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Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Corrupt officials might be replaced
Corrupt officials might be replaced JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso promised on Thursday to take stern action against any city official found guilty of taking advantage of post-flood projects."If (the officials) are found guilty, I will not hesitate to replace them," Sutiyoso told reporters at City Hall.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
British trade delegation to visit RI
British trade delegation to visit RI JAKARTA: A trade delegation from Britain will visit Indonesia from March 4 to March 8 to look for business opportunities and to strengthen trade relations between both countries, the British Embassy in Jakarta said.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Top rubber growers to discuss cooperation on Friday
Top rubber growers to discuss cooperation on Friday Reuters Jakarta The world's top three natural rubber producers -- Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia -- will meet on Friday to try to iron out problems linked to last year's tripartite agreement, a senior Indonesian official said.
Fri, 01 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.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
MUI's role
MUI's roleFrom RepublikaThe Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) management has been occupied by some figures whose capabilities are beyond doubt, bringing some fresh air for Muslims.The role of MUI becomes highly essential in an atmosphere of ghiroh, where people have a developed a good appetite for...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Hemoko: Designated to become a Center of Excellence
Hemoko: Designated to become a Center of Excellence Apart from Indonesia's and Kuwait's mutual sociopolitical understanding, the oil sector has been the main propellant in their economic relations in recent years.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Ad hoc trial to begin mid-March
Ad hoc trial to begin mid-March Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta The much-awaited ad hoc human rights trial will begin in the middle of this month, with or without the government regulations on witness protection and rehabilitation and compensation for victims of rights violations.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
* Headlines: Decentralization encourages democracy 2
* Headlines: Decentralization encourages democracy 2* Opinion: RI can't afford to wait for customs reform 5* City: Residents protest mounting garbage 6* Archipelago: Troops told to shoot refugee criminals 7 * National: Scholars support constitutional commission 8* World: Russia "hysterical" over U.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Japan ready to restart major projects in Indonesia
Japan ready to restart major projects in IndonesiaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Japan has pledged to resume this year the financing of billions of U.S. dollars worth of projects in the power, petrochemical and gas industries, which were put on hold during the late 90s economic...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Interpol intensifies search for Hambali
Interpol intensifies search for HambaliYogita Tahilramani and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Central Bureau of ICPO-Interpