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Wed, 10 Jul 2002
HIV/AIDS misinformation
HIV/AIDS misinformation I read your article Indonesia faces danger of AIDS crises (The Jakarta Post, July 5, 2002) with growing irritation. It is good that the Post publishes articles on HIV/AIDS but please be a bit more critical about what you write on the front page of your paper.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Should Aceh obey Jakarta
Should Aceh obey Jakarta The conflict in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province has yet to be solved. Violence continues unabated and more people are being killed everyday, mostly innocent civilians.Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly, Amien Rais, proposed three solutions to settle the...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Baby shot, mom fights for life
Baby shot, mom fights for lifeIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh A baby was shot and killed and its mother left fighting for her life in violence which claimed at least 10 lives in the war- ravaged Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday and Monday, sources said.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Brothers' spat sends regent packing
Brothers' spat sends regent packing KOTABARU, South Kalimantan: Kotabaru Regent Sjahrani Mataja walked away from a ceremony to open a new community health center in Sungai Balidi village on Tuesday after finding the building was locked.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
BP asks for contract extension
BP asks for contract extension JAKARTA: BP Indonesia said Tuesday it would abandon plans to invest US$400 million to develop a gasfield off East Java unless the government agrees to extend its production-sharing contract by 20 years.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
'Officials tried to make money from gorillas'
'Officials tried to make money from gorillas'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four gorillas from Howlett and Port Lymphne Animal Park in Kent, England finally arrived in the city's Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta after an extended public discourse due to the city administration's plan to use a budget...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Bank Mandiri to begin debt roadshow July 18
Bank Mandiri to begin debt roadshow July 18Dow Jones Singapore Unperturbed by the market's recent volatility, Indonesia's state-owned Bank Mandiri is going ahead with its plan for a dollar-denominated bond, and will kick off its roadshow in Singapore on July 18, a source close to the deal told Dow...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
'Domestic consumption robust, will drive growth'
'Domestic consumption robust, will drive growth'Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a continued slump in investments and exports seemed inevitable, the country's economy would still be relying on domestic consumption as its main driving force at least for another year, a noted analyst...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Power supply secured during dry season
Power supply secured during dry seasonA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned electricity company PLN said on Tuesday that electric power produced by its hydro-electric stations dropped by some 60 percent during the current dry season.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Prima Chefs offers style, not subtance
Prima Chefs offers style, not subtanceKevin Vickers, Contributor, Jakarta From the outside looking in, Prima Chefs, a new Singaporean- style restaurant at Mal Ambassador in Central Jakarta, appears promising.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
1. Defense: 8 x 4 lines
1. Defense: 8 x 4 linesTNI networks in regions 'no longer relevant'2. Arms: 20 x 2 linesIllegal guns enter RI through four countries3. Judicia: 24 x 2 linesSupreme Court welcomes audit of judges' wealth4. Bills: 30 x 1 line LIPI identifies many flaws in political bills
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
'Bridge' over troubled Aceh
'Bridge' over troubled AcehNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Sept. 13, 2000 remains fresh in the mind of Teungku H. Imam Suja'.It was then that he and several members of the Switzerland- based humanitarian group Henri Dunant Center (HDC) left for the Aceh Reyeuk base of the separatist Free...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Former Manulife partner to continue court battle
Former Manulife partner to continue court battleRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The costly legal battle waged by the local unit of Canada's insurer Manulife Financial Corp. here may not yet be over despite the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn the bankruptcy ruling against the...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
MPR fails to reach consensus
MPR fails to reach consensus JAKARTA: The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)'s ad hoc committee preparing the amendments to the Constitution failed to agree on a transitory provision in the Constitution on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Indonesia's economic progress fragile, IMF rep says
Indonesia's economic progress fragile, IMF rep saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While Indonesia's economy has been making significant improvement in a number of key areas, progress remains relatively fragile, the chief representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Jakarta says.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Botanical Garden ponds polluted
Botanical Garden ponds polluted BOGOR: Hundreds of deer at the Presidential Palace in Bogor and plants in the neighboring Botanical Gardens were under threat due to pollution from household wastewater, management of the West Java gardens said Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Great apes from UK arrive, quarantined for one month
