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Xanana to visit Jakarta

Xanana to visit Jakarta JAKARTA: East Timor President Xanana Gusmao will make his first official overseas trip, to Jakarta on Wednesday, in an effort to improve bilateral ties, a report said on Sunday.Head of the Indonesian mission in Dili, East Timor, Kristio Wahyono, confirmed the report, saying...

Candidates for governor seek election support

Candidates for governor seek election supportAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the gubernatorial election just four months away, candidates for the post of city governor have already begun to seek support for their campaign, while their supporters have reportedly made efforts to tarnish...

China, Taiwan setting aside grudge to search for crash victims

China, Taiwan setting aside grudge to search for crash victimsTaipei/Beijing AgenciesThe crash of a Taiwanese airliner inspired a rare moment of cooperation on Sunday between Taiwan and China. The China Airlines flight with 225 people aboard went down on Saturday in the Taiwan Strait, the...

Victim witnesses flown in for East Timor rights trial

Victim witnesses flown in for East Timor rights trialTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The most eagerly awaited East Timorese victim witnesses have been flown to Jakarta and are expected to appear at this week's hearings as part of the human rights ad hoc trial, an ad hoc human...

Futsal attracts growing audience

Futsal attracts growing audience JAKARTA: The Indonesian Futsal team has just concluded its training program in Lampung, attracting 225 participants over the weekend.The team, a cooperation between the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and fastfood chain McDonald's, has held training programs...

Udayana Military HQs to be moved to West Timor

Udayana Military HQs to be moved to West TimorAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Kupang The Indonesian Military (TNI) says it is planning to relocate the Udayana Military Command from Bali to the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang, West Timor, for...

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~ ;AFP; ANPAs..u.. Fbl-WC2002-Jpn-cash feature Travellers to Japan could face credit crisis during World Cup JP/FBLTravellers to Japan could face credit crisis during World Cup by Deborah Haynes TOKYO, May 22 (AFP) - In Japan cash is king and football fans travelling here for the World Cup finals...

Rupiah could strengthen further

Rupiah could strengthen furtherDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah could further strengthen this week amid a lingering bullish sentiment, but the absence of fresh good news and continued corporate demand for dollars will limit the currency's appreciation, analysts say.

1. Custom: (2x25)

1. Custom: (2x25) Permana has tough fight against vested interests 2. Quota (2x27) Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quotas 3. KPC (2x27) KPC transforms Sangatta from jungle into town

New tourism area planned

New tourism area planned JAKARTA: The city administration would soon designate Banjarsari in West Cilandak subdistrict, South Jakarta, as an environmental tourism area, City Tourism Agency head Robert Silalahi said over the weekend.

Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quota

Pressure mounts on govt to review textile quotaAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure is mounting on the government to review the management of textile export quotas by the Ministry of Industry and Trade after the Indonesian Textile Association (API) called over the weekend for an...

From Bisnis Indonesia

From Bisnis Indonesia I run a telecommunications kiosk in Central Jakarta. Unfortunately, I always end up paying more than what is stated on the telecommunications kiosk's bill from PT Telkom. The difference ranges from between Rp 12,000 and Rp 21,000, and in May 2002 it was Rp 196,000.

Remittances from RP workers up 13.5%

Remittances from RP workers up 13.5% MANILA: Dollar remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFW) rose 13.5 per cent in the first two months of the year, helping keep the peso stable, the central bank said Sunday.Filipino workers from abroad remitted a total of US$1.

Tobacco firms target children

Tobacco firms target children JAKARTA: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Indonesia Georg Petersen said on Friday that more young people are smoking thanks to the pernicious and pervasive marketing of tobacco.

Permana has tough fight against vested interests

Permana has tough fight against vested interestsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Director General of Customs and Excise Permana Agung has encountered great difficulties in his attempts to reform his directorate.

Deforestation causing water crisis in Java

Deforestation causing water crisis in JavaA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Java is on the verge of a water crisis as the island's forests become depleted, with no significant efforts underway to halt the deforestation.

Border closure hit Thai-Myanmar trade

Border closure hit Thai-Myanmar trade THAILAND: Traders on both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border say they have grown angry and restless over last week's sudden border closures which are costing over a million dollars a day in lost business.

Governor to take mayor's job

Governor to take mayor's job PADANG: West Sumatra Governor Zainal Bakar will take over on Monday the responsibilities of Payakumbuh mayor from Darlis Ilyas, whose has been inactive since March due to a graft case in which he is implicated.

