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House motion hits a snag

House motion hits a snag JAKARTA: The initiator of a proposed motion to question President Megawati Soekarnoputri over her Rp 30 billion donation for the renovation of military and police housing facilities has reconsidered his move.

Makro to launch Internet-based system

Makro to launch Internet-based system JAKARTA: PT Makro Indonesia, a retail wholesaler, said Wednesday it will launch next Monday an Internet-based business- to-business system connecting the company with suppliers to increase inventory efficiency.

Govt told not to push privatization program

Govt told not to push privatization programThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts warned the government not to press ahead with its privatization program without support from employees of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and other stakeholders.

SBI rate down to 16.76%

SBI rate down to 16.76% JAKARTA: The weighted average interest rate on one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes dropped to 16.76 percent at the Wednesday weekly auction, the central bank announced.The previous rate was 16.8 percent.Bank Indonesia also said it accepted Rp 26 trillion (US$2.

'Int'l community could help make RI strong'

'Int'l community could help make RI strong'A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sectarian violence, the potential danger of insurgencies in the regions and rampant corruption in Indonesia are indications that Indonesia is in a weak state, says a prominent world peace activist says that Indonesia.

Andersen, KPMG executives try to rescue Asian merger

Andersen, KPMG executives try to rescue Asian mergerPeh Soo Hwee, Reuters, Singapore Senior executives of troubled accounting firm Andersen huddled for a second round of talks in Singapore on Tuesday to salvage a proposed merger with KPMG in Asia after several Andersen units defected to other firms.

House leaders rule Akbar will retain speakership

House leaders rule Akbar will retain speakershipKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite his graft trial, Golkar Party chairman won one of the battles of his political career as leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) dismissed on Tuesday debates over his status as speaker of the...

One-stop service center disappoints the public

One-stop service center disappoints the publicRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The idea behind the establishment of a one-stop document service center was to provide better and faster service for Jakartans processing official documents.

A warming relationship?

A warming relationship? Given the myriad pressing problems of Indonesia today, it is hardly surprising that President Megawati Soekarnoputri's decision to go on a tour of Asia is causing controversy.Observers, analysts and the public are intensely interested in the pros and cons of the President's...

Cirebon port management allows smuggling to grow

Cirebon port management allows smuggling to growNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon The Cirebon seaport in West Java has long been a destination for smuggled goods from other islands across the country and abroad due to its poor law enforcement and security, says a former local district...

Witness says Bulog fund used for many activities

Witness says Bulog fund used for many activitiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The non-budgetary fund of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) was disbursed for many reasons -- including scholarships for swimming athletes -- a former deputy of finance for the agency testified at the corruption trial of...

Petrochina, Pertamina ink oil cooperation

Petrochina, Pertamina ink oil cooperationXu Yihe, Dow Jones, Singapore China and Indonesia have expanded their energy ties, through a partnership agreement in the upstream oil sector between Indonesia's Pertamina and PetroChina Co., a China-based industry official said Tuesday.

JP/12/BEJ

JP/12/BEJ .pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on March 26, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,150 0 62,000 Adindo Foresta...

1. DOCTORS: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12

1. DOCTORS: 55 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Hundreds of doctors go on strike in Lampung 2. Cirebon port management allows smuggling to grow 3. (BOX) POSO: 30 PT, 3 COLS, 1 X 4O Military confiscate mortars, bombs in Poso 4. YOGYAKARTA: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 x 40 Prosecutors to quiz councillor about bribe

RI, UNDP pledge support for world summit

RI, UNDP pledge support for world summit JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and the UN Development Program signed a project document to support the Preparatory Committee meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development on Tuesday.

East Timorese vow to forgive ex-militiamen

East Timorese vow to forgive ex-militiamenYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Dili East Timorese residents want their compatriots -- including former anti-independence militiamen -- currently sheltering at refugee camps in East Nusa Tenggara to return home, signifying their full acceptance in their...

Megawati to get to the heart of 'axis of evil'

Megawati to get to the heart of 'axis of evil'Bantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly' Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta Many Korea-watchers still remember the Perry Process, which in May 1999 sought to improve relations between North Korea and the United States.