Great apes from UK arrive, quarantined for one monthAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a series of heated debates and several postponements, four male gorillas from the Howletts and Port Lymphne Animal Park in Kent, England, finally arrived here on Monday evening and were immediately...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Synchronize changes in Constitution, add commission: Experts
Synchronize changes in Constitution, add commission: ExpertsAti Nurbaiti and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Scholars attending a workshop here recommended on Tuesday that the next annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly should focus on just two points: ensuring that the...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
BEI to issue medium-term notes
BEI to issue medium-term notes JAKARTA: PT Bank Ekspor Indonesia will issue later this month or early next month up to Rp 500 billion (US$56 million) in medium-term notes - the first MTN issuance in the domestic market since the 1997 financial crisis.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Betawi people underestimated
Betawi people underestimatedFrom Rakyat Merdeka The desire of the Betawi people to lead Jakarta seem to have always been suppressed by the decision of the representatives at the Jakarta City Council as their role in the government is not yet taken into account.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Three corpses found in Tangerang
Three corpses found in Tangerang TANGERANG: Three unidentified male bodies have been found in three separate places over the past four days.The last body was discovered next to the railway track on Tuesday morning by residents of Poris Jaya subdistrict, Batu Ceper district.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Apartments planned for riverbank squatters
Apartments planned for riverbank squattersLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Taiwan-based Buddhist foundation is building a Rp 55 billion five-story apartment complex for riverbank squatters in Jakarta - but the gesture has been criticized by a leading non-governmental organization (NGO).
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Fatigue adds to baby blues
Fatigue adds to baby bluesDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com This week I will conclude our discussion on postpartum, but first I will suggest a few ways to cope with a high-need baby.Mothers want to begin by spending lots of time during the day holding their baby.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Construction of village roads
Construction of village roadsFrom Warta KotaRoad construction has yet to be equitably undertaken in all the regions, particularly in rural areas where roads are very important for transportation.I live in Kerikil village, Ciseeng subdistrict, Bogor.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, July 10, 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, July 10, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:30 Children's Program9:00 Music10:30 Documentary11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Documentary3:00 Quiz3:30 Cartoon4:30 Music5:00 The Brilliant6:00 News7:00 Talk...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Australia is approaching ASEAN
Australia is approaching ASEANLee Kim Chew, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore With Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad preparing to bow out of office next year, could Australia join ASEAN? The question from an Australian reporter at Dr Mahathir's press conference last Wednesday...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Bapepam on alert amid major accounting scams
Bapepam on alert amid major accounting scamsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said it would closely monitor the financial reporting methods used by each of its listed companies, as part of efforts to avoid possible fraud following several...
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Microsoft launches Project 2002
Microsoft launches Project 2002 JAKARTA: Microsoft Indonesia on Tuesday launched its Microsoft Project 2002, the next generation of its project management software, in Indonesia, staking further its claim in the enterprise project and resource management arena.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Presidential guards spent Rp 2.2b of Bulog funds
Presidential guards spent Rp 2.2b of Bulog fundsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A former chief of the presidential guards testified on Tuesday that former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Rahardi Ramelan had granted his request for Rp 2.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Fire destroys homes in Jatinegara
Fire destroys homes in Jatinegara Nearly 400 people have been forced to seek temporary shelter after fire destroyed dozens of homes in the densely-populated Balimester subdistrict, Jatinegara in East Jakarta.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Cheap drugs beyond reach of HIV carriers
Cheap drugs beyond reach of HIV carriersDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People living with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia are having difficulty gaining access to imported live-saving antiretroviral drugs because of the exorbitant price of patented drugs and a limited supply of the generic version.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Illegal guns enter Indonesia through four countries
Illegal guns enter Indonesia through four countriesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Arms smuggled into the country from Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Australia have been responsible for fueling the violence in conflicts across the nation, a senior intelligence officer said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Jul 2002
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Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Palaguna installs mayor, regent
