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Sat, 04 May 2002
AGO to reopen probe into Ginandjar case
AGO to reopen probe into Ginandjar caseTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office is expected to reopen the investigation into a corruption case involving former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita, which allegedly inflicted a total of US$24.
Sat, 04 May 2002
When driving in Jakarta gets even tougher
When driving in Jakarta gets even tougherBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaIt is always annoying when you are forced to use a service or pay a much higher price than warranted for something. Iwan, who runs a small business selling lubricant oil, had to be towed when his rented light truck...
Sat, 04 May 2002
Afghan migrants urged to go home
Afghan migrants urged to go home JAKARTA: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will begin the voluntary repatriation of Afghan migrants stranded in Indonesia in the next two weeks.The repatriation follows an agreement reached between the Indonesian and Afghan authorities, IOM and the...
Sat, 04 May 2002
Corruption rife in Indonesia
Corruption rife in IndonesiaFrom Suara Karya The statement made by the Minister of Administrative Reform, Feisal Tamin, after his meeting with Vice President Hamzah Haz, is related to the result of a survey conducted by Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) stating that Indonesia is Asia's...
Sat, 04 May 2002
* Headlines: AGO to reopen probe into Ginandjar case 2
* Headlines: AGO to reopen probe into Ginandjar case 2* National: Violence against RI press continues 4* Archipelago: Education hampered in restive provinces 5 * Opinion: Can RI sue the Netherlands for history? 7* City: HAPI grills lawyer Elza in ethics hearing 8* Sports: KONI to ax Asian Games...
Sat, 04 May 2002
Seagoing dog begins life on land
Seagoing dog begins life on landRon Staton, Associated Press, Honolulu She has been promised a lifetime supply of dog food, but Forgea prefers the ham and spareribs she was fed aboard a tugboat after crew members rescued her from an abandoned tanker, they said.
Sat, 04 May 2002
Sustainable debt management
Sustainable debt management Chief economics minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti and Finance Minister Boediono are quite right in making the observation at a seminar here on Wednesday that fiscal sustainability and debt management will continue to be the greatest challenge facing the government due...
Sat, 04 May 2002
U.S. defense chief calls for renewed Indonesia relations
U.S. defense chief calls for renewed Indonesia relationsCharles Aldinger, Reuters, Washington U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expressed hope on Thursday that the United States could soon resume severed military relations with Indonesia to bolster the war against terrorism in Asia.
Sat, 04 May 2002
Rini mulls options to protect sugarcane farmers
Rini mulls options to protect sugarcane farmersAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi said on Friday that her office was currently evaluating alternative policies to protect local sugarcane farmers against the impact of cheaper imported sugar.
Sat, 04 May 2002
RI migrant workers lost in Malaysia
RI migrant workers lost in Malaysia MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The whereabouts of at least 135 Indonesian migrant workers from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, who left for Malaysia two years ago, remains unknown.
Sat, 04 May 2002
A friendlier Clark to visit our shores
A friendlier Clark to visit our shoresClaire Harvey, Contributor, Jakarta Not so long ago, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was not a big fan of Indonesia."Indonesia is a particularly broke economy which looks to other wealthier countries to bail it out," she said disparagingly in September...
Sat, 04 May 2002
Done
DoneFOCUS ISSUE MAY 2 ;JP;HEN; ANPAc..r.. Property-housing-market 'Krismon' -- not for landed houses!Aswin Widjanarko Head of Residential Department PT Procon IndahDespite the prolonged crisis within the property industry, the "luxury" landed housing sector has remained active.
Sat, 04 May 2002
Fuel price adjustment
Fuel price adjustment It is encouraging to note the relative calm in which the general public reacted to the increase in fuel prices on Thursday, the third since January. Unlike January's announcement of price increases, which was met by major street demonstrations, the latest rise, though much...
Sat, 04 May 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 3 , 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 375 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Sat, 04 May 2002
Workers and Jacob Nuwa Wea
Workers and Jacob Nuwa Wea Labor unions in Jakarta commemorate May Day by holding massive demonstrations.Vigorous capitalist drives in Indonesia between 1970s and 1990s marginalized the labor in a process of production, and then in the entire economic development process.
Sat, 04 May 2002
Activists oppose plan for Minahasa container port
Activists oppose plan for Minahasa container portYongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado Environmentalists and local officials demanded on Friday the Minahasa administration in North Sulawesi cancel its plan to build a container port in Manado Bay, as it could harm Bunaken National Park.