Tension grips Menteng Atas

Tension grips Menteng Atas JAKARTA: Tension has gripped the Menteng Atas area in South Jakarta following a series of molotov cocktail explosions early Tuesday morning.The incident, which took place around 1:30 a.m.

Legislators move to summon Mega

Legislators move to summon MegaKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators from different factions are attempting to forcibly summon President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the House to explain the source of her Rp 30 billion grant to the military and the police.

The Italian mozzarella bubbles in Pondok Indah

The Italian mozzarella bubbles in Pondok IndahPeach Melba, Contributor, Jakarta Attending the launch of Izzi Pizza's first restaurant in Jakarta last month, I couldn't find the words to describe the fresh-from-the oven dish sitting in front of me.

Kemayoran fairground to host Akbar trial

Kemayoran fairground to host Akbar trialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A spacious fair ground compound in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, will likely become the venue for the corruption trial of House Speaker Akbar Tandjung.

Lending to small businesses is rewarding

Lending to small businesses is rewarding As large enterprises remain debilitated under mountains of bad debt, most banks, starved of loan assets, are zeroing in on lending to small-and-medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), which before the 1997 economic crisis were shunned by big banks as highly risky...

Rupiah Rates March. 26

Rupiah Rates March. 26 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,190.00 9,190.00 9,738.00 9,642.00Australian dollar 1 5,398.66 4,864.27 5,159.19 5,103.51Brunei dollar 1 5,530.83 4,985.35 5,285.50 5,230.55Canadian dollar 1 6,428.62 5,794.09 6,143.46 6,079.

Hundreds of doctors go on strike in Lampung

Hundreds of doctors go on strike in LampungOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Three hundred and twenty nine temporarily-employed doctors went on strike in Bandarlampung, protesting to late payment of salaries, demanding a rise in allowances and guaranteed full-time employment, on Tuesday.

JP/11/J06

JP/11/J06 Canadian firm to invest US$5b in fish-processingThe Jakarta Post JakartaA Canadian company is ready to invest some US$5 billion for the development of a fish-processing business in Indonesia, an official said on Sunday.

Crackdown on dirty money

Crackdown on dirty money The House of Representatives' approval of the Anti-Money Laundering bill on Monday may earn Indonesia a positive review from the developed countries' Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering and could eventually result in the removal of its name from the...

Kota station looks messy

Kota station looks messyFrom Warta KotaAs a final destination of all trains from Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi, Jakarta-Kota railway station is untidy and dirty. The waiting room is filled by vendors who have also taken up much needed space along the station platforms.

Hotel workers to get jobs back

Hotel workers to get jobs back JAKARTA: The Jakarta State Administrative Court has ordered the Shangri-La Hotel to re-employ 79 workers laid off 16 months ago.Presiding Judge Marcus Lande and a panel of justices ruled the sackings were unlawful, overruling an earlier decision in the hotel's favor...

Widodo dismisses major TNI reshuffle

Widodo dismisses major TNI reshuffleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. brushed reports of an impending replacement of himself and all his chiefs of staff aside on Tuesday.

Asian currencies mixed, rupiah climbs to six-month high

Asian currencies mixed, rupiah climbs to six-month highNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were mixed late Tuesday, mostly off their intraday lows, as the yen reclaimed some ground.The Singapore dollar, South Korean won and New Taiwan dollar had succumbed to the yen's slide toward...

Governor threats parking operators over hike

Governor threats parking operators over hikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso has threatened private parking operators who overcharge motorists, warning he will launch legal action or shut them down.

VP under fire for 'political visits'

VP under fire for 'political visits' SURABAYA: Vice President Hamzah Haz has been accused of misusing state funds in an early campaign for the 2004 elections.East Java's vice chairman of The National Awakening Party (PKB) Wahyudin Husein said on Tuesday that Hamzah was using public money to visit...

Military officers to be linked to Theys' murder

Military officers to be linked to Theys' murderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Internal investigators of the Indonesian Military (TNI) are likely to name several officers as suspects in the murder of Papuan independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay last November, a TNI official said.

