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Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Indosat names new board of directors
Indosat names new board of directorsDow Jones, Jakarta Shareholders of international call provider PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. (Indosat) Thursday named Widya Purnama as president director, replacing Hari Kartana.Widya was former president director of Indosat's unit PT Electronic Data Interchange.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Ballroom dance swirls toward dancesport
Ballroom dance swirls toward dancesportTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 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
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 15.16 percent at last week's auction, Bank Indonesia said.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
2. Shidiq -- Debate on IMF role: Not between good and evil
2. Shidiq -- Debate on IMF role: Not between good and evil 1 x 32 48 pt Bodoni IMF debate beyond good and evil Akhmad Rizal Shidiq School of Oriental and African Studies University of London 3. Aya -- Suu Kyi should open up dialogue with public 1 x 32 48 pt Bodoni Suu Kyi should share her thoughts...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Telecom firms set to duel in Asia
Telecom firms set to duel in AsiaBernice Han, Agence France-Presse, Singapore The stage is set for an intense battle to capture the hearts and hands of mobile phone users in Asia as the world's top manufacturers roll out a new range of color-screen models with all the bells and whistles imaginable.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Another blow to RI legal system
Another blow to RI legal system Indonesia's already less than enviable reputation for unpredictable, erratic or outright questionable court decisions received a boost as a result of the Central Jakarta Commercial Court's blatantly wrong bankruptcy verdict against Manulife Indonesia, a...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Govt asks Unocal to pay $500,000
Govt asks Unocal to pay $500,000 JAKARTA: The Jakarta High Court ruled in favor of a woman who filed suit against oil company PT Unocal Indonesia for distributing her book without permission.Unocal must pay US$500,000 to plaintiff Vioolytje Sooai, 65, who worked for Unocal between 1975 and 1976,...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Court, 'SCTV' agree on videoconference
Court, 'SCTV' agree on videoconference JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court and private television station SCTV signed an agreement on Thursday on a videoconference to take place on July 2 to hear former president B.J.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Six troops killed by Aceh rebels
Six troops killed by Aceh rebelsIbnu Matnoor and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Six members of the Indonesian Air Force's special forces (Paskhas) were killed in an ambush by members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) near Iskandar Muda Airport in Blangbintang, Aceh Besar...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Reshuffle, for what?
Reshuffle, for what? President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who returns home on June 21 from her two-week European tour, might face a new problem: Demands for a Cabinet reshuffle. Some observers have said Megawati's 10-month-old Cabinet has no clear vision.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Habibie to testify in rights trial
Habibie to testify in rights trialTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of former high-ranking government officials are to give testimony in the ongoing trial of former East Timor police chief Brig. Gen.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Who does KORPRI
Who does KORPRI work for?From Rakyat Merdeka With reference to the explanation made by the central board of the Indonesian Corps of Civil Servants (Korpri) in Rakyat Merdeka of June 9 edition, I believe that Korpri is yet to reform itself and change its feudalistic nature as an organization.
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
IBRA to sell Bank Danamon shares via stock market first
IBRA to sell Bank Danamon shares via stock market firstDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to sell a controlling stake in publicly listed Bank Danamon via a combination of secondary offering and strategic sale in a bid to obtain optimum...
