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Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Pray for Iraq
Pray for Iraq Until the fifth day of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the direction of the attack remains unclear, even as it has already killed hundreds of innocent civilians and soldiers and injured hundreds of others. The Indonesian government has lodged strong protests against the U.S.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Shortchanged workers face uncertain future
Shortchanged workers face uncertain futureTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of workers from failing factories, formerly run in whole or in part by international companies, in Greater Jakarta are facing a bleak future as there is not yet an existing law that deals with...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Indonesia wants foreign travel advisories rectified
Indonesia wants foreign travel advisories rectifiedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda asked on Tuesday the United States, Britain and Australia to correct their travel advice for Indonesia, saying that information on terrorist threats and possible violence during...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Expert says fire safety system inexpensive
Expert says fire safety system inexpensiveM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The fact that most high-rise buildings in the city are a fire risk is due to negligence on the part of building' managements, and not due to the absence of a costly fire protection system and its maintenance, an...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Pertamina gets loan for gasoline projects
Pertamina gets loan for gasoline projectsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of financial institutions signed here on Tuesday an agreement with state oil and gas company Pertamina to provide loans for the company's US$275 million unleaded gasoline projects in Balongan, West Java, and...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Pelita Harapan wins debate
Pelita Harapan wins debate JAKARTA: A team from Pelita Harapan high school in Tangerang, West Java, and one from Gandhi Memorial International School in Central Jakarta respectively won the first and second place of an English debate here on Monday, while Taruna Nusantara high school from Magelang,...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
RI 'pencak silat' team to tour Europe
RI 'pencak silat' team to tour Europe JAKARTA: A nine-member Indonesian pencak silat team will tour France, Switzerland and Belgium to promote the Indonesia-based martial arts worldwide.The tour is scheduled to run from March 29 through April 6, with the entourage to carry out a demonstration of...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Minister urges probe into refugee aid embezzlement
Minister urges probe into refugee aid embezzlementRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah called on the North Sumatra authorities to investigate thoroughly the alleged embezzlement of funds worth more than Rp 36 billion (about US$4...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Minivan drivers stage protest
Minivan drivers stage protest BOGOR: Dozens of minivan drivers gathered at the council building here to protest against the injustices they face in the course of their work.Arif, 50, said each minivan driver on the Baranangsiang- Bubulak had to pay Rp 1,000 to the management of the Baranangsiang...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
'We should try to solve our own mess first'
'We should try to solve our own mess first' The wave of opposition to the U.S. and its allies' attack on Iraq has been growing stronger. Some members of a radical group even threatened to interfere with foreigners on the streets while others have called for a boycott of American products.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
A rare treat for Jakarta's crustacean lovers
A rare treat for Jakarta's crustacean loversMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The famed and best-loved fresh crustaceans -- shrimp, lobsters, oysters and crab -- like other fresh ingredients, have unparalleled delicate flavors and textures.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of financial institutions signed here on Tuesday an agreement with state oil and gas company Pertamina to provide loans for the company's US$275 million unleaded gasoline projects in Balongan, West Java, and Cilacap, Central Java.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Correction
CorrectionCorrection: The names mentioned in the article titled 'Black economy' threatens Aceh peace that appeared on this page in Tuesday's edition were not involved in the writing of the report, which was taken from an executive summary made by Strategic Intelligence for its internal purposes.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
1. EXPERTS: 3 x 17
1. EXPERTS: 3 x 17 Experts advise moderation in response to war 2. TERROR: 2 x 28 Indonesia wants foreign travel advisories rectified The Jakarta Post3. ACEH: 1 x 40 Army top brass to hold meeting in Aceh 4. SWEEP: 1 x 36 Police name 10 GPI members as suspects 5.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Police sued over journalist's murder
Police sued over journalist's murder JAKARTA: The Independent Journalist Alliance (AJI) has sued the government, police and the Indonesian military (TNI) for not prosecuting Second Adj. Insp. Edy Wuryanto, the alleged murderer of former Bernas journalist Muhammad "Udin" Syafiudin.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
JP/13/L06
JP/13/L06Govt aims to supply post-war Iraq marketZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is in a better position than most other countries to supply certain commodities, including food and textiles, to Iraq after the war, given the warm trading relations both countries have enjoyed in the...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Workers protest against labor laws