Palaguna installs mayor, regent MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Governor HZB Palaguna swore in caretaker mayor of Palopo, Patendungi Tenriadjeng, and Mamasa Regent Said Saggaf on Tuesday.Guarded by around 100 police officers, the ceremony passed without incident despite previous reports of a planned...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Dutch to reveal probe on Thoenes
Dutch to reveal probe on Thoenes JAKARTA: The secretariat of the human rights ad hoc prosecutors revealed on Monday that Dutch police assigned to probe the murder of Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes in the 1999 East Timor debacle will hand over the investigation's result to Attorney General M.A.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Farmers rejoice in rare rain
Farmers rejoice in rare rainThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Farmers in the drought-ridden West Java regency of Indramayu woke up to a much-anticipated heavy rain on Monday, even though it only lasted one hour.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Anticorruption body calls for audit of judges' wealth
Anticorruption body calls for audit of judges' wealthBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is often said in Indonesia that money talks, justice walks.Those judges who abide by this motto could and should be stopped in their tracks if the government regularly audited their wealth, an...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
1. DADANG: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. DADANG: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTSArtist Dadang relives the 1965 tragedy
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Acehnese worry about state of emergency
Acehnese worry about state of emergencyIbu Mat Noor and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The possible imposition of a state of emergency in Aceh has prompted large numbers of young male Acehnese to flee the conflict-torn province over the past few days.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Why partnership is key to success
Why partnership is key to successIndra Gunawan, Telecommunications analyst, Jakarta After expanding about 71 percent from 1999 to 2000, the local wireless market experienced a substantial plunge last year, with sales volume down to 385 million handsets from 412 million the previous year.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Why TNI reluctant to vote
Why TNI reluctant to voteImanuddin, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A statement by then Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. on June 17, or one day before he handed over his command baton to Gen.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
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;JP; ANPAa..r.. Across-Krakatau-festivalJP/5/ACROSS Bali ritual for nation's security UBUD, Bali: Bali people will hold a ritual to plead for the nation's security and the homeland's safety on Tuesday, marked by the sacrifice of farm animals and the dumping of their carcasses into Segara Rupek, the...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Betawi people underestimated
Betawi people underestimatedFrom Rakyat Merdeka The desire of the Betawi people to lead Jakarta seem to have always been suppressed by the decision of the representatives at the Jakarta City Council as their role in the government is not yet taken into account.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
ASEAN aims to double trade with Australia, NZ in 10 years
ASEAN aims to double trade with Australia, NZ in 10 yearsAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian nations moved Monday to deepen trade ties with Australia and New Zealand with the launch of a business council aimed at doubling trade over the next decade.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Asian currencies mostly up, U.S. dollar takes battering
Asian currencies mostly up, U.S. dollar takes batteringNirmala Menon, Dow Jones Most Asian currencies were higher Monday with several shooting to new multi-month highs Monday as confidence in the U.S. dollar was hammered by a new string of accounting revelations from U.S.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Indonesian Police
Indonesian Police and trafficFrom Media Indonesia First of all allow me to congratulate the Indonesian Police on their 56th anniversary on July 1 this year. The police have done a lot to fight crime and drug abuse although in the present reform era there are certain norms that seemingly have, in a...
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Applying for driver's license
Applying for driver's licenseFrom Warta KotaWhen he first took over as the chief of the Jakarta police, Inspector General Makbul Padmanagara was very strict about the bureaucratic mechanism for the issuance of a driver's license. Brokers were not allowed to do their business.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Rupiah Rates July 8
Rupiah Rates July 8 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates July 8 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,410.00 8,410.00 8,955.00 8,865.00Australian dollar 1 5,283.72 4,713.81 5,028.23 4,968.83 Brunei dollar 1 5,334.47 4,764.87 5,076.53 5,022.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
Street vendors protest eviction
Street vendors protest evictionNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Hundreds of street vendors and becak (pedicab) drivers occupied the municipal office here on Monday, in protest over their forced eviction from areas around shopping malls.
Tue, 09 Jul 2002
'Jakarta has lost most green areas'
'Jakarta has lost most green areas' A new business center is being developed in the busy Semanggi (clover leave bridge) area, Central Jakarta amid concerns over the lack of green space. The city administration has issued the permit for the business center, dubbed Senayan city.