Fri, 21 Jun 2002
'Poor nutrition causes maternal deaths'
'Poor nutrition causes maternal deaths' PADANG, West Sumatra: Excessive blood loss during childbirth remains a major cause of maternal deaths in West Sumatra due to undernourishment, a leading physician said.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Shrimp farmers suffer from U.S. ban
Shrimp farmers suffer from U.S. ban TANGERANG: Many of the 600 shrimp farmers in Kronjo, Lontar, Muara and Teluk Naga districts in Tangerang regency have been forced to close down their businesses following the United States' ban on Indonesian shrimp imports.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Making elections credible
Making elections credible While we have all gloated about how the 1999 general election was the most democratic Indonesia has held in more than four decades, few people have really asked the question whether it was credible.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
ANZ, Commerce still interested in Niaga stake
ANZ, Commerce still interested in Niaga stakeDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Australia's ANZ Banking Group Ltd. and Malaysian financial group Commerce Asset-Holding Group Bhd. are still interested in bidding for the government's controlling stake in medium-sized Bank Niaga, according to...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Where to go in Bali: Thursday, June 20, 2002
Where to go in Bali: Thursday, June 20, 2002Exhibitions* Painting Balinese Women, at Duta Wijaya office complex, Jl. Raya Puputan Renon, Denpasar, until July 15. * Photo Glory of the Past by Nonot S Utomo, Jezz Gallery, Jl. Imam Bonjol 400, Denpasar, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until July 22.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Media cross-ownership to be limited
Media cross-ownership to be limitedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lending a deaf ear to demands from major media owners, the government and House of Representative agreed on Wednesday in the broadcasting bill to limit media cross-ownership.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Pertamina Balongan workers on strike
Pertamina Balongan workers on strike INDRAMAYU, West Java: Temporary workers at the Balongan, West Java, oil refinery of state oil and gas company Pertamina staged their second day of protest over demands for higher wages on Wednesday.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Tourists yes... but environment first
Tourists yes... but environment first Dean Yates Reuters Selemadeg Kaja, Bali Staring at the terraced green rice fields that drop away into the distance, Putu Mahardika ponders how to tap the tourist trade on Indonesia's Bali island without harming his village's pristine environment.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
'Judge killed by gun found at Tommy's hideout'
'Judge killed by gun found at Tommy's hideout'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Supreme Court Judge M. Syafiuddin Kartasasmita was killed by a bullet that came from one of six guns found at a home rented by Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra in Pondok Indah, an expert testified on...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Education ministry useless
Education ministry uselessFrom Warta KotaThis newspaper in its June 11 edition reported head of secondary and tertiary education service of Jakarta as saying that government schools were free to collect money when receiving new students.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Court offers PKB solution
Court offers PKB solution JAKARTA: The trial began on Wednesday for a lawsuit filed by Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil protesting his dismissal as chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) with judges offering an out-of-court settlement.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Central and East Java agree on river management
Central and East Java agree on river managementAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The provincial administrations of Central Java and East Java signed on Tuesday an agreement on environmental and resource management of the Bengawan Solo River, which flows though the two provinces.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Councillors slam agency over garbage handling
Councillors slam agency over garbage handlingBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillors slammed the city sanitary agency on Wednesday for its lack of seriousness in using incinerators to handle garbage.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Ramadhan KH gets book about himself
Ramadhan KH gets book about himself JAKARTA: What is the best birthday present a writer could be given?For Ramadhan KH, the answer is a book about himself written by his friends.His fellow writers gathered on Wednesday for the launch of Ramadhan KH, Tiga Perempat Abad (Ramadhan KH turns 75), a...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Flawed law enforcement
Flawed law enforcement What has made domestic and foreign investors afraid of doing business in Indonesia? The answer is law enforcement, the lack of tax holidays, electricity and skilled workers.Anxiety has likely been confirmed by the Central Jakarta Commercial Court's verdict on PT Asuransi Jiwa...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Manulife case sparks high-level talks between RI-Canada
Manulife case sparks high-level talks between RI-CanadaThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe intensifying legal battle between Canadian insurance company Manulife Financial Corp., and its former Indonesian partner the Gondokusumo family has once again triggered high-level talks between the Indonesian and...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Manulife fiasco instigates high-level talks
Manulife fiasco instigates high-level talksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The intensifying legal battle between Canadian insurance company Manulife Financial Corp., and its former Indonesian partner the Gondokusumo family has once again triggered high-level talks between the Indonesian and Canadian...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Ancient and modern art sits side by side
Ancient and modern art sits side by sideChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta Two longboats with two families aboard floating on the water. They are probably in search of a better life.One of these families is from Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, immortalized in terracotta by an unknown sculptor, who...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Vietnam spikes Indonesia's title bid
