their alleged involvement in hiding former president Soeharto's youngest son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra,...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
E. Kalimantan protected forest burnt
E. Kalimantan protected forest burnt SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: There has been a minor forest fire in Tarakan, East Kalimantan, induced by the long dry spell, even though the forest's fire rating was only medium according to experts.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Navy to buy 48 patrol vessels
Navy to buy 48 patrol vessels JAKARTA: Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Bernard K. Sondakh said on Wednesdaythe Navy would give priority to the planned purchase of 48 more patrol vessels to complement the 22 existing ones.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
AGO to resume murder probe
AGO to resume murder probe JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday that it would resume its investigation into the killing of Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes in East Timor in 1999.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Thai-RI-haze Thailand issues health warning over haze from Indonesia JP/11/ASEAN Bangkok issues warning over RI haze THAILAND: Bangkok has warned people in five southern provinces about health risks posed by smoke drifting across the area from forest fires in Indonesia,...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
1. CIREBO: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. CIREBO: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Cirebon neglects its historic buildings 2. MOMMY: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Working-mom syndrome hits S. Korea 3. GAMES: 2 LINES, 27 COUNTS Study suggests video games lead to concentration loss
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
President signs regulation on oil body
President signs regulation on oil bodyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has signed a regulation on the establishment of an Implementing Body, which will take over from state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina as the country's highest authority in the oil and gas sector.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Revision plan on foundations law hailed
Revision plan on foundations law hailedA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Large social organizations supported the government's plan to revise the controversial law on groups and foundations, saying that the law was too "restrictive.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Governors to gain new powers from central government
Governors to gain new powers from central governmentTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government is set to hand over 19 powers currently held by the Ministry of Home Affairs to governors to empower them to maintain stability in the provinces and to help make the implementation of...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Missing plane found in E. Kalimantan, rescue delayed
Missing plane found in E. Kalimantan, rescue delayedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Search and Rescue (SAR) team found the cargo plane on Wednesday that crashed in the vast jungles of East Kalimantan, but have not been able to rescue the 10 people believed to be on board yet.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
High price, labor strike hit cigarette earnings
High price, labor strike hit cigarette earnings Rendy A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta Excise revenue from cigarettes for this year will likely fall short of targets due to the decline in demand and the recent one- week labor strike at the country's largest cigarette producer PT Gudang Garam.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
UN mission and RI's legal system
UN mission and RI's legal system There has been ample news coverage in the newspapers on the upcoming visit of a UN fact-finding mission under Special Rapporteur Dato Param Cumaraswamy, reportedly to assess Indonesia's legal system, while focusing on the independence of judges and law practitioners...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Business is brisk for loan sharks at traditional markets
Business is brisk for loan sharks at traditional marketsLeo Wahyudi S The Jakarta Post JakartaSome shun them, while others seek them. Loan-sharking is one of the oldest professions that still exists despite public criticism.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Rupiah Rates July 17
Rupiah Rates July 17 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates July 17 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,520.00 8,520.00 9,065.00 8,975.00 Australian dollar 1 5,304.54 4,743.08 5,051.02 4,996.38 Brunei dollar 1 5,479.77 4,901.34 5,217.87 5,163.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
HIV cases up in West Kalimantan
HIV cases up in West Kalimantan PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: The Communicable Diseases Control Division at the West Kalimantan Health Office announced on Wednesday that the number of people recorded with HIV in the province in December last year revealed a sevenfold increase since the first cases...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
TNI linked to illegal bird trade
