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Thu, 13 Jun 2002
Indofood sells most bonds offshore
Indofood sells most bonds offshoreDow Jones, Jakarta PT Indofood Sukses Makmur has sold most of its US$280 million five-year bonds to offshore investors, further signaling a return of foreign interest in high-yielding Indonesian assets.Lead underwriter Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.
Thu, 13 Jun 2002
Residents complain of sewage disposal
Residents complain of sewage disposalMulta Fidrus The Jakarta Post TangerangWhen people call the environmental agency to pump out the contents of their septic tanks, many do not realize that the truck drivers dump the untreated sewage in canals and rivers crossing Tangerang city.
Thu, 13 Jun 2002
Police ineffectual in war against crime
Police ineffectual in war against crimeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police are the main agents in society assigned to ensure security, right? However, in the event that they are powerless to crack down on widespread crime, the public must be prepared to defend itself.
Thu, 13 Jun 2002
The 'Islam-nationalist' divide, one obstacle to progress
The 'Islam-nationalist' divide, one obstacle to progressMochtar Buchori, Legislator, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Jakarta, mbuchori@indo.net.id In the Indonesian political psyche there seems to be a wall that firmly separates the "Islamic wing" from the "nationalist wing", the...
Thu, 13 Jun 2002
Damar Harsanto
Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The police are the main agents in society assigned to ensure security, right ? However, in the event that they are powerless to crack down on widespread crime, the public must be prepared to defend itself.
Thu, 13 Jun 2002
Soldiers questioned over recent police post attack
Soldiers questioned over recent police post attackApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra The Military Police in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, are questioning three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers for their alleged role in an attack on the Serbelawan Police subprecinct post on...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Poor get medical treatment for free in a rare show of solidarity
Poor get medical treatment for free in a rare show of solidarityP.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post, Mendut, Central Java People from all walks of life crowded Candi Mendut temple with various expressions on their faces.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Legislators continue their dismal attendance record
Legislators continue their dismal attendance recordKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite strong criticism of their performance, members of the House of Representatives (DPR) remained stubbornly undisciplined on Tuesday, skipping a scheduled plenary meeting for reasons known only to them.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Probosutedjo facing fraud charges
Probosutedjo facing fraud charges JAKARTA: Magnate Probosutedjo, a step brother of former dictator Soeharto, is to be charged with swindling Rp 44 billion of state funds, Attorney General's Office spokesman Barman Zahir said Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
'Bung' Hatta's centenary
'Bung' Hatta's centenaryFrom Koran TempoReading various articles on the occasion of the centenary of Bung Hatta, I recall a small event that took place in 1946 in a town in East Java. It was the custom at that time, in order to arouse the fighting spirit to give substance to the national...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 12, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, June 12, 2001Exhibitions* Graphic Signe, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5615246), until June 15. * Education, Shangri-La Hotel, Pelangi room, Jl. May. Jend. Sungkono 120 (Tel. 031 5661550), 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 12.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Experts hail new tariff plan for agriculture products
Experts hail new tariff plan for agriculture productsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts welcomed the government's plan to raise import tariffs on agriculture products saying such a move would help protect local farmers against cheaper imported products.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Great River faces bankruptcy petition
Great River faces bankruptcy petition JAKARTA: Citibank N.A. filed a bankruptcy petition Tuesday against PT Great River International, one of Indonesia's largest garment makers and retailers, over a US$2 million debt, a spokesman for the bank said.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
The new curriculum: Hopes and challenges
The new curriculum: Hopes and challengesMuhammad Zuhdi, Faculty of Education, Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University, Jakarta The Ministry of National Education will use the 2002 School Curriculum soon. This will replace the previous 1994 curriculum.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Activists face hard fight as smokers puff away
Activists face hard fight as smokers puff awayNopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters, Jakarta An Indonesian mother covers her baby's face in a pram while a well-dressed young woman next to her takes her last puff on a cigarette at Jakarta's posh Plaza Indonesia.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Indonesians taste buds try French cheeses
Indonesians taste buds try French cheesesChristina Schott, Contributor, Jakarta Why do Indonesian people dislike cheese? "It stinks", most would probably say. "But why do you like Durian?" "Well, that's something else; the fruit is indigenous and sweet...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Attitudes to rape: The media's role