Vietnam spikes Indonesia's title bidMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia looks to have lost hope of winning the ASEAN Junior Men's Volleyball Championship after an upset 2-3 defeat to Vietnam in a thrilling match at the Bung Karno Basketball Hall here on Wednesday.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Economy and security
Economy and securityFrom Koran TempoThe only habit that human beings never seem to be able to give up is justifying their own actions and blaming other people when things go wrong.With the country in such a bad way, this habit has become even more pronounced.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Some AJMI customers have started terminating contracts
Some AJMI customers have started terminating contractsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some worried policyholders of insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia (AJMI) have begun to prematurely terminate their insurance contracts and seek cash withdrawals after the Commercial Court...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Police seize 107 grams of marijuana
Police seize 107 grams of marijuana KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara Police have arrested five drug traffickers, including three Maluku residents, and seized 28 packages of dried marijuana, weighing a total of 107.87 grams, an officer said on Wednesday.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
JP/6/OTHER2
JP/6/OTHER2The 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.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 19, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 370 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Direct election of Jakarta governor still possible: Cetro
Direct election of Jakarta governor still possible: CetroDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) said on Wednesday that a direct gubernatorial election for the city's next governor was still possible this year even though the upcoming election is scheduled...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Joint religious office must be independent: Scholars
Joint religious office must be independent: ScholarsMuhammad Nafik, Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Scholars from different faiths gave backing on Wednesday for a call to establish a joint office to promote religious harmony across the country, but stressed that it must be independent...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Three killed in communal clash in South Sulawesi
Three killed in communal clash in South SulawesiJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar At least three people have been killed, four seriously injured, and more than one hundred houses burned down following a communal clash between residents of Cappasolo and Padang villages in East Malangke...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
1. RUSUH: 12 x 4 lines
1. RUSUH: 12 x 4 lines Three killed in communal clash in S. Sulawesi 3 killed, 4 hurtAt least three people have been killed, four seriously injured, and more than one hundred houses burned down following a communal clash between residents of Cappasolo and Padang villages in East Malangke...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
191 MPs got Banpres funds, says legislator
191 MPs got Banpres funds, says legislatorFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As many as 191 legislators received loans worth Rp 40 million each from the off-budget Presidential Aid Fund (Banpres) during the leadership of former president Soeharto but have not repaid the money in full,...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Joint team to follow up RI-Czech agreements
Joint team to follow up RI-Czech agreementsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Wednesday that Indonesia and the Czech Republic would form a joint commission to follow up talks over cooperation between the military and in the agriculture industry.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Retreat islands in Singapore's backyard
Retreat islands in Singapore's backyard Fadli Contributor Batam The hotel business, including the resort hotels on Batam and the nearby island of Bintan, has been booming in the past three years despite a setback in the hotel industry in the other parts of the country.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Lawyer says bankruptcy law must be revised
Lawyer says bankruptcy law must be revisedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's Bankruptcy Law No. 4/1998 must be revised because it does not provide certainty for businesses and investors, according to a lawyer specializing in bankruptcy cases.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
A touch of Bali from Batubulan
A touch of Bali from BatubulanI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Gianyar, Bali Any visitors who are enchanted by Bali's cultural richness and are determined to take a piece of this island, in this case a heavy one, back home should not miss the opportunity to pay a visit to the small village of...
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Former Pertamina president dies: Former state-owned oil and gas
Former Pertamina president dies: Former state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina president Faisal Abda'oe passed away on Wednesday evening at the Siloam Gleneagles Hospital, Tangerang, near Jakarta. He was 71. Pertamina spokesman M.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Taking a break from oppressive Jakarta
Taking a break from oppressive Jakarta Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta With serene and peaceful ambience, resorts surrounding Jakarta witness regular customers wishing to spend their weekends or holiday breaks.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Govt expects next IMF loan later this month
Govt expects next IMF loan later this monthDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said Tuesday it expected the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to disburse around US$340 million of its next loan tranche to the country later this month.
Thu, 20 Jun 2002
Local car sales surge thanks to stronger rupiah
Local car sales surge thanks to stronger rupiahSudibyo M. Wiradji, Contributor, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) reported robust sales during the first five months of this year thanks to a more stable rupiah and an improvement in the country's economy.