1. Market (1 x 30)

1. Market (1 x 30)Rupiah could strengthen further 2. Japan (1 x 35)Japan's recovery still vulnerable3 Russia U.S. unwilling to grant favors for Russian WTO membership4. No haste on exchange, currency mergers: NZ5. China (2 x 18)WB urges China to reduce state role in firms6. SkoreaS.

Nusa Dua: From forgotten backwater to exclusive resort

Nusa Dua: From forgotten backwater to exclusive resortRita A.Widiadana, Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua Some 30 years ago, there were no luxury hotels, spas or expensive restaurants in the present location of the exclusive resort area of Nusa Dua, or literarily means the two islets referring to the...

Adrian edited this arond 5:30pm

Adrian edited this arond 5:30pm FOR GENERAL ISSUE MAY 28 ;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Tourism-signs-recovrySigns of life emerge after long waitHendarsyah Tarmizi The Jakarta Post Jakarta Early signs of recovery in the world's travel industry have sent a ray of hope to millions of people involved in the...

Surabaya traders use road after market fire

Surabaya traders use road after market fireThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of traders occupied sections of Jl. Wonokromo in the center of Surabaya after fire razed their kiosks in a nearby traditional market on Sunday. The traders erected makeshift kiosks, causing traffic congestion.

Structural problems causing poverty remain unaddressed

Structural problems causing poverty remain unaddressedFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta Siti Solikhatun Nasirun, 22, packs her bag and gets ready to join a group of Indonesian migrant workers to Singapore.

'Sustainable development important but nonsense'

'Sustainable development important but nonsense' The issue of sustainable development is well understood by those involved in policy decision-making, both in the government and the legislature. However, this issue is not recognized by laymen, including artist Ria Irawan.

Losing weight the healthy way in a three-month program

Losing weight the healthy way in a three-month programThe Jakarta Post Jakarta There is no such thing as a free lunch. The maxim has been niggling at Heidi a lot lately since she found that it takes a lot of effort to acquire the shape she has been dreaming of.

Damar Harsanto

Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaMore than 135,000 high school students in Jakarta start their four-day national final examinations (UAN) on Monday amid complaints of costly examination fees. Even though the City Education Agency prohibits schools from imposing exam fees on students, many...

Tobacco firms target children

Tobacco firms target children JAKARTA: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Indonesia Georg Petersen said on Friday that more young people are smoking thanks to the pernicious and pervasive marketing of tobacco.

Govt new policy on Maluku queried

Govt new policy on Maluku queriedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has been accused of imposing "concealed martial law" in Maluku, following the restructuring of the security authorities in which the Indonesian Military (TNI) has been assigned the day-to-day authority in the strife-ridden...

1. GOVERNOR: 30 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 15

1. GOVERNOR: 30 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 15 Candidates for Governor seek election support 2. SMU: 50 PT, 5 COL, 1 X 35 Exam fee uncertainty brings confusion 3. HIGHLAN: 30 PT, 3 COLS, 1 X 34 Thousands attend Highland Gathering 4. SPEAKUP: 36 PT, 1 X 44 'Jakarta needs more parkland and public space'

Traders occupy major

Traders occupy major road after market fire The Jakarta Post Jakarta Hundreds of traders occupied sections of Jl. Wonokromo in the center of Surabaya after fire razed their kiosks in a nearby traditional market on Sunday.The traders erected makeshift kiosks, causing traffic congestion.

Pristine beach and multi-cultural attractions in Kuta

Pristine beach and multi-cultural attractions in Kuta The once pristine Kuta, just five kilometers from Nusa Dua resort complex, is currently Bali's busiest tourist centers.Kuta has been growing tremendously from a slave port in the late l7th century into the glittering tourist hub with dozens of...

'Jakarta needs more parkland and public space'

'Jakarta needs more parkland and public space' Jakarta has developed into a sprawling high-rise metropolitan city and has become a magnet for people from other parts of the country. But its development has not come without significant social and environmental costs.

Governor candidates seek support

Governor candidates seek supportAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta With the gubernatorial election just four months away, candidates for the post of city governor have already begun to seek support for their campaign, while their supporters have reportedly made efforts to tarnish the...

Exam fee uncertainty brings confusion

Exam fee uncertainty brings confusionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 135,000 high school students in Jakarta start their four-day national final examinations (UAN) on Monday amid complaints of costly examination fees.

