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Tue, 01 Apr 2003
BII returns to profit in 2002
BII returns to profit in 2002 JAKARTA: Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) said on Monday it posted a net profit of Rp 132.52 billion (US$14.9 million) last year against a loss of Rp 4.13 trillion in 2001 due to an asset write-back.The company booked interest income of Rp 3.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Government told to do more to stop war in Iraq
Government told to do more to stop war in IraqDamar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Observers urged the government to push for more diplomatic pressure to appeal to the United Nations to stop the war in Iraq in a bid to prevent possible domestic political instability.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Woolcott's
Woolcott's 'Hot Seat' The veteran Australian senior diplomat, my good friend Ambassador Richard "Dick" Woolcott, has published a most interesting memoir. His book: Hot Seat -- Reflections in Diplomacy from Stalin's Death to the Bali Bombing, published by HarperCollins Publishing, was launched in a...
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Surabaya legislature leadership dismissed
Surabaya legislature leadership dismissedResi Fadjar Himawanti, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The Surabaya legislative council replaced on Monday its chairman and three deputy chairmen because of their alleged involvement in a Rp 22.5 billion corruption scandal.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Financed by the iconoclastic emir of Qatar, the Gulf state where
Financed by the iconoclastic emir of Qatar, the Gulf state where U.S. war operations are based, Al Jazeera is the only independent broadcasting voice in the Arab world, watched by 35 million people. That is why the decision by the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to bar the station's reporters is...
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
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;JP; ANPAf..r.. U.S.-Dollar-Rates U.S. Dollar Rates March 31 JP/13/Dollar Latest %Change Yen 118.55-60 -1.07 Euro* 1.0897-02 +0.94 Sterling* 1.5800-06 +0.39 Swiss franc 1.3545-51 -0.95 Canadian dollar 1.4699-09 -0.07 Australian dollar* 0.6026-29 +0.43 New Zealand dollar* 0.5522-27 +0.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Indonesia,
Indonesia, country of hoodlumsFrom Tempo If thuggery is perceived as He who is strong and has money will be the ruler" (Tempo, March 17 and March 23 editions), it can be inferred that our beloved country is already in the hands of hoodlums.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
No paper
No paper In observance of the Hindu Day of Silence, The Jakarta Post will not be published on Wednesday April 2, but our website will run as normal. The Post will appear again on Thursday. -- The Publisher
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Corruption and the 2004 elections
Corruption and the 2004 electionsFrom Koran Tempo I am very concerned by a statement made by the coordinator of the Indonesian Corruption Watch, Teten Marzuki, in a number of dailies on March 19.Teten said political corruption was expected to increase ahead of the 2004 general election.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
RI must pressure U.S. to publish road map on Palestine
RI must pressure U.S. to publish road map on Palestine The following is an excerpt of an interview about the situation in Iraq, its global implications and its effect on Indonesia, with former foreign minister and President Megawati Soekarnoputri's adviser on foreign affairs, Ali Alatas, by The...
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Advocates unite to fight corruption
Advocates unite to fight corruption JAKARTA: Indonesian lawyers have moved to unite seven bar associations to improve professionalism among lawyers so as to help restore a sense of respect in the country's judiciary.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
White paper on national defense policy launched
White paper on national defense policy launchedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government launched on Monday a white paper on defense strategy, which calls for maintaining the military's much- criticized territorial function.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Ministry launches essential drug list
Ministry launches essential drug list JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health launched on Monday a book containing an essential drug list (DOEN) across the country, which is useful especially for health workers and institutions as a guide in choosing the most effective, quality and economical drugs.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Defending global essentials: Notes from Kyoto
Defending global essentials: Notes from KyotoYanuar Nugroho, Director, The Business Watch Indonesia, Surakarta, Central Java, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org While 1.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and almost 2.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Govt urges paramilitary dissolution
Govt urges paramilitary dissolution JAKARTA: The government has asked political parties and organizations to dissolve their paramilitary units ahead of the 2004 general election, saying these groups violated the principles of democracy.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Megawati plans to visit restive Aceh in April
Megawati plans to visit restive Aceh in AprilFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is planning to visit conflict- torn Aceh in April, her second after the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a peace deal aimed at putting an end to...