Workers protest against labor lawsThe Jakarta Post Jakarta/Bandung/Semarang Thousands of workers from Jakarta, Bandung in West Java, and Semarang in Central Java staged separate, peaceful rallies to coincide with the new labor bill becoming law on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Prime Bali terror suspect nearly ready for trial
Prime Bali terror suspect nearly ready for trialWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors said on Tuesday they had finalized the case file for Abdul Aziz, alias Imam Samudra, the alleged key planner behind the Oct.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
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;JP;zph; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates March 25 JP/13/13RupiahRupiah Rates March 25 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,616.80 5,018.42 5,346.08 5,288.97Brunei dollar 1 5,355.72 4,787.02 5,097.58 5,045.09Canadian dollar 1 6,382.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
RI 'pencak silat' team to tour Europe
RI 'pencak silat' team to tour Europe JAKARTA: A nine-member Indonesian pencak silat team will tour France, Switzerland and Belgium to promote the Indonesia-based martial arts worldwide.The tour is scheduled to run from March 29 through April 6, with the entourage to carry out a demonstration of...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Students report brutality by PDI-P
Students report brutality by PDI-P JAKARTA: Student activists from East Java visited the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Tuesday to report violence allegedly committed by a civilian security unit, which is part of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Army top brass to hold meeting Aceh
Army top brass to hold meeting AcehTiarma Siboro and Nani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Aceh Amid the fragile truce in Aceh, 75 senior military officials will gather in the conflict-torn province for a three-day meeting starting on Wednesday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Indonesia wants travel warnings rectified
Indonesia wants travel warnings rectifiedThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda asked on Tuesday the United States, Britain and Australia to correct their travel advice for Indonesia, saying that information on terrorist threats and possible violence during anti-war...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
People in Hong Kong most stressed followed by those in Jakarta
People in Hong Kong most stressed followed by those in JakartaDeutsche Presse-Agentur, Singapore People in Hong Kong are the most stressed because of the pressure to make money quickly while Jakarta residents feel they are in a crisis, a study of five Asian cities revealed on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Activists want more woman representatives
Activists want more woman representativesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women activists demanded the executive board of political parties on Tuesday arrange legislative candidates alternately between men and women to give women a greater chance to meet the 30 percent quota for...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
PDI-P may name VP in April
PDI-P may name VP in April JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will hold a party leaders' meeting on Apr. 1 here to decide on a shortlist of names as possible vice presidential candidates for Megawati Soekarnoputri's running mate in the 2004 presidential election.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
PDI-P may name VP in April
PDI-P may name VP in April JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will hold a party leaders' meeting on Apr. 1 here to decide on a shortlist of names as possible vice presidential candidates for Megawati Soekarnoputri's running mate in the 2004 presidential election.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Deputy speakers sentenced to jail
Deputy speakers sentenced to jail BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A high court here sentenced on Tuesday two deputy speakers of the Lampung legislative council to over a year in prison each on corruption charges.Deputy speaker M.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Workers protest against new labor laws
Workers protest against new labor lawsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung/Semarang Thousands of workers from Jakarta, Bandung in West Java, and Semarang in Central Java staged separate, peaceful rallies to coincide with the new labor bill becoming law on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, March 26, 2003 Exhibition * Architecture Design, The News Spirit Of Surabaya Design, at Jendela Restro Gallery, Jl. Sonokembang No. 4-6, Surabaya, (Tel. 031-5314073), until March 31, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m..
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government plans to issue Rp 2.7
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government plans to issue Rp 2.7 trillion (US$303 million) in bonds in the first week of April, an official at the Surabaya Stock Exchange said late Monday."The bonds will be listed on the Surabaya Stock Exchange in the first week of April and the auction of the bonds will...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
How critical is diabetes in Indonesia, really?
How critical is diabetes in Indonesia, really?Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disparate data found in the kit distributed to the press for "Diabetes Week" last week was perhaps the best illustration of how little has been the government's attention to the nation's health care.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
IOM, UNHCR help refugees' return
IOM, UNHCR help refugees' return KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are working together to assist East Timorese wanting to return to East Timor.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Equality and PDI Perjuangan
Equality and PDI PerjuanganFrom Koran Tempo A large banner that was put up during a special meeting of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) read Tat twan asi (I am you and you are me).