TNI linked to illegal bird tradeRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar The office of Animal Conservation for Life (KSBK) has reported that some members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) are involved in the transportation of hundreds of protected birds including parrots from Maluku and Papua...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Govt, BI end dispute on BLBI loans
Govt, BI end dispute on BLBI loansDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives is likely to approve a new deal between the government and Bank Indonesia on a mechanism to resolve a two-year dispute over how to share the burden of misused emergency loans (BLBI) given to...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Loan sharks make profits in traditional markets
Loan sharks make profits in traditional marketsLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some shun them, while others seek them. Loan-sharking is one of the oldest professions that still exists despite public criticism.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Civil servants' productivity
Civil servants' productivityFrom Rakyat MerdekaAn article titled President's officials at echelon I to work better published in Rakyat Merdeka recently has not only surprised me but aroused my curiosity as well.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Anticipating UN mission
Anticipating UN mission Judging from the ample news coverage in the newspapers on the oncoming visit of the UN fact-finding mission, under Special Rapporteur Dato Param Cumaraswamy, reportedly to assess Indonesia's legal system, while focussing on the independence of judges and law practitioners in...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Businessmen urged to exploit RI's eastern waters
Businessmen urged to exploit RI's eastern watersRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali President Megawati Soekarnoputri, while expressing concern about the environment, called on local businessmen to make more of Eastern Indonesia's waters, home to an abundance of fish and other marine...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Commission wants civil emergency for Aceh
Commission wants civil emergency for AcehKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ignoring public rejection and defying earlier statements from the speaker of the House of Representatives, the House's Commission I for defense and National Police chief Gen.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Sutiyoso and Megawati
Sutiyoso and MegawatiFrom Kompas The political situation in Indonesia has been disappointing for many years and the people are used to it. However, a statement by President Megawati Soekarnoputri that she supports Sutiyoso because he can maintain security in Jakarta is even more disappointing.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Groups plan anti-Sutiyoso protests
Groups plan anti-Sutiyoso protests JAKARTA: With Governor Sutiyoso scheduled to present his accountability statement on Thursday, activists from various groups have announced plans to stage anti-Sutiyoso demonstrations.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Grenade blast kills bomb squad member
Grenade blast kills bomb squad memberYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung A member of the West Java Police's Mobile Brigade bomb squad was killed and three other officers were injured on Wednesday when the grenade they were deactivating exploded at their base in Cikeruh, Sumedang, about 20...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
1. Trial: 8 x 4 lines
1. Trial: 8 x 4 linesTNI formed East Timor militias: eyewitness2. Gub: 20 x 2 linesGovernors to gain new powers from central government3. Agus: 24 x 1 line'RI respects RP court verdict' 4. PPP: 30 x 1 line:Hamzah unchallenged in next PPP race5.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Dewi Sukarno faces tax penalties
Dewi Sukarno faces tax penaltiesAssociated Press, Tokyo Japanese tax officials have ordered Indonesia's former first lady to pay taxes on 130 million yen (US$1.1 million) in income she allegedly failed to report, newspapers said Wednesday.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
'I don't think Sutiyoso a good guy'
'I don't think Sutiyoso a good guy' Many Jakartans do not believe that Governor Sutiyoso, who will deliver his accountability speech to the City Council on Thursday, is up to the task of resolving some of the city's most pressing problems, including an inadequate and inefficient transportation...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Bapepam gains momentum in insider trading probe
Bapepam gains momentum in insider trading probeFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaAn investigation into alleged insider trading in the sale of government shares in state-owned telecommunications firm PT Indosat gained momentum after the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) managed to...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Textile imports are threatening local industry: API
Textile imports are threatening local industry: APIAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tough times lie ahead for the country's ailing textile firms as cheaper smuggled textiles have started to flood the local market, according to the Indonesian Textile Association (API).