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
KPU to start voter registration process Tuesday
KPU to start voter registration process TuesdayArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Field officers representing the General Elections Commission (KPU) will start voter registration on Tuesday April 1, for all citizens 17 or older who wish to vote in the 2004 general election.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
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;JP;zph; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates March 31 JP/13/13RupiahRupiah Rates March 31 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,673.02 5,062.46 5,398.66 5,336.41Brunei dollar 1 5,332.43 4,762.93 5,074.53 5,020.68Canadian dollar 1 6,402.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Jakarta PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. (Indosat) Monday said its net profit for 2002 fell significantly to Rp 336.25 billion (US$37.7 million) from Rp 1.453 trillion the previous year due to the higher cost of goodwill amortization. The cost of goodwill amortization rose to Rp 753.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Ramayana net profit fell last year
Ramayana net profit fell last year JAKARTA: Indonesian retailer PT Ramayana Lestari Sentosa said on Monday that its net profit fell to Rp 299.68 billion in 2002 from Rp 320.08 billion a year earlier, mainly due to declining interest income.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
A friend to tribespeople in need
A friend to tribespeople in needHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru Most "modern" people might find it difficult getting on with people who live in the jungle, struggling to fill the silence with some polite small talk.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
PKB politicians establish law firm
PKB politicians establish law firm JAKARTA: A law firm founded by several politicians from the Nation Awakening Party (PKB) was inaugurated on Monday.PKB chairman Alwi Shihab, leaders Moh. Mahfud MD, A.S. Hikam, H.Z.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Questioning votes
Questioning votes of civil servantsFrom Rakyat Merdeka With the 2004 general election approaching and candidates for the posts of president and vice president being proposed by political parties and even non-governmental organizations, political observers are still questioning the distribution of...
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Jailing tax evaders
Jailing tax evaders The Directorate General of Taxation will soon be able to put its money where its mouth is under a joint decree of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Justice and Human Rights that allows for the jailing of uncooperative taxpayers for a maximum one year without prior trial.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
New IMF loan shows confidence in RI reform program: Experts
New IMF loan shows confidence in RI reform program: ExpertsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In spite of the lukewarm reaction from the financial market, recent approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to disburse its latest loan tranche to Indonesia reflects the Fund's...
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
National Museum offers cheap tour of RI's past
National Museum offers cheap tour of RI's pastSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ronald Ong, a Singaporean, told The Jakarta Post that he was visiting the National Museum, better known as Museum Gajah, because he wanted to know more about Indonesia's heritage.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
1. VOTE: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. VOTE: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Some residents in dark about start of voter registration 2. HOTEL: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Regent Hotel employees want their fate decided 3. GAJAH: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 45 National Museum offers cheap tour of RI's past 4.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
Homemade bomb explodes in Medan
Homemade bomb explodes in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: A homemade bomb placed in the backyard of the Medan mayor's office exploded on Monday, damaging three cars parked in the compound.No casualties were reported in the blast.The chief of the North Sumatra Police, Insp. Gen.
Tue, 01 Apr 2003
2. AID: 2 x 28
2. AID: 2 x 28 Indonesian Red Cross opens bank account for Iraqi aid 3. MILITER: 1 x 35 False claims litter Iraq conflict 4. OSAMA: 2 x 27 Mubarak says Iraq war will produce 100 bin Ladens
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Govt will set up trade consortium for white pepper
Govt will set up trade consortium for white pepperAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite rising criticism from the Association of Indonesian Pepper Exporters (AIPE), the Ministry of Trade and Industry said that it would go ahead with a plan to set up a consortium that would regulate...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Freddy, Caroline elected as `Koko' and `Cici' 2003
Freddy, Caroline elected as `Koko' and `Cici' 2003Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freddy Sue and Caroline Widjanarko were elected Koko and Cici Jakarta 2003 during a pageant here on Saturday night.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Sun embraces institutions to boost competitiveness
Sun embraces institutions to boost competitivenessZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id In the IT world, competition can get as fierce as the Iraq war. Contenders may have to fight each other on different fronts at the same time.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Importing drugs illegally
Importing drugs illegallyFrom Suara KaryaThe Drug and Food Control Agency (POM) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health is the only institution that has the authority to issue permits for the importation of drugs or psychotropic substances, pursuant to Law No. 22/1997 and Law No 5/1997.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