Attitudes to rape: The media's roleAngela Black, Contributor, Jakarta Recently I was yet again appalled at media representations of rape, when a local TV network accounted for the cause of sexual violence with this statement: "Women walking at night should not wear mini skirts in order to avoid...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Mastel condemns govt for violating ruling on VoIP
Mastel condemns govt for violating ruling on VoIPA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Telecommunications and Information Society (Mastel) criticized the government on Tuesday for only allowing five companies to run the lucrative Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) business, saying that it...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Aceh rebels arrested in Kupang
Aceh rebels arrested in Kupang Police officers in East Nusa Tenggara province have arrested 20 of 25 alleged Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members trying to sneak into East Timor, Belu regent Marsel Bere said on Monday.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Regencies suspect markup in oil production costs
Regencies suspect markup in oil production costsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Oil and Gas Producing Regencies (FKDPM) has questioned the calculation of oil and gas production costs by the Ministry of Finance, saying the costs had been marked up so as to reduce the...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Rezon's leads ASEAN chess event
Rezon's leads ASEAN chess event JAKARTA: Rezon Yanuar of Indonesia shared the lead with Vietnamese Huynh Vinh Thang on three points in the Under-8 category of the 3rd ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championship in Singapore on Monday.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Aceh's biggest lake drops 3 meters
Aceh's biggest lake drops 3 meters BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The level of Lake Laut Tawar in Takengon, Central Aceh regency, has dropped by around three meters, the biggest water level drop in ten years, as a result of deforestation.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Nobody could want Soya massacre to happen: Hamzah
Nobody could want Soya massacre to happen: HamzahThe Jakarta Post Ambon/JakartaVice President Hamzah Haz listened to first hand accounts on Tuesday of the massacre in Soya village on April 28 which left at least 12 people dead and dozens injured, as well as 36 buildings burned, including an...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
JP/13/L00
JP/13/L00 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates June 11.Bank notes rates TT ratesSelling Buying Selling BuyingRp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,234.00 8,234.00 8,778.00 8,690.00Australian dollar 1 5,256.92 4,683.50 4,997.32 4,942.87Brunei dollar 1 5,160.68 4,600.51 4,905.83 4,855.29Canadian dollar 1 6,004.68 5,350.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Software piracy alarming with Vietnam, China, RI worst offenders
Software piracy alarming with Vietnam, China, RI worst offendersAgence France-Presse, Washington The software industry's watchdog arm said on Monday that piracy of computer programs is on the upswing, with four out of 10 programs in use around the world unauthorized.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Kobe Steel, Timet tie up
Kobe Steel, Timet tie up TOKYO: Japan's Kobe Steel Ltd. said Tuesday it has licensed a next generation titanium alloy to U.S. counterpart Titanium Metals Corp. (Timet) -- the world's largest titanium producer.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Witnesses confirm Suai church attack
Witnesses confirm Suai church attackTertiani ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post JakartaWitnesses testified before the human rights ad hoc trial for the 1999 East Timor atrocities on Tuesday that pro-Jakarta militia groups attacked proindependence supporters taking refuge in the St.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Arroyo gets cold shoulder at wake for RP hostage
Arroyo gets cold shoulder at wake for RP hostageAgence France-Presse, Lamitan, Philippines President Gloria Arroyo was given the cold shoulder on Tuesday by grieving residents of this town who blame her government for a year-long hostage crisis that led to the deaths of a local nurse and a U.S.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Hotel Mulia agrees to pay its debt
Hotel Mulia agrees to pay its debt JAKARTA: The management of Hotel Mulia Senayan finally agreed to pay its Rp 15 billion (US$1.7 million) debt to the city administration to escape a court order to seize the hotel.Lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea claimed that the management of the hotel, located on Jl.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supplyPT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Bank Rakyat Indonesia BRI 14040 offers quick and easy banking transactions by phone Executives, professionals, academics and businesspeople who are always on the move can now make banking transactions by phone anywhere and anytime through Bank BRI, Indonesia's only bank which has offices in almost...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Public Order officers sued
Public Order officers sued JAKARTA: The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) of Jakarta chapter launched legal action in the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday against Governor Sutiyoso, the East Jakarta Mayor and the East Jakarta public order office after public order officers allegedly...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Businesses protest Tax Tribunal policy
