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Tue, 05 Mar 2002
RICE INSPECTION: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, accompanied by
RICE INSPECTION: President Megawati Soekarnoputri, accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih (left), inspects a field in Sukamandi, West Java, where new varieties of rice are being grown. The visit was part of her activities to mark the opening of National Rice Week in the town on...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Subdistricts to receive Rp 250m in post-flood reconstruction loans
Subdistricts to receive Rp 250m in post-flood reconstruction loansAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Each of the city's 267 subdistricts will receive Rp 250 million (US$25,000) in soft loans to restore informal businesses and improve public infrastructure damaged by the recent floods.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Megawati wants rice imports to be reduced
Megawati wants rice imports to be reducedAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Subang, West Java President Megawati Soekarnoputri underlined on Monday the importance of further promoting diversification of the nation's staple food supplies in a bid to help reduce its high dependence on rice...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
JP/8/YUSRILL
JP/8/YUSRILLMinister issues veiled criticism of Mega on rights trialMinister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra expressed hope on Monday that government regulations for witness protection and the rehabilitation and compensation for rights abuse victims would be endorsed by the...
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
Better parties vital to Indonesia's democracy
Better parties vital to Indonesia's democracyPaige Johnson Tan, Ph.D. Candidate in Politics, University of Virginia, USA I experienced a moment of loss of faith, loss of faith that Indonesia would be successful in its attempt to build a healthy democracy.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
RI-Australia leaders to meet in Bali
RI-Australia leaders to meet in BaliThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business and political leaders will gather in Bali next week for a conference jointly hosted by the Indonesia Australia Business Council (IABC) and its sister organization in Australia, according to the IABC.
Tue, 05 Mar 2002
[b]Asian currencies
Asian currencies up late, lifted by yen and local stock markets2. PLN ( 2 X 25PLN plans to issue bonds to fund Java projects3. AIBC ( 2 X 20IABC-AIBC to hold gathering in Bali4. Gold ( 1 X 30Platinum bolts higher, gold firmer5.OPECOPEC, Russia wrestle over oil supply pact
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Sutiyoso denies mark up allegation
Sutiyoso denies mark up allegation Governor Sutiyoso denied allegation that the Jakarta administration has misused Rp 1 billion (US$98,040) in sanitation funds to manage garbage collection after the recent floods.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
The funniest
The funniest DPR membersFrom Kompas I can still remember the sweet promises by the would-be members of the House of Representatives (DPR) during the last general election. With great hopes I trusted them to fulfill those promises and duly represent the people's aspirations.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Sim games: Painless fun for kids and adults
Sim games: Painless fun for kids and adultsVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta Trapped by one of Jakarta's hideously all consuming traffic jams, I decided to pass the time at the office by playing a "sim", short for simulation game, as they are known in the gaming world.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Taking governor to task
Taking governor to taskFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe following ideas were conveyed by Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso in comments he made on separate occasions:1. Violating city bylaws by building a villa without a building permit was just "for fun" (Kompas of Feb. 20, 2002).
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Wild elephants ransack houses, force farmers to flee in Aceh
Wild elephants ransack houses, force farmers to flee in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Wild elephants once again came out of the jungle in West Aceh regency and destroyed houses and land belonging to farmers, who were forced to flee their villages.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Money talks in Kalijodo complex
Money talks in Kalijodo complexThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Money talks. Even though prostitution and gambling is officially illegal, the Kalijodo red light area in Pejagalan subdistrict, North Jakarta, which later also developed into a gambling den, had been going strong for five decades.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government's policy not to demolish villas, including those built illegally without building permits, in the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, is bad news for the environment, say...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Ethnic gangster groups in war to grab hot money
Ethnic gangster groups in war to grab hot moneyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The three notorious gang leaders of the Kalijodo brothel and gambling complex in Pejagalan subdistrict, North Jakarta, emerged to take it over at the same time in 1994.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Another notebook player revamps its presence
Another notebook player revamps its presenceZatni Arbi, Columnist, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id If you think a built-in modem, a Bluetooth and a Wi-Fi transceiver, an infrared port, a fast Ethernet port, a DVD-ROM drive, plus more traditional multimedia capabilities are the most that notebook computer...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Threats to the BCA sale
Threats to the BCA sale Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia's largest retail bank, is certainly the most controversial of the US$ 65 billion-worth of assets that were taken over by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) amid the country's worst-ever banking crisis in 1997-1999.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Complaint in order?