Sat, 04 May 2002
KONI to ax Asian Games athletes down to 100s
KONI to ax Asian Games athletes down to 100sMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With its message that only those with the best medal prospects will be going to the Asian Games, the National Sports Council (KONI) expects to trim even further the number of athletes now training for the Asian...
Fri, 03 May 2002
Waste burning blamed for phone cuts
Waste burning blamed for phone cuts KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Thousands of telephone lines in Kupang were out of order on Thursday with telecommunications officials there blaming it on trash burning by local people.
Fri, 03 May 2002
2003 budget may be based on 4% GDP growth: Kwik
2003 budget may be based on 4% GDP growth: KwikThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government may base the 2003 state budget on an economic growth rate of 4 percent, which is the same as this year's growth target, State Minister of National Development Planning Kwik Kian Gie said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Wandering minstrels corner cattle market audience
Wandering minstrels corner cattle market audienceAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A young woman clad in a traditional Javanese costume danced under the scorching sun at a corner of a traditional cattle market in Pakuncen, Yogyakarta.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Long time needed to overhaul education system, Megawati says
Long time needed to overhaul education system, Megawati saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A sound character and mentality can only be produced through a good education, and this cannot be accomplished overnight, says President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Class action suit against Sutiyoso, Megawati opens
Class action suit against Sutiyoso, Megawati opensMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of flood victims who packed a court room at the Central Jakarta District Court looked relieved when the presiding judge opened on Thursday the hearing of their class action suit against the...
Fri, 03 May 2002
Bribery among law enforcers
Bribery among law enforcersFrom Media IndonesiaMedia Indonesia of April 26, 2002, reported that the Honorary Council for the Indonesian Lawyers Working Committee (KKAI) would examine Elza Syarief on bribery charges.
Fri, 03 May 2002
African drug convict forges verdict
African drug convict forges verdict An African drug convict forged a 1998 Supreme Court verdict in the hope of gaining early release but failed to do so after prison officials discovered the fraud attempt.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Students receive innovation awards
Students receive innovation awards JAKARTA: Several teams of university students received awards on Thursday for their innovative products in a competition sponsored by major corporations.The Contest for Business Innovations, organized by a local non-governmental organization Progressio with...
Fri, 03 May 2002
ICW points out discrepancies in Mega's wealth
ICW points out discrepancies in Mega's wealthTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two government watchdogs maintain that the wealth report submitted by President Megawati Soekarnoputri is full of discrepancies, claiming that the report fails to list all of her and her husband Taufik...
Fri, 03 May 2002
Prices of used cars go down but fewer people purchasing
Prices of used cars go down but fewer people purchasingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the rupiah gains strength against the U.S. dollar these days, the prices of some imported goods have gone down slightly.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on May 2 , 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 375 95 1,000 Ades Alfindo...
Fri, 03 May 2002
Koizumi's Asia vision still sketchy
Koizumi's Asia vision still sketchyThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is energetically pursuing Japan's diplomacy in Asia. Following his visits to Vietnam, East Timor and Australia, he will travel to New Zealand on Thursday.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Five shot in Tuban riot: Five people are being treated at local
Five shot in Tuban riot: Five people are being treated at local community health centers due to gunshot wounds they suffered after police troops opened fire to quell an unruly protest against the operation of the U.S. oil company Devon in Tuban, East Java on Wednesday.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Young archer Rahmat puts pressure on seniors for 2003 SEAG squad
Young archer Rahmat puts pressure on seniors for 2003 SEAG squadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National debutante archer Rahmat Sulistyawan took a big step toward a place on the Indonesian archery team for the 2002 Asian Games after he finished in top place at a tryout which ended on Thursday.
Fri, 03 May 2002
'Telegram' fails to deliver its message
'Telegram' fails to deliver its messageJoko E.H. Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Some filmmakers would blame the audiences if their art-house movies failed to get enough attention. They would say that public was not ready to appreciate their movies which require more brains to digest than pop films.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Indosat to buy Satelindo stake for $340 million
Indosat to buy Satelindo stake for $340 millionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications firm PT Indosat is close to reaching a deal with Germany's Deutsche Telekom to buy the latter's 25 percent stake in local cellular operator PT Satelindo for about US$340 million, according to a...