Singapore hospital targets SE Asian patients

Singapore hospital targets SE Asian patients The National University Hospital of Singapore, which aims to attract wealthy patients from neighboring countries, recently invited The Jakarta Post's Bali-based correspondent I Wayan Juniartha to observe its facilities and attend a seminar it hosted.

Govt establishes new agency to combat rising drug abuse

Govt establishes new agency to combat rising drug abuseAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confronted with an alarming increase in the number of drug users, the government has set up a more powerful agency to combat drug abuse.

Audit body discloses corruption in city firms

Audit body discloses corruption in city firmsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City auditing head Hendarin Ono Saleh revealed on Tuesday that his office had identified 22 financial irregularities that had caused the administration losses of Rp 179.53 billion (US$17.9 million) last year.

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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Myanmar-Leaders Myanmars top general makes first public appearance in weeks JP/9/ASEAN Top general makes public appearance MYANMAR: The head of Myanmar's military government, Gen.

JP/7/yogya

JP/7/yogyaProsecutors to soon quiz councillor over bribe Asip A. Hasani The Jakarta Post Yogyakarta The Yogyakarta prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno has given it permission to question a senior local legislator charged with role-playing in a bribery case...

Civil society can be a threat to freedom of the press

Civil society can be a threat to freedom of the pressFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Leo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mob violence against journalists coupled with questionable reporting practices by some among members of the Jakarta press corps are threatening Indonesia's freedom of the press,...

Police welcome money laundering legislation

Police welcome money laundering legislationYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police welcomed the newly endorsed legislation on money laundering, despite concerns that the law could cause substantial capital outflow from the country's financial systems.

JP/12/

JP/12/A number of share prices on Jakarta Stock Exchange list appearing in Saturday March 23, and Tuesday March 26, editions, were incorrect. We apologize for any inconveniences. - Editor

Only one Islamic party necessary

Only one Islamic party necessaryFrom RepublikaTwo Islamic parties have recently been established, one led by a noted preacher and the other founded by a politician who has lived through three eras. I think this phenomenon isn't something we should feel grateful for. I am apprehensive, instead.

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, March 27, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, March 27, 2001Exhibitions* Photo, Jalan-Jalan Keliling Jakarta, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel.

Poso military confiscate bombs

Poso military confiscate bombsErik W, The Jakarta Post, Palu In a series of raids for weapons in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, the military confiscated three mortar shells, 10 bombs and dozens of arrows, rifles and handguns.

Indonesians held in Manila: Scapegoats or terrorists?

Indonesians held in Manila: Scapegoats or terrorists?The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Speculation is growing is some circles that the three Indonesians recently arrested in Manila were made scapegoats to ease international pressure on Jakarta to act against reported terrorist elements establishing roots...

Kalijodo eviction uncertain: Mayor

Kalijodo eviction uncertain: Mayor JAKARTA: The North Jakarta municipality is uncertain about continuing its eviction program at the Kalijodo brothel and gambling complex due to the lack of funds to compensate the residents.

Crackdown on dirty money

Crackdown on dirty money The House of Representatives' approval of the Anti-Money Laundering bill on Monday may earn Indonesia a positive review from the developed countries' Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering and could eventually result in the removal of its name from the...

The decision by the House of Representatives (DPR) to endorse the

The decision by the House of Representatives (DPR) to endorse the money laundering bill on Monday despite the poor attendance of legislators has raised questions on whether or not the bill could be enacted into law.

Street vendors cheated out of income and stalls

Street vendors cheated out of income and stallsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eighty two street vendors operating near Jatinegara Railway Station in East Jakarta filed a complaint with East Jakarta Police on Tuesday, after being cheated out of Rp 3.8 million (US$380).

Govt urges quick end to KPC legal dispute

Govt urges quick end to KPC legal disputeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government urged owners of coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) and the East Kalimantan province to drop their legal dispute on Tuesday, to end the latest snag blocking the sale of a US$400 million stake in KPC.