JAKARTA: The city administration would soon designate

JAKARTA: The city administration would soon designate Banjarsari in West Cilandak subdistrict, South Jakarta, as an environmental tourism area, City Tourism Agency head Robert Silalahi said over the weekend.

New tourism area planned

New tourism area planned JAKARTA: The city administration would soon designate Banjarsari in West Cilandak subdistrict, South Jakarta, as an environmental tourism area, City Tourism Agency head Robert Silalahi said over the weekend.

The Lippmann tendency

The Lippmann tendency Arya Gunawan, in his letter titled, Response to Frank Richardson (The Jakarta Post, May, 21) has, not unexpectedly, set about defending his credentials as a columnist by trying to show he is familiar with the writings of Walter Lippmann, who he quoted in his article,...

Pledge to preserve forests needs dust off

Pledge to preserve forests needs dust offThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Former state minister of environment Emil Salim, who went to the Rio de Janeiro world summit in 1992, must be disappointed.Not only has the government failed to follow up its pledges under the Rio declaration, forests are...

JP/3/KODAM

JP/3/KODAMAnnastashya Emmanuelle and Yemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Kupang For border protection reason, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is planning to relocate the Udayana military command from Bali to the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang, much to the approval of the eager...

Villas a window into anthropologist Mead's brief Bali sojourn

Villas a window into anthropologist Mead's brief Bali sojournMehru Jaffer Contributor Ubud, Bali Finally parked outside the sign pointing to Taman Bebek Villas, the driver could not believe that he had been forced to detour all the way around the Sayan Monkey Forest just to get to this place with a...

Sexual dysfunction may result from troubled intimacy

Sexual dysfunction may result from troubled intimacyMaria Endah Hulupi The Jakarta Post Jakarta Premature ejaculation? Ashamed of your penis size? Do you consider yourself frigid? No problem. Now you can find medication, pills, tablets, herbal concoctions and other treatments, claiming to "improve"...

World gathers togethers for environment meeting

World gathers togethers for environment meetingThe Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Over 6,000 delegates from 189 countries will start their two- week meeting here on Monday to reduce or even stop overexploitation of the world's natural resources.

Olympics champions get award

Olympics champions get award JAKARTA: The Minister of Education Malik Fadjar has given Jakarta high school student Malik Fadjar Rp 5 million and a computer for his achievement in winning the best "theoretical result" category at the Asian Physics Olympics in Singapore recently.

Indonesia looks into illegal logging, debt swap for nature

Indonesia looks into illegal logging, debt swap for nature Indonesia is sending at least three ministers to the fourth preparatory committee meeting for World Summit on sustainable development in Bali. The delegation will be led by Coordinating Minister for Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti, with...

Thousands visit Highland Gathering

Thousands visit Highland Gathering Thousands of people thronged the 26th Jakarta Highland Gathering at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, on Sunday, which featured mainly Scottish traditions but was participated in by various groups from a number of countries in the region.

Unfriendly Jakarta

Unfriendly JakartaBy Mairi Nandarson "Jakarta is so unfriendly," Tambi grumbled. His first encounter in the big city was one of pain instead of pleasure. He sat on the ground wiping sweat off his face, and grimaced from the new bruises he received on his elbows and legs.

JP/15/HASSAN

JP/15/HASSAN HASSAN WIRAYUDAWhat do you expect from the preparatory committee Meeting in Bali?The coming preparatory meeting will produce three main agreements. They are, a plan of action, a political declaration and initiatives for partnership.

Victim witnesses flown in for East Timor rights trial

Victim witnesses flown in for East Timor rights trialTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The most eagerly awaited East Timorese victim witnesses have been flown to Jakarta and are expected to appear at this week's hearings as part of the human rights ad hoc trial, an ad hoc human...

RI looks into illegal logging, debt swap for nature

RI looks into illegal logging, debt swap for nature Indonesia is sending at least three ministers to the fourth preparatory committee meeting for World Summit on sustainable development in Bali. The delegation will be led by Coordinating Minister for Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti, with State...

Four shot dead, 10 hurt in latest ferry attack

Four shot dead, 10 hurt in latest ferry attackThe Jakarta Post, Oktovianus Pinontoan, Ambon, Maluku The prospect of peace in Maluku seems even more remote following an attack on a ferry in waters off Haruku island, which left four passengers dead, one missing and 10 injured.