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Working-mom syndrome hits S. Korea
Working-mom syndrome hits S. KoreaCho Mee-young, Seoul, Reuters Choi Kun-ju is a promising bank worker with almost 10 years experience. She works late on most days and is studying for extra qualifications.Yet, as busy as she is, Choi keeps one regular slot in her diary free.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Cirebon neglects its historic buildings
Cirebon neglects its historic buildingsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java A city that fails to conserve its historic buildings is a city without a memory, so says Eko Budihardjo, a noted architect and the rector of Diponegoro University in Semarang, Central Java.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Corruption still name of game in Jakarta
Corruption still name of game in JakartaBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Collusion and corruption are still rampant in procurements of goods and services in nearly all units of the city administration.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Bad debtors may benefit from IBRA loan auction
Bad debtors may benefit from IBRA loan auctionDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) opened on Wednesday the bidding for its ambitious sale of some Rp 145 trillion (US$16 billion) worth of non-performing bank loans, taxpayers may face a bitter...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Harassment clarification
Harassment clarification I write regarding Berni K. Moestafa's piece, Jeffrey Winters, critic who loves RI, in The Jakarta Post on July 17, 2002. I agree that there are high risks of politically motivated attacks if one writes or speaks critically in Indonesia.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Real protection urged for maids
Real protection urged for maidsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists questioned on Wednesday the seriousness of the City Council and the administration to provide legal protection for housemaids.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
'Indonesia respects RP court verdict'
'Indonesia respects RP court verdict'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar Demands for the government to use diplomatic channels to seek the release of Agus Dwikarna, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison by a Philippine court, are unrealistic and contradict international codes, Minister for Foreign...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Bekasi has shortage of fire trucks
Bekasi has shortage of fire trucks BEKASI: The Bekasi City Council has asked the Bekasi mayoralty to buy new fire trucks as it only has five trucks, which is not enough to cover the whole city area.Nurul Yaqin, a councillor from the National Mandate Party (PAN) said on Wednesday that five fire...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
RI amateurs to vie for world tourney
RI amateurs to vie for world tourneyMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Audi quattro Cup, an amateur golf tournament, will be played for the first time in Indonesia with the winners qualifying for the world finals in Italy.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Legal experts call for man's release
Legal experts call for man's release PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Noted legal experts and watchdog institutions urged security officers on Tuesday to release a man, who has been in prison for 30 days without appropriate legal procedures.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Moves to freeze terror funds called for
Moves to freeze terror funds called forAgence France-Presse, Manila Southeast Asia and its major western trading partners are expected to call for moves to freeze terror funds and stronger cooperation to fight terrorism in an upcoming meeting in Brunei, Filipino officials said on Wednesday.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
N. Sumatra lack teachers, schools
N. Sumatra lack teachers, schools MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra is in dire need of more elementary school teachers and buildings to accommodate junior high school students, an official said.Head of the provincial education office Nazaruddin Hisyam, estimated on Tuesday that 16,000 elementary...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Prosecution for Tommy
Prosecution for Tommy A very important phase in the trial of Tommy Soeharto peaked last week when prosecutors sought a 15-year jail term for the youngest son of former president Soeharto.He was charged with masterminding the killing of Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita, while his hitmen --...
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Badalu sees the world from different angles
Badalu sees the world from different anglesChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta There is always more than one perspective - everywhere. One only has to find it. And this often needs time and patience. Self-educated photographer John Badalu is obviously patient enough to take his time.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Drugs, fake money set on fire
Drugs, fake money set on fire TANGERANG: Tangerang prosecutors destroyed on Wednesday confiscated illicit drugs and counterfeit money used as evidence against defendants tried at Tangerang District Court over the past year.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Legislators want civil emergency for Aceh
Legislators want civil emergency for AcehKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaIgnoring public rejection and defying earlier statements from the speaker of the House of Representatives, the House's Commission I for defense and National Police chief Gen.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
'Dreams and Teams' project launched
'Dreams and Teams' project launched JAKARTA: Fourteen high school students and seven teachers from seven schools here have joined a five-day sports program to improve leadership, team work, self-esteem, and organizational and negotiating skills.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Mangu paints love for nature
Mangu paints love for natureYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Fishermen walk in rows on the coast in the morning. An elderly woman selling fish waits for buyers at the seaside. There are fish with hooks in their mouths. There are women engaged in sand quarrying.
Thu, 18 Jul 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 17, 2002:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 17, 2002: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 365 -5 1,000 Ades...