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Keng Sien finds joy in clay, koi
Keng Sien finds joy in clay, koiT. Sima Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many unfortunate children who are not able to enjoy a formal education due to financial constraints would be startled to hear that to drop out from school was exactly what the rebellious Liem Keng Sien wished.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
RI govt to issue Rp2.7t in bonds
RI govt to issue Rp2.7t in bonds JAKARTA: The Indonesian government plans to issue Rp 2.7 trillion (US$303 million) in bonds in the first week of April, an official at the Surabaya Stock Exchange said late Monday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Youths group threatens Bandung movie theater
Youths group threatens Bandung movie theaterYuli Trisuwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The Ka'bah Youth Movement Muslim organization has threatened all movie theaters in the West Java capital of Bandung to stop showing American and British films until the countries stop attacking Iraq.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Aceh victims gets aid
Aceh victims gets aid BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Some 9,000 Acehnese have received a total of Rp 21 billion (about US$2.3 million) in state aid as compensation for the violence they endured during decades of fighting between Aceh rebels and government forces, a local official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Telkom responds
Telkom responds In response to the letter to the editor from Widodo, telephone subscriber No. 4664691, published in The Jakarta Post on March 24, 2003, we would like to draw your attention to the following: * We apologize to Widodo for the inconvenience caused by the service rendered by our officer.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
RI govt to issue Rp2.7t in bonds
RI govt to issue Rp2.7t in bonds JAKARTA: The Indonesian government plans to issue Rp 2.7 trillion (US$303 million) in bonds in the first week of April, an official at the Surabaya Stock Exchange said late Monday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Aceh victims gets aid
Aceh victims gets aid BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Some 9,000 Acehnese have received a total of Rp 21 billion (about US$2.3 million) in state aid as compensation for the violence they endured during decades of fighting between Aceh rebels and government forces, a local official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
NAM calls on UNSC to convene emergency meeting
NAM calls on UNSC to convene emergency meetingFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's formal request for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has received a major boost from Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Bush meets economic team to review trends, war impact
Bush meets economic team to review trends, war impactRandall Mikkelsen, Reuters, Washington U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday reviewed economic trends, energy supplies, and the impact of the war with Iraq on its neighbors at his first meeting with his economic team since war began, a White...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
South Korean parliament puts off vote on sending troops to Iraq
South Korean parliament puts off vote on sending troops to Iraq Lim Chang-Won Agence France-Presse SeoulSouth Korea's parliament, fearing a public backlash, shelved a vote on Tuesday on sending troops to support U.S. war efforts in Iraq as anti-war protests mounted here.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Protests against Iraq war simmer in Asia, Mideast
Protests against Iraq war simmer in Asia, MideastAgencies, Dhaka Opponents of the U.S.-led war against Iraq rallied outside U.S. embassies in Asian and Middle Eastern countries on Tuesday, keeping up a barrage of criticism of President George W. Bush and urging a boycott of U.S. movies and music.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Experts advise moderation in response to war
Experts advise moderation in response to warTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts and public figures suggested on Tuesday that the government maintain amicable relations with the United States despite the fact that the country is leading an assault on Iraq.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Discipline for drivers
Discipline for drivers From Suara Karya One of the reasons why traffic jams are a daily scene in Jakarta is that the city buses wait for passengers just about anywhere on the road, only moving once the seats are fully occupied.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Assalamo alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, On the joyous occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the Independence and National Day of Bangladesh, I extend my warmest felicitations to the friends and well-wishers of Bangladesh in Indonesia.
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
RI maid dies after fall from window
RI maid dies after fall from window SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old Indonesian maid has died after falling 16 stories from a window in her employer's high-rise apartment, police said Tuesday.The woman fell from the kitchen window Monday morning and was found lying inside a manhole with her skull...
Wed, 26 Mar 2003
Bogor zoology museum closed
Bogor zoology museum closed JAKARTA: The Bogor Museum of Zoology, which was built in 1894, is being closed temporarily due to fears that the building could collapse."We have to close it as the fragile building could collapse at any time and endanger visitors," said Hayati Endang Sukara, deputy...