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Transitional stage for children to learn and grow

Transitional stage for children to learn and growI. Christianto Contributor Jakarta The number of preschools in the country continues to increase from day to day as more parents feel that such educational facilities are important for the next stage of their children's education.

Philip Morris clarifies

Philip Morris clarifies In response to the article in the April 17 edition of The Jakarta Post regarding PT Philip Morris Indonesia's sales projection, titled Philip Morris expects 15% increase in sales, we would like to make the following clarifications:* PT Philip Morris Indonesia's projected...

Rupiah Rates April 26

Rupiah Rates April 26 JP/13/ConversionRupiah Rates April 26 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,863.00 8,863.00 9,410.00 9,316.00 Australian dollar 1 5,371.39 4,822.36 5,124.69 5,068.84 Brunei dollar 1 5,448.27 4,893.17 5,198.03 5,143.

Authorities asked to take stern actions against RMS movement

Authorities asked to take stern actions against RMS movementThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite two bomb explosions, the situation in Maluku, especially the provincial capital of Ambon, is gradually returning to normal with locals urging the authorities in charge of the civil emergency to take stern...

Leaders urge Dairi regency split

Leaders urge Dairi regency split JAKARTA: Community leaders from the Dairi regency in North Sumatra visited the Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta on Friday, demanding that the government fulfill their request to divide the regency into two new regencies.Delegation leader J.

Indonesian cyclists set to improve time

Indonesian cyclists set to improve timeNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian cyclists being prepared for the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, have shown tremendous progress during their three months of training and have almost reached their targets with some five months...

1. Bider -- Kalimantan's vision of peace

1. Bider -- Kalimantan's vision of peace 2 x 22 48 pt Bodoni All groups must work for peace in W. Kalimantan Bambang Bider Kalimantan Review Pontianak, West Kalimantan 2. ASEAN -- ASEAN back in spotlight as big players come a-wooing 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni A renewed interest in ASEAN Lee Kim Chew The...

Robbers escape after stealing

Robbers escape after stealing TANGERANG: Four robbers managed to flee after stealing Rp 44 million (around US$4,700) from Yanto, a 30-year-old resident of Jl. Cempaka Baru No. 3, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta.Yanto had just withdrawn the money from BCA Cileduk branch on Jl. H.O.S.

Hijackers shot in Cirebon

Hijackers shot in Cirebon CIREBON, West Java: Cirebon Police shot three men caught red- handedly hijacking a truck transporting gravel in Kertasura village, Kepetakan district, Cirebon, at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday.Adj. Sr. Comr.

Three Kopassus officers accused of murder: Hendardji

Three Kopassus officers accused of murder: HendardjiTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A high-ranking military officer said on Friday that three officers of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) had been accused of violating Article 338 of the Criminal Code for killing Papuan leader Dortheys...

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* Headlines: 'RI must mend image on property rights' 2* National: Mega concerned over rice shortage 4* Archipelago: 'Mega's Timor trip would be beneficial'5 * Opinion: All must work for peace in W. Kalimantan 6* City: Police fail to halt trade in wildlife8* Sports: Nakata keeps Parma's Cup hopes...

Muninggar Sri Saraswati

Muninggar Sri Saraswati Tertiany ZB Simanjuntak The Jakarta Post JakartaCharges against two former bankers were thrown out by the Central Jakarta District Court on Friday because the prosecutors botched the indictment.

Corruptors should

Corruptors should be named and shamedFrom Rakyat Merdeka I was interested to read a news story about the Ciganjur cabinet, which was written by Adhie Massardhi, a former spokesman for then president Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur as he is familiarly known, which appeared in the Rakyat Merdeka daily...

Fate of city in the hands of uncritical councillors

Fate of city in the hands of uncritical councillorsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the representatives of almost nine million people in Jakarta, the city's 83 councillors are expected to be of excellent quality to enable them to channel people's aspirations and to watch over the city...

President Megawati concerned over rice shortage

President Megawati concerned over rice shortageFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed concern over the country's inability to regain its status as a nation self- sufficient in rice.

Govt vows to keep stability intact

Govt vows to keep stability intactA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono assured foreign and domestic investors on Friday that the government would continue providing conducive political and security...