Fri, 03 May 2002
'War on terrorism' tops Bush-Lee talks
'War on terrorism' tops Bush-Lee talks UNITED STATES: President George W. Bush thanked Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Wednesday for his nation's "strong support" in the U.S.-led "war on terrorism" and discussed working with Indonesia to battle that scourge.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Photo Papua expedition Race to the Snow, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), until May 18. * Painting Wandering Water Colors by Tamara De Fretes, Gallery Cafe Linggar, Jl. Kemang Timur No. 36, South Jakarta (Tel.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Political influence in education must be reduced
Political influence in education must be reducedTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta From the time of the Dutch colonial rule to today's reform movement, education in Indonesia has never been free from the entanglements of the country's politics.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Shuttlers dream of fifth Thomas Cup win in a row
Shuttlers dream of fifth Thomas Cup win in a rowThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National shuttlers' poor performance in the previous four Grand Prix series has not hampered their ambition to create new history in badminton by defending the Thomas Cup, the most prestigious men's team event, for a fifth...
Fri, 03 May 2002
Application for name change From Kompas Born and bred in Indonesia, I am an Indonesian citizen of Chinese descent. On Oct. 10, 1992 I filed an application to change my name into an Indonesian one. My name change was published in State Gazette No.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Indosat hopes to buy Satelindo stake for $340m
Indosat hopes to buy Satelindo stake for $340mThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telecommunications firm PT Indosat is close to reaching a deal with Germany's Deutsche Telekom to buy the latter's 25 percent stake in local cellular operator PT Satelindo for about US$340 million, according to a...
Fri, 03 May 2002
KL suspends tabloid 'Perdana Sari'
KL suspends tabloid 'Perdana Sari' MALAYSIA: The government on Thursday barred a tabloid from publishing for three months after it alleged that a prominent member of Malaysia's ruling party was a lesbian.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Thousands hold rally for Riau Islands province
Thousands hold rally for Riau Islands provinceFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Thousands of people marched in separate rallies in Riau on Thursday to push their demands for the establishment of a Riau Island province, forcing many shops to close.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Media union need not be seen as confrontational
Media union need not be seen as confrontationalAti Nurbaiti, Chairperson Alliance of Independent Journalist (AJI), Jakarta An intriguing feature of Indonesian journalism, to outsiders in particular, is the "envelope culture".
Fri, 03 May 2002
Political influence in education must be managed
Political influence in education must be managed=================== Tantri Yuliandini The Jakarta Post Jakarta ------------------- From the time of the Dutch colonial rule to today's reform movement, education in Indonesia has never been free from the entanglements of the country's politics.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Officers detained over 'Parepos' attack
Officers detained over 'Parepos' attackJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar A dozen officers of the Parepare Military Resort Command's Military Police detachment in South Sulawesi have been detained here in connection with a recent attack on the offices of local daily Parepos.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Terrorism threat still present, Goh warns
Terrorism threat still present, Goh warnsThe Jakarta Post, Asia News Network (ANN), Singapore Singapore and other countries in the region remain vulnerable to attacks from international terrorist groups even if no evidence of an imminent threat has surfaced, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong says.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Kesowo turns back on reporters
Kesowo turns back on reporters JAKARTA: State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary Bambang Kesowo, would rather blow raspberries than answering undesirable questions, as he demonstrated to several journalists at the State Palace on Thursday.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Amien supports martial law in restive Maluku
Amien supports martial law in restive MalukuThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) says the government should not hesitate to impose martial law in conflict- ridden Maluku if it deems it necessary to do so.
Fri, 03 May 2002
ICE to manages Rp 4.2b flood fund
ICE to manages Rp 4.2b flood fund JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso symbolically handed over Rp 4.2 billion (US$440,250) for flood victims to the Institute for Civic Education (ICE) chairwoman, Irma Hutabarat on Thursday, who will manage the aid.The aid was collected during a charity night two months ago.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Fuel prices up by average of 14.46%
Fuel prices up by average of 14.46%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm Pertamina announced on Thursday an average 14.46 percent increase in fuel prices for this month from the levels in April.
Fri, 03 May 2002
Firmer attitude of govt needed
Firmer attitude of govt needed I read in the newspapers of April 27, 2002 an article about Indonesian food self-sufficiency. President Megawati expressed that she is rather annoyed looking at the food situation in Indonesia with its 200 million population, but is not yet independent in domestic...