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Fri, 21 Jun 2002
KPU proposes Rp 2.3t in election funds from national budget
KPU proposes Rp 2.3t in election funds from national budgetMoch. N. Kurniawan and Yogita Tahilramani The Jakarta Post JakartaThe General Election Commission (KPU) needs Rp 2.3 trillion for organizing and conducting the 2004 polls across the nation, KPU members officially told a hearing at House...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
RI envoy awarded Polish medal
RI envoy awarded Polish medal WARSAW: Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Koko Wijanarko, was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski for his successful efforts to improve bilateral ties.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Allianz opens office in Papua
Allianz opens office in Papua JAKARTA: Insurance firm PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia has opened a branch office in the Papua provincial capital of Jayapura to expand its business in the country's easternmost province.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Japan amazed by 'pecalang'
Japan amazed by 'pecalang' DENPASAR, Bali: Thirty-five Japanese police officers are studying the Balinese traditional security guards called pecalang.Led by Superintendent Hidaki, the Japanese police officers met with Bali Police chief Brig. Gen.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Cleric and family killed, 17 houses destroyed in fire
Cleric and family killed, 17 houses destroyed in fireMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A mass prayer on Wednesday evening at a mosque at Jl. Luar Batang 1, Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta, apparently was the last meeting between 27-year-old Hamidi, an Islamic cleric, and his...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
* Headlines: Malays told to reject hard-line Islam 3
* Headlines: Malays told to reject hard-line Islam 3 * National: Legislators to question Bambang on Banpres 4 * Archipelago: Ferry operator blamed for Bakauheni incident 5 * Opinion: 'Made in China' produces no threat 7 * City: Lack of public areas makes people stressed 8 * World: Arafat says halt...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Fighting cyber crimes
Fighting cyber crimesWinahyo Soekanto, Lawyer, Consumer Care Foundation, Jakarta, winahyo@yahoo.com Internet users may account for less than 1 percent of Indonesia's population of 210 million; but this is a country where some Internet cafes provide free cards for customers to hold...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Ethnicity not relevant in electing governor
Ethnicity not relevant in electing governor Should the next city governor be a Betawi? Several Jakarta residents said ethnicity was no longer relevant in choosing a leader. What is required from gubernatorial candidates, they say, is an ability to manage, not a certain ethnicity.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
May new vehicle sales down
May new vehicle sales down JAKARTA: New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell 3.4 percent in May from the previous month to 28,365 units, the car assemblers association, Gaikindo, said Thursday.PT Astra International - which has a joint venture with Toyota Motor Corp.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Golf tourney to stay at 180 players
Golf tourney to stay at 180 players JAKARTA: Organizers of the annual U.S. Memorial Day Golf Tournament said Thursday that there was no immediate plan to increase the number of participants for next year's event."There were 180 golfers that took part in the (May) 2002 event.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Matori told to accept dismissal
Matori told to accept dismissal JAKARTA: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said on Thursday that he wanted to make up with Matori Abdul Djalil on condition that the latter accepted his dismissal as chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB).
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Buloggate II a stale joke?
