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Tue, 02 Jul 2002
'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous'
'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous' The upcoming gubernatorial election is looming. Several candidates have been named. President Megawati Soekarnoputri has ordered her PDIP councillors to support Sutiyoso, who will run for his second term, despite widespread public criticism.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Gusmao slated to receive full military welcome
Gusmao slated to receive full military welcomeI Wayan Juniartha and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Xanana Gusmao, once a political prisoner of the Indonesian government, is slated to receive a full military welcome as East Timor President in Jakarta today.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
No change without youth
No change without youthMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when he became chairperson of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) in the 1930s.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Exxon boat crew members go missing
Exxon boat crew members go missingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Armed men suspected of belonging to the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) kidnapped nine of 11 crew from a boat chartered by PT ExxonMobil Indonesia to deliver supplies to workers at an offshore oil exploration site in waters off North Aceh...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Expert charges for signature
Expert charges for signature JAKARTA: Forensic expert Mun'im Idris charged up to Rp 10 million to mark his signature on his ownown expert testimony on the killing of four Trisakti University students in 1998, forcing an inquiry team to scrap it from its report.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
About 100 shoemakers stop operations
About 100 shoemakers stop operations Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post Jakarta About 100 local footwear producers are believed to have stopped operation or been in limbo over the past several years due to various reasons, including labor disputes and rising production costs, an association said.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Corruptors bribe lawyers
Corruptors bribe lawyersFrom Rakyat Merdeka Inconsistent and weak law enforcement has only triggered more corruption as legal practitioners and corruptors collude to ensure that the latter will be acquitted from corruption charges.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Abu Sayyaf deny involvement in Indonesian abductions
Abu Sayyaf deny involvement in Indonesian abductions Agencies Zamboanga, PhilippinesAbu Sayyaf gunmen fleeing a major Philippine military offensive have sent word that they had nothing to do with the abduction of three Indonesian seamen, an official of another Muslim rebel group said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Police question FPI members
Police question FPI members JAKARTA: The police questioned several members of the Muslim Defenders Front (FPI) on Monday over their violent actions along Jl. Jaksa following a demonstration last Wednesday against Governor Sutiyoso.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clash
Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clashKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four photographers and dozens of student activists were injured in a clash between protesting students and police officers during a demonstration at the front gate of the House of Representatives (DPR)...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Malaysia and Singapore grapple with water dispute
Malaysia and Singapore grapple with water dispute Barani Krishnan Reuters Kuala LumpurMalaysia and Singapore began talks on Monday to try to seal a tricky deal on water supply for Singapore, the thorniest bilateral issue between the two neighbors.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
TNI chief orders major reshuffle
TNI chief orders major reshuffleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has overseen the first major reshuffle of the armed forces since taking over last month.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
WFP to feed 2.1 million Indonesians
WFP to feed 2.1 million IndonesiansAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The United Nations food agency on Monday launched a program to feed 2.1 million of the poorest Indonesians, including hundreds of thousands of people displaced by sectarian and separatist violence.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Government to impose new sugar tariffs this week
Government to impose new sugar tariffs this weekDow Jones, Jakarta The government will likely impose new import tariffs on sugar this week, in a bid to help local sugar cane farmers, Minister of Finance Boediono told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
New forest areas for profiteers?