1. SERVICE: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12
1. SERVICE: 50 pt, 2 cols, 4 x 12 Passengers demand better service before fare hike 2. WATER: 36 pt, 3 cols, 2 x 26 Water agreement weakens PAM, burdens Jakartans 3. CIKO: 28 pt, 1 x 48 Freddy, Caroline elected as Koko and Cici 2003 4.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Overload may have caused plane crash: Victim
Overload may have caused plane crash: VictimNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua Tina Telenggen, one of 15 people injured when a Twin Otter plane crashed into a hill moments after takeoff in Mulia on March 27, died on Friday, bringing the death toll to five.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Passengers demand better service before fare hike
Passengers demand better service before fare hikeM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wawan must spend more money on transportation because the bus between his home and workplace takes a detour from its stated route, so he must alight and get a minivan to reach his destination.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Keeping old city breathing amid modernization
Keeping old city breathing amid modernizationFransiska Prihadi, Architect, Jakarta How do we remember a city? Is it by the roads and buildings that we pass through? By the food we eat? By unfamiliar faces of people we meet on the street? We could find thousands more answers, but it would still come...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
More organizations pledge to send aids to Iraqis
More organizations pledge to send aids to IraqisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious organizations, political parties and others have begun gathering humanitarian aid for Iraqis who are suffering the consequences of war.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Meeting-rooms-business Turning meeting rooms into lucrative business Rhenald Kasali Contributor Jakarta Recent events in Jakarta, such as massive demonstrations and criminal trials of public figures, have created problems for business executives.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Sharp practice at RI airlines?
Sharp practice at RI airlines? Although the ticket price war involving national airlines generally benefits passengers, this may not be so if an airliner adopts a very smart (or sly?) business tactic.On March 7 I suddenly had to fly to Yogyakarta.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Water agreement weakens PAM, burdens Jakartans
Water agreement weakens PAM, burdens JakartansBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An agreement by the city administration, through city water company PT Pam Jaya, and its two foreign partners places PAM Jaya in a very weak position and burdens Jakartans, according to officials.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Boycotting U.S. goods not useful way to protest war
Boycotting U.S. goods not useful way to protest war As the U.S. and its allies continue its invasion of Iraq, more and more people in many parts of the country are taking to the streets, among others to demand that U.S. products be boycotted.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Migrant workers set up federation
Migrant workers set up federation JAKARTA: A group of migrant workers officially established an organization on Saturday to help them in their struggle for justice and fair treatment.Called the Federation of Indonesian Migrant Workers (FOBMI), the organization groups migrant workers and...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Hundreds of thousands call for end of war
Hundreds of thousands call for end of warTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's main thoroughfares turned into seas of humanity as hundreds of thousands of people from various religions and ethnic groups took to the streets in the country's largest ever rally to protest the U.S.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Mekong states should adopt regional strategy
Mekong states should adopt regional strategyAgence France-Presse, Hanoi The countries of the Mekong subregion should adopt a regional approach to boost the local tourism industry, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) officials said here on Sunday following a regional forum.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
House leaves controversial article intact
House leaves controversial article intactMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives' working committee and the government have finished its deliberation on the education bill, and left the controversial "religious" article intact.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Rebels, Manila agree to new talks
Rebels, Manila agree to new talksPHILIPPINES: Moro separatist rebel leaders involved in negotiations with the Philippine government were on Sunday granted "safety and security guarantees", as both parties agreed to resume formal peace talks and prevent any escalation of hostilities in the south.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Officials ready to begin registering eligible voters
Officials ready to begin registering eligible votersArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The countdown to the 2004 general election will start on Tuesday as about 230,000 field officers are be deployed by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) to conduct a nationwide census and the voter...
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Power price hike policy must be canceled: NGOs
Power price hike policy must be canceled: NGOsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have demanded that the government cancel its quarterly power price hike policy as it would only further burden poor people.
Mon, 31 Mar 2003
Car explodes at Menteng Apartment
Car explodes at Menteng Apartment A Jeep Cherokee exploded on Sunday in the basement parking lot of the Menteng Executive Apartments in Central Jakarta. The owner of the vehicle has not yet been identified.The chief of the Menteng Police, Comr.