Buloggate II a stale joke?From Rakyat MerdekaA court hearing in a new corruption case involving Bulog non- budgetary funds, in which Akbar Tandjung, Dadang Sukandar and Winfried Simatupang are the defendants with some legal experts having been summoned as expert witnesses, is really cause for deep...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Military and police voting rights
Military and police voting rights Law Lo. 3/1999 on general elections stipulates that military members do not have voting rights or a right to be elected. The present bill stipulates otherwise.The problem is whether allowing a member of the military or the police to became a legislator is...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
ASEAN mulls extradition treaty
ASEAN mulls extradition treaty JAKARTA: Southeast Asian countries are considering signing an extradition treaty, a move expected to help solve transnational crime.Justice and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra revealed on Thursday that his counterparts in Southeast Asian countries had...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
SBI rate falls slightly to 15.14%
SBI rate falls slightly to 15.14% JAKARTA: The weighted average interest rate on one-month SBI promissory notes fell slightly, the central bank said Wednesday. The one-month SBI notes fell to 15.14 percent at the weekly auction Wednesday from 15.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
1. Indo (4x10)
1. Indo (4x10)Indosat names new board of directors2. Bank (2x27)IBRA to sell Danamon shares via stock market first 3. Rice (2x15)Bulog to import rice from China 4. Bonds (1x42)IBRA plans to buy back bonds at 100% value 5. Ernst (1x42)Andersen's RI unit merges with Ernst & Young
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
RP military vows quick rescue of Indonesians
RP military vows quick rescue of IndonesiansAgence France-Presse, Jolo, Philippines A senior Philippines military official said on Thursday he expects to recover three kidnapped Indonesian seamen being held by Abu Sayyaf rebels in this southern island within three days.Southern military chief Maj.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Panel of judges voted 2 to 1 to declare Manulife bankrupt
Panel of judges voted 2 to 1 to declare Manulife bankruptFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The bankruptcy ruling handed down by the Central Jakarta Commercial Court on insurance firm PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) was based upon a 2 to 1 vote, with presiding judge Hasan Basri...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Legislators to question Bambang Tri on Banpres
Legislators to question Bambang Tri on BanpresFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An investigation into irregularities in the Presidential Aid Fund (Banpres) is widening, with House of Representatives members planning to summon former president Soeharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo and...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
KPU calls for end to conflicts of interest
KPU calls for end to conflicts of interestEdith Hartanto and Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Members of the General Election Commission (KPU) say the election bill being discussed at the House of Representatives has undermined the independence of the commission.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
North Tapanuli expects to establish new regency
North Tapanuli expects to establish new regencyApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The North Tapanuli regency administration and local legislature (DPRD) are expecting the central government in Jakarta to support the local people's aspiration to establish Humbang Hasundutan regency, formerly...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
People worried loved ones' organs being sold
People worried loved ones' organs being soldLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When Sony heard his older brother, Purwanto, who was stabbed to death on June 11, was going to be given an autopsy, he was horrified.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Mahathir asserts role as Islamic leader, warns west on terrorism
Mahathir asserts role as Islamic leader, warns west on terrorismAgencies, Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad asserted his role as leader of an "Islamic state" on Thursday, and warned Muslim terrorism would not end until there was justice for the Palestinians.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Ballroom dance swirls toward dancesport
Ballroom dance swirls toward dancesportTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe couple twirled around the dance floor, rising and falling, dipping and turning, keeping in time with the music. Smiles were transfixed on their faces.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
3.6m children in need of donation
3.6m children in need of donation JAKARTA: An estimated 3.6 million school children across the country are currently in need of donations to get proper education.Chairperson of the National Movement of Foster Parents (GNOTA) Inten Soeweno said in Pekalongan, Central Java said on Thursday that since...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Application of 'syariah'
Application of 'syariah'From ForumThumbs-up to the raids conducted by the authorities, for example the Tulungagung Police, against prostitution. Unfortunately, such raids fail to produce the desired results because there is no adequate sanction against those involved.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Andersen's RI unit merges with Ernst & Young
Andersen's RI unit merges with Ernst & YoungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian unit of troubled accounting giant Arthur Andersen, called Prasetio Utomo-Andersen Indonesia, has finally merged its operation on Thursday with the Indonesian affiliate of Ernst & Young.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
U.S. court upholds freeze on Pertamina accounts
U.S. court upholds freeze on Pertamina accountsAgence France-Presse, Jakarta A U.S. appeals court has upheld a freeze on nearly US$275 million in trust accounts of Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas firm, Pertamina, a statement received here Thursday said.In a statement issued from New York, U.S.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Ferry operator blamed for Bakauheni incident
Ferry operator blamed for Bakauheni incidentOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Ferry operator and security guards in the Bakauheni seaport, Lampung, were blamed for an incident on Tuesday that killed three persons who were in a car entering the Duta Banten ferry.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
'RI not doing enough in Manulife case'
'RI not doing enough in Manulife case'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Canadian government said on Thursday that the Indonesian government was not doing enough to resolve the long-running legal battle between Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp. and its former local partner.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