A renewed interest in ASEAN

A renewed interest in ASEANLee Kim Chew, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore When Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visits Washington next month to meet United States President George W. Bush, it will not just be about mending fences.

Sutiyoso again survives budget hurdle

Sutiyoso again survives budget hurdleAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid accusations of corruption and incompetence, Jakarta's Governor Sutiyoso has once again survived with his statement on last year's budget being approved by an open vote of the City Council on Friday.

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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-S'pore-caning Report: Singaporean man spared the rod after he's found to be HIV JP/1/ASEAN HIV-positive man spared beating SINGAPORE: A judge spared a 43-year-old man three strokes of the cane on Friday after it was revealed that he was HIV positive, local television...

Antam

Antam seeks to end labor strike 2. IMF (2x24) 'IMF's next loan could be released next week' 3. ANZ (1x30) ANZ to up stake in Panin Bank4. USA (2x32)U.S. economy soars by 5.8% in Q1, best showing since late 1999 JP/13/usa

RI barters for rice with Thailand and Cambodia

RI barters for rice with Thailand and CambodiaThe Jakarta Post Jakarta While still struggling to clinch a barter deal to buy about 200,000 tons of rice from Thailand, Indonesia will also propose a similar scheme to buy 50,000 tons of rice from Cambodia.

Antam seeks to end labor strike

Antam seeks to end labor strikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) said it has agreed to raise the salary of workers at its two ferronickel plants in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi, to end a four-day strike which has disrupted operations at the plants.

IMF's next loan could be released next week: Boediono

IMF's next loan could be released next week: BoedionoDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Finance minister Boediono expects the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to disburse its next loan tranche for the country of around US$380 million next week.

RI tries to mend image on intellectual property rights

RI tries to mend image on intellectual property rightsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri declared war against intellectual property piracy on Friday in a bid to help the country improve its battered position on the world stage.

Don't politicize Garuda

Don't politicize GarudaFrom Media IndonesiaFor quite some time now, Indonesia's flag carrier, Garuda, has been without a president director. The hope that Laksamana Sukardi, as the state minister for state enterprises, would improve the professionalism and management of state enterprises has yet to...

Defend migrant workers

Defend migrant workersFrom Pelita When the Singaporean government banned Muslim students from wearing head scarves, Indonesia's Muslim activists and mass organizations reacted strongly to this matter. They did likewise when Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew accused our country of being a den...

American influence

American influence If one characterizes films as cultural products with disregard of their quality, American cultural influence on Indonesians has been immense since the beginning of World War II, when Americans were not actually participating in the conflict.

Mega declares war against piracy of intellectual property rights

Mega declares war against piracy of intellectual property rights Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri declared war against intellectual property piracy on Friday in a bid to help the country improve its battered position on the world stage.

Maid or criminal mastermind?

Maid or criminal mastermind?From Republika Recently, we have seen a lot of stories in the media about maids plotting with thieves to rob the houses of their employers. This once happened to me and two of my neighbors in Prima Harapan regency.

Taman Sari shows foreign architectural touches

Taman Sari shows foreign architectural touchesAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta When the construction of the palace of Yogyakarta's Mataram kingdom was underway in 1755, the sultan's people found a Portuguese man whose ship was washed ashore on the beach south of Yogyakarta.

Illegal commuters

Illegal commuters still rampant From Warta Kota The country's railway company recently conducted raids intended to put street hawkers, buskers and non-paying train riders out of business, but apparently to no avail as the hawkers non-paying train riders are still a problem.

Pests destroy cocoa plantations

Pests destroy cocoa plantations MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: At least 142 out of 240 hectares of cocoa plantations in South Sulawesi have been ravaged by larval attacks, which destroyed the cocoa beans and inflicted between Rp 750 billion and Rp 700 billion in financial losses to farmers.

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;REUTERS;KOD; ANPAi..r.. ATW-Iran-quake Iran quake flattens 10 villages, kills two JP/11/ATW Iran quake flattens 10 villages IRAN: Ten villages were flattened in a series of minor earthquakes in western Iran which killed two people, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday.

Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSX.rm .plStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 26, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 250 0 0 Ades...