Businesses protest Tax Tribunal policyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Companies were surprised by the plans of the new Tax Tribunal to open its hearings to the public, saying the policy would be detrimental to their operations as confidential information could be obtained by competitors.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Aceh councillor killed by assailant
Aceh councillor killed by assailantNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh An unidentified man in a "military-like" uniform killed an Aceh provincial legislative councillor from the Crescent Star Party (PBB) late Monday evening, adding to the number of legislators who had been murdered in the...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Military told to be transparent about funds
Military told to be transparent about fundsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Tuesday to reveal its financial sources apart from the state budget to avoid irregularities in fund-raising...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Sultan to open 'Peh Cun' ritual
Sultan to open 'Peh Cun' ritual YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is slated to open the Peh Cun ritual that will feature ethnic Chinese and Javanese attractions at the Parangtritis seaside resort on June 15.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Diplomats fail to show to meeting seeking support to fight radicalism
Diplomats fail to show to meeting seeking support to fight radicalismMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prominent Muslim and Christian leaders held a meeting here on Tuesday with foreign diplomats to solicit support for a national moral campaign against radicalism in Indonesia.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Gaikindo upgrade 2002 car sales forecast
Gaikindo upgrade 2002 car sales forecast The Indonesian automakers association (Gaikindo) has revised upward its forecast for domestic vehicle sales to 320,000 units this year from initial predictions of 300,000, as the economy continues to show signs of stability.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Prambanan temple
Prambanan temple for prayersFrom KompasWith reference to the letter sent by I Nyoman Mettayasa from Tabanan, Bali, regarding the permit for conducting prayers at the Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta, it should be noted that as the nation's cultural heritage, Prambanan is safeguarded by Law No.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
74 judges vie Supreme Court seats
74 judges vie Supreme Court seats JAKARTA: At least 74 senior judges had been nominated as Supreme Justices and were ready to undergo the rigorous fit-and- proper test by the House of Representatives (DPR), House Commission II Chairman Teras Narang said Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supply PT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
[b]The new curriculum:
The new curriculum: Hopes and challengesMuhammad Zuhdi Faculty of Education Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University Jakarta 2. Angela -- Rape by media 1 x 32 48 pt BodoniAttitudes to rape: The media's roleAngela Black Jakarta 3.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Judge slams prosecutors in Buloggate trial
Judge slams prosecutors in Buloggate trialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Presiding judge Lalu Mariyun slammed prosecutors on Tuesday for attempting to oppose the South Jakarta District Court's plan to hear the testimony of former president B.J.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Great River faces bankruptcy petition
Great River faces bankruptcy petition JAKARTA: Citibank N.A. filed a bankruptcy petition Tuesday against PT Great River International, one of Indonesia's largest garment makers and retailers, over a US$2 million debt, a spokesman for the bank said.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Hendarsyah Tarmizi
Hendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post JakartaHoping for big fortune from China's LNG imports China is set to announce this month whether Indonesia, Australia or Qatar will win the multi-billion dollar contract to supply the country with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Bali resorts are heading for a more promising year
Bali resorts are heading for a more promising yearRita A.Widiadana The Jakarta Post Nusa Dua, Bali The word "resort" always conjures up a picture of a serene and integrated holiday site surrounded by white sandy beaches or a lush mountainous panorama where you can escape from your hectic life in...
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
Witnesses say Suai church attacked by armed militia
Witnesses say Suai church attacked by armed militiaTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Witnesses testified before the human rights ad hoc trial for the 1999 East Timor atrocities on Tuesday that pro-Jakarta militia groups attacked proindependence supporters taking refuge in the St.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
74 judges vie Supreme Court seats
74 judges vie Supreme Court seats JAKARTA: At least 74 senior judges had been nominated as Supreme Justices and were ready to undergo the rigorous fit-and- proper test by the House of Representatives (DPR), House Commission II Chairman Teras Narang said Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jun 2002
U.S. has stake in Indonesia's reform
U.S. has stake in Indonesia's reformThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz was in Singapore to attend the Asia Security Conference, organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, last week.
Wed, 12 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.