RI envoy awarded Polish medal
RI envoy awarded Polish medal WARSAW: Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Koko Wijanarko, was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski for his successful efforts to improve bilateral ties.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Bulog to import rice from China
Bulog to import rice from ChinaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will import 250,000 tons of rice from China to secure rice supplies in the country in anticipation of possible harvest failure caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Internet users may account for less than 1 percent of the
Internet users may account for less than 1 percent of the Indonesian population of 210 million, but this is a country where some of its Internet Cafes provide free credit cards for customers to hold cyber-transactions, thus opening the doors widely to abuses.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
World Cup and our plight
World Cup and our plightFrom Koran Tempo Most Indonesians are able to temporarily forget their plights because of the festive mood of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Or, perhaps, we have finally gotten used to oppression.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Thailand retains ASEAN junior volleyball title
Thailand retains ASEAN junior volleyball titleMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thailand confirmed its status as the strongest volleyball talent maker in Southeast Asia by retaining the ASEAN Men's Junior Volleyball Championship here on Thursday.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
IMF debate beyond good and evil
IMF debate beyond good and evilAkhmad Rizal Shidiq, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Despite its big impact on Indonesians, the lack of debate on the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is somewhat astonishing.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Residents to file lawsuit against project
Residents to file lawsuit against project Kelapa Gading residents are planning to file a lawsuit early next month against the construction of Kelapa Gading Sports Mall."Our team of lawyers is drafting the lawsuit," chief of neighborhood unit RW06 in West Kelapa Gading Harry A.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Nightspots to close on anti-drugs day
Nightspots to close on anti-drugs day SEMARANG, Central Java: All nightspots in Central Java are expected to close temporarily between June 23 and June 26 in observance of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which falls on June 26, the governor's office announced in...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
UNHCR queries return of children
UNHCR queries return of childrenI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Tuban, Bali A senior official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here on Wednesday that returning East Timorese children -- currently living in Indonesia after being separated from their parents...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Sutiyoso officially throws hat into ring for goversnor's race
Sutiyoso officially throws hat into ring for goversnor's raceAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso will officially run for reelection in the upcoming gubernatorial race after registering on Thursday, although large parties at the City Council effectively withdrew their...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Mayoralty seals five buildings
Mayoralty seals five buildings BOGOR: Bogor mayoralty sealed on Thursday five of six illegal buildings located at Cibalok riverbank on Jl. Tajur, South Bogor district.The five sealed buildings included a car showroom owned by Bogor councillor Eman Sulaeman while the only building that was not...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
The Attorney General's party
The Attorney General's party The wedding reception of the daughter of Attorney General M.A. Rachman made headlines, with two legislators lambasting the party which they said cost Rp 500 million with an invitation list of 5,000 people.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
A hidden agenda?
A hidden agenda? From the very beginning the whole thing smelled fishy. People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Decree No. VII/2000 stipulated that members of the military and police have no voting rights and no right to contest in elections.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Religious groups told to fight against child labor
Religious groups told to fight against child laborBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Labor Organization (ILO) has asked local religious organizations to help it free an estimated eight million Indonesian children from the shackles of child labor.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
YLKI tells buyers to take caution at Great Jakarta Sale
YLKI tells buyers to take caution at Great Jakarta SaleLeo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) is urging people to take care when purchasing items being sold for discounts of up to 70 percent as part of the Jakarta Great Sale.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
M-Web launches travel site
M-Web launches travel site JAKARTA: Internet firm PT M-Web Indonesia has launched travel site M-Web Travel in cooperation with online travel service provider Indo.Com.The site, whose address is mweb.paketrupiah.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
NGOs urge police to probe Mayor
NGOs urge police to probe Mayor KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A number of youth, journalist groups and non-governmental organizations have appealed to the police to investigate the alleged bribery case involving acting Kendari mayor Andi Kaharuddin.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
New collaborative dance contemplates lost scenery
New collaborative dance contemplates lost scenerySri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Scenery will get a new touch as well-known choreographer-cum- dancer Martinus Miroto, Singaporean choreographer Angela Liong and Singaporean installation artist Han Sai Por collaborate to present it as an art...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
A peacemaker behind the scene
A peacemaker behind the sceneA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relations between Indonesia and Australia have always had high and low points over the decades.At the end of 1980s, relations reached their lowest level after Sydney Morning Herald's David Jenkins wrote articles critical of then...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Kobatama has new game format
Kobatama has new game format JAKARTA: The 2002 season of the Indonesian professional basketball competition or Kobatama will start next month, with the semifinals adopting a best-of-three game format.In the past, the system was only used in the finals.