Sutiyoso to install new officials

Sutiyoso to install new officials JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso is scheduled to install a number of new city officials next week.East Jakarta will have a new mayor on Wednesday when Koesnan Abdul Halim will be installed, replacing Andi Mappaganti, who is retiring, according to Muhayat, the city...

Islamic groups to gather at VP's office

Islamic groups to gather at VP's office JAKARTA: Islamic mass-based organizations and ulema in the country will gather in an informal meeting hosted by the Vice President's office on May 6.Chairman of the event organizing committee Rahmat Ismail Nasution told reporters after meeting with Vice...

Regeneration and reform

Regeneration and reform The latest reshuffle in the top leadership of the Indonesian Military (TNI) has been widely billed as part of a long-awaited rejuvenation. On Thursday, President Megawati Soekarnoputri installed Vice Marshall Chappy Hakim and Vice Admiral Bernard Kent Sondakh as the Air...

Asian currencies mostly up late

Asian currencies mostly up lateNetty Ismail, Singapore, Dow Jones Most Asian currencies were stronger late Thursday - several hit multi-month highs - as the U.S. currency continued to take a drubbing in international foreign exchange markets, particularly against the yen.

Rupiah Rates April 25

Rupiah Rates April 25 JP/13/ConversionRupiah Rates April 25 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,780.00 8,780.00 9,326.00 9,234.00 Australian dollar 1 5,320.32 4,771.93 5,073.34 5,018.68 Brunei dollar 1 5,393.48 4,839.33 5,143.11 5,089.

* Headlines: Some factions against amendment commission 2

* Headlines: Some factions against amendment commission 2* National: Military aided civilian guards in E. Timor4* Archipelago: Powerful bomb found in Bandung mall5 * Opinion: Effectiveness needed in fight against poverty7* City: Aussie firm to manage city's domestic sewerage8* Sports: Leverkusen...

America redefines role in SE Asia

America redefines role in SE AsiaDon Pathan, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok If the recent gathering in Bangkok of ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) senior officials is any indication, Southeast Asia's defense planners have opted for a wait-and-see approach as to what to make out of the presence of...

Puncak hotel owners request extra police

Puncak hotel owners request extra police Hotel owners in the mountain resort area of Puncak met with Bogor Police officials on Thursday to request extra protection for their establishments following last weekend's rioting.

Suggestion to the 'Post'

Suggestion to the 'Post' The following is a sincerely expressed sentiment: "Happy birthday The Jakarta Post. You were born to gain support from readers all over Indonesia who were keen to read candid, informative and up-to-date news.Now you have reached your 19th year.

Graft suspect Akbar meets President

Graft suspect Akbar meets PresidentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruption suspect Akbar Tandjung met with President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday for the first time after the beleaguered Golkar chairman was detained by the Attorney General's Office in March.

Elza to be summoned as suspect of bribery case next week: Anton

Elza to be summoned as suspect of bribery case next week: AntonMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After considering it for some time, the police finally named Elza Syarief, a lawyer for defendant Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, a suspect on Thursday for allegedly bribing witnesses in...

Congratulations, Yos

Congratulations, Yos Thank God Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has finally canceled his plan to localize gambling activities in Seribu Islands. Although his words were sharp, his statement that we all "forget" his idea on localizing gambling is one that must ideally be conveyed by a Moslem leader.

Workers told to avoid rallies

Workers told to avoid rallies JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea called on workers to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1 in their respective workplaces instead of taking to the streets or going on strike.

Four Dairi subdistricts want new regency

Four Dairi subdistricts want new regency JAKARTA: Four subdistricts of Dairi regency in East Sumatra want to establish a new regency as their way of spurring the development process in the area, a noted public figure from the Pakpak community said here on Thursday.

Rini rejects higher duty on sugar

Rini rejects higher duty on sugarAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi rejected calls to raise import tariffs on sugar by up to 110 percent as demanded by sugarcane farmers, saying such high tariffs would jack up sugar prices at home.

Over 25,000 E. Timor refugees register for repatriation

Over 25,000 E. Timor refugees register for repatriationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Since the presidential election in East Timor on April 14, 2002, 25,453 refugees or 7,600 East Timorese refugee families in West Timor have registered for repatriation and are expected to return home by...