Complaint in order? I should have read the article Complaint in order? Time to speak up (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 17), before I left the house that morning.A few days before I was attracted by an advertisement in the Post for a prasmanan (buffet) of dim sum, several types of porridge, desserts and...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo succumbed to lung disease on Sunday morning in a Singapore hospital. He was 65.Born in Malang, East Java, in 1936, Tunky served former president Soeharto as minister of industry and...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away
Former industry and trade minister Tunky Ariwibowo passes away Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo succumbed to lung disease on Sunday morning in a Singapore hospital. He was 65.Born in Malang, East Java, in 1936, Tunky served former president Soeharto as minister of industry and...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Lorena makes right decision
Lorena makes right decision The bus company Lorena has just made a decision. My previous letter to The Jakarta Post recounted how my husband and I abandoned a bus journey to Bali by disembarking in West Java.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Where's my TV?
Where's my TV? On March 26, 1998 I purchased an RCA big screen television (Model RP 46 IJ) from Bali Makmur Elektronics in Denpasar, Bali. I was impressed with the picture quality, the manual was in English and printed in the USA and as an extra bonus it offered a two-year guarantee.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Obituary
Obituary Former minister of industry and trade Tunky Ariwibowo succumbed to lung disease on Sunday morning in a Singapore hospital. He was 65.Born in Malang, East Java, in 1936, Tunky served former president Soeharto as minister of industry and trade from 1995 to 1998.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
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;JP; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Bali-furniture JP/Murdani UsmanFURNITURE BONANZA: In addition to its status as the most popular tourist destination in Indonesia, Bali is also known as one of the country's important furniture producers.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists
Illegally built villas threaten the environment say specialists Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government's policy not to demolish villas, including those built illegally without building permits, in the mountain resort of Puncak, West Java, is bad news for the environment, say...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Does a flood of AIDS
Does a flood of AIDS await as flood recedes?Christopher Purdy Director, DKT Indonesia Jakarta In case you had not noticed, AIDS is here in Indonesia. In the last 12 months, the Ministry of Health released data indicating that 80,000 to 120,000 Indonesians were infected with HIV.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Sjahril verdict expected Wednesday
Sjahril verdict expected Wednesday JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court is expected to deliver a verdict in the case of Central Bank Governor Sjahril Sabirin on Wednesday.The state prosecutor earlier demanded the court sentence Sjahril to four years in jail for his alleged involvement in the...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Govt in quandary over long-distance classes
Govt in quandary over long-distance classesLeo Wahyudi S and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta Though higher education remains unattainable for the majority of Indonesians, the government is forcing three reputable state universities and institute to shut down their long-distance...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Tourist visa denied
Tourist visa denied With the honorable Australian Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Mr Ruddock MP currently visiting Indonesia, I would like to pose a very simple question: Why?My wife, an Indonesian citizen, recently applied for a tourist visa to accompany myself,...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Governor's policy
Governor's policy From Warta KotaAs a citizen of Jakarta, I am very much concerned about and disappointed at the statements and comments of Jakarta governor Sutiyoso and his policies as reflected in his attitude in anticipating floods in Jakarta and in overcoming problems created by the floods.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Batam prospering during crisis
Batam prospering during crisisDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Singapore While Indonesia still reels from falling foreign direct investment (FDI), investors flocking to Batam helped push the tiny island's economy up by an impressive 7.7 percent last year, far above the national growth rate of 3.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Boeing, Airbus vying for dominance in Asia
Boeing, Airbus vying for dominance in AsiaAgence France-Presse, Singapore U.S. giant Boeing Co. and Europe's Airbus Industrie are vying for dominance of Asia's aviation industry as the sector emerges from the turbulence triggered by the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Legacy of debts
Legacy of debtsFrom KompasWe all stand against the policies drafted by the New Order regime. Unfortunately, most university students and some others have missed the point of the New Order's products, for example, subsidies that have deceived us all.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Megawati steps up attacks on regional governments
Megawati steps up attacks on regional governmentsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri stepped up her attack on Indonesia's regents and mayors on Sunday who have consistently opposed her move to revise the Autonomy Law, saying their lack of understanding of the law has resulted...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