New forest areas for profiteers?From Koran TempoSeveral days ago, the government issued two important decrees for the integrated forestry sector (SKT), which covers activities from legal logging under forest concessions (HPH) to wood processing.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares
SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares JAKARTA: Private television company PT Surya Citra Media said Monday that it plans to sell 375 million shares, or 19.8%, of its total shares, in an initial public offer between July 3 and July 5.The IPO will be priced at Rp 1,100 rupiah a share.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Justice vs politics
Justice vs politics Disillusion is perhaps too mild a word to describe the news that came out of the House of Representatives building on Monday. With hundreds of student protesters jostling and shoving against the House's front gate to push their demand for the formation of a special commission to...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'
'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the current era of regional autonomy, the President could still intervene in the gubernatorial election process as has happened in the past, councillors and observers said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into Akbar
PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A suspected deal between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party shot down on Monday the public's hopes of a thorough inquiry into a high profile scandal...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Visa Mandiri terrorizes
Visa Mandiri terrorizesFrom KompasThis past month, we have been greatly disturbed by telephone calls from Visa Mandiri debt collectors although we have explained to them time and again that the person they are looking for no longer stays with us.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Government to issue new policy on Aceh
Government to issue new policy on AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will evaluate the viability of the current security policy in Aceh before issuing a presidential decree to change the current status of civilian order in the troubled province, a top official said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Inflation eases again in June
Inflation eases again in JuneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation slowed again in June thanks largely to a stronger rupiah and falling food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Monday.BPS said year-on-year inflation in June was 11.48 percent, lower than the 12.93 percent in May.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force development
TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force developmentMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Given that external security threats are likely to come via the air and the sea, the Indonesian Military (TNI) should allocate a larger amount of funds to the Navy and the Air Force rather than the Army, noted...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Kids learn animals best when it is entertaining
Kids learn animals best when it is entertainingWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali For children, learning all the science and academic stuff about animals can be tough, boring and uninteresting.But if the subject is presented the way the Kindness Club of the Denpasar-based Yudhistira...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Why does Mega back Sutiyoso?
Why does Mega back Sutiyoso? The country's biggest political party, which gained a majority vote of over thirty percent in the last general elections, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI Perjuangan), has endorsed the candidacy of incumbent Governor Sutiyoso to be Jakarta's next governor.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 1, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 370 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authority
Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authorityEdith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta We are back to square one. Democracy is backpedaling to what it was during the Soeharto regime, experts said here on Saturday."This country is practicing a fictitious democracy.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
JP/6/MAX
JP/6/MAXAge discrimination: Setback in Indonesian politicsAgainst "pemuda": Generational discrimination in contemporary politicsMax Lane Visiting Fellow Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies University of Wollongong New South Wales Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when he...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Report shows TNI, Police fit to vote
Report shows TNI, Police fit to voteBernie K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint report by four research institutes says the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police personnel should vote in the 2004 general elections despite the skepticism among the TNI's top officials.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 2, 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 2, 2002Performances* Sundanese Traditional Drama Serawak by Sanggar Vikta, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 8 p.m., July 6. * Sundanese Traditional Performance - Ketoprak Kecemplung Jurang Pangroroban by Pusponeko Budaya group, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Xanana to receive full military honors on arrival
Xanana to receive full military honors on arrivalI Wayan Juniartha and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post DenpasarXanana Gusmao, once a political prisoner of the Indonesian government, is slated to receive a full military welcome as East Timor President in Jakarta today.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
House moves more bills for deliberation
House moves more bills for deliberationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its failure to meet its legislative targets in past sessions, the House of Representatives (DPR) submitted on Monday eight more bills for deliberation with government officials.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
1. Duit (1 x 30)
1. Duit (1 x 30) Asian monies down, dollar stable2. Consume (2 x 16) Consumer confidence flat in May: BI3. Shoe (1 x 36) About 100 shoemakers stop operations 4. Gold (2 x 20) Gold down in Europe after cenbank moves
