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Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
'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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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'
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
'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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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,...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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"...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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...
Mon, 27 May 2002
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.