110 couples get divorced in a month
110 couples get divorced in a month BOGOR: The Cibinong Religious Court in Bogor handles an average of 110 divorce cases in a month.The court's jurisdiction covers Bogor and Depok, which has a population of 4.5 million.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Debt standstill and capital control
Debt standstill and capital controlD.A. Simarmata School of Economics University of Indonesia Jakarta Something surprising came out of the IMF headquarters in Washington last November. The new number two at the International Monetary Fund, Ann Krueger, proposed a temporary suspension of debt...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Asia-Europe ties, in a nut-(meg)-shell
Asia-Europe ties, in a nut-(meg)-shellJoseph Yap Asia Europe Foundation Singapore At the end of the 16th Century, nutmeg from Indonesia was worth over 60,000 times more in Europe than the value at its source.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Mega launches Lake Toba regreening
Mega launches Lake Toba regreeningApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra President Megawati Soekarnoputri kicked off on Sunday a major regreening program at Lake Toba, North Sumatra, telling local people to learn from the past in which indiscriminate logging in the province caused...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Chinese acrobats perform in Riau
Chinese acrobats perform in Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: As many as 32 acrobats from Guandong Province in China, have been holding performances in three cities in Riau province since Saturday.The chairman of the province's Chinese Association, Chaidir, said here that the shows, which feature Chinese arts...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
2002 The Jakarta Post Readers' Survey
2002 The Jakarta Post Readers' Survey As part of its efforts to maintain a close relationship with valued readers, The Jakarta Post is conducting Readers' Survey 2002 on pages 17 and 18. Please use this opportunity to communicate your views so that proper steps may be taken toward making The...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
S'pore looks into extremists links with al-Qaeda
S'pore looks into extremists links with al-QaedaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Singapore continues to investigate possible links between extremist groups reportedly present in the island state and the al-Qaeda terrorist network, diplomats in Singapore said.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Dehydration kills 77 haj pilgrims
Dehydration kills 77 haj pilgrims JAKARTA: Dehydration remains the chief reason for the death of Indonesians who have completed their haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, an official said.The deputy chairman of the Indonesian committee for haj pilgrimage, Yusharmen, said some of the haj pilgrims,...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Looters trigger brawl in Cikini
Looters trigger brawl in Cikini JAKARTA: A group of thugs looted a street vendor's merchandise on Jl. Cikini, Central Jakarta, in front of Bung Karno University early on Sunday morning and sparked off a brawl.The vendor, Tedjo, said the thugs had come from Jl.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Cannibal's identity remains mystery
Cannibal's identity remains mysteryMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Tangerang hospital morgue officials finally buried the body of a mysterious cannibal in Tanjung Legok public cometary in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Saturday, two weeks after he was shot dead by the police.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Police ban Falungong parade at last minute
Police ban Falungong parade at last minuteThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Police placed a last-minute ban on Sunday on an already-approved parade by the Falungong spiritual movement from the National Monument (Monas) to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
TENSE MOMENT: A Military Police officer tries to calm down a
TENSE MOMENT: A Military Police officer tries to calm down a security guard from the Harimau Karaoke night club, involved in a verbal conflict with a cameraman from state-run TVRI. The quarrel erupted as the journalist was prevented from entering the club to cover an incident when a Military Police...
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Special team verifies data on East Timorese refugees
Special team verifies data on East Timorese refugeesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government has dispatched a special team to verify the exact number of East Timorese refugees currently stuck in East Nusa Tenggara, where they are facing starvation after food aid was discontinued on Jan. 1.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Residents relieved as rains recede, but future still cloudy
Residents relieved as rains recede, but future still cloudyMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent heavy rains have been lessening over the last week; a welcome respite for the people whose houses were inundated by the big floods last month.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
Multa Fidrus
Multa Fidrus The Jakarta Post Tangerang Tangerang hospital morgue officials finally buried the body of a mysterious cannibal in Tanjung Legok public cometary in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Saturday, two weeks after he was shot dead by the police.
Mon, 04 Mar 2002
40 houses destroyed by fire at Bantar Gebang
40 houses destroyed by fire at Bantar Gebang BEKASI: Around 40 temporary houses at the Bantar Gebang dumpsite in Bekasi burned down on Sunday afternoon, leaving 240 scavengers homeless. No fatalities were reported during the incident.