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Goverment urged to boost productivity of corn farmers
Goverment urged to boost productivity of corn farmersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Feed Miller Association welcomed the government's plan to raise import tariffs on corn products saying such a move would help encourage local farmers to plant more corn.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
LTO to chase 30 tax arrears worth Rp 8.4 trillion
LTO to chase 30 tax arrears worth Rp 8.4 trillionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) will make the pursuit of 30 corporate tax evaders its top priority, a senior tax official said.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Two discovered after boat sinks
Two discovered after boat sinks MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: At least two of the five declared missing after their boat capsized last week have been found dead by fishermen in the Kojadoi Island waters, about 13 miles north of Maumere.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Sutiyoso claims peacefully deal on July 27 attack
Sutiyoso claims peacefully deal on July 27 attackAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso claimed on Monday that the Indonesia Military (TNI) had settled its dispute with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle over a bloody attack on the party's headquarters on July 27, 1996.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
New Plaza Semanggi mall project feared to worsen traffic jams
New Plaza Semanggi mall project feared to worsen traffic jamsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillors have slammed the Plaza Semanggi development near the Semanggi cloverleaf in Central Jakarta, claiming it would only worsen traffic congestion.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Consumer confidence flat in May: BI
Consumer confidence flat in May: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumers continued to be pessimistic about the country's economic prospects despite the improving macroeconomic conditions and the stronger rupiah, a survey revealed.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Megawati tells police to brush up tarnished image
Megawati tells police to brush up tarnished imageFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri demanded the National Police carry out their mandated responsibility to maintain law and order in the country properly in a bid to improve their tarnished image.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
'Syariah' won't rid corruption, say scholars
'Syariah' won't rid corruption, say scholarsAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Two noted Muslim scholars, Nurcholis Madjid and Solahuddin Wahid, rejected on Sunday a proposal that the country adopt syariah (Islamic law) to rid the country of its deep-rooted problem of corruption.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
Cholil wants AG replaced
Cholil wants AG replaced JAKARTA: People's Consultative Assembly deputy speaker Cholil Bisri supported calls that Attorney General MA Rachman be replaced for his blatant failure to handle high-profile corruption cases.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
Hiddink, Troussier invited to party with Kim, Koizumi: report
Hiddink, Troussier invited to party with Kim, Koizumi: report TOKYO: Japan's premier has invited South Korean soccer coach Guus Hiddink and Japan coach Philippe Troussier to a dinner party in honor of South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on Monday, a report said.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
'Kerak telor', a traditional Jakarta snack tries to survive
'Kerak telor', a traditional Jakarta snack tries to surviveLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans have long been fond of kerak telor, one of the capital's traditional foods that are often sold whenever a major event like the Jakarta Fair or the Jl. Jaksa Festival takes place.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
Expert calls for debate on gubernatorial candidates
Expert calls for debate on gubernatorial candidatesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An executive director of the Urban and Regional Development Institute (URDI), Wicaksono Saroso, called on the Jakarta City Council on Saturday to sponsor proper debate between pairings of gubernatorial...
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
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PhotoA;JP/Asip A. HasaniSupriyanto sketches on material made from the eceng godok water plant. He sells his batik paintings from Rp 150,000 to Rp 500,000 (about US$59).Photo: B JP/Berto ???Various artifacts are displayed at a gallery in Kemang, South Jakarta.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
Hiddink, Troussier invited to party
Hiddink, Troussier invited to party TOKYO: Japan's premier has invited South Korean soccer coach Guus Hiddink and Japan coach Philippe Troussier to a dinner party in honor of South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on Monday, a report said.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
Hiddink, Troussier invited to party with Kim, Koizumi: report
Hiddink, Troussier invited to party with Kim, Koizumi: report TOKYO: Japan's premier has invited South Korean soccer coach Guus Hiddink and Japan coach Philippe Troussier to a dinner party in honor of South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on Monday, a report said.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
The new twist in governmet accountability
The new twist in governmet accountabilityMarc Robinson, Technical Advisor, Development Finance, Comptroller (BPKP), Jakarta The first rule of business is to keep your customers happy. If you produce products which are poor quality or too expensive, you'll go out of business.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002
Fed and ECB intervene for BOJ to weaken yen
Fed and ECB intervene for BOJ to weaken yenAndrea Ricci, Reuters, Tokyo/New York Japan enlisted the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve to help sell yen on Friday, raising the specter that unease may be growing in the world's three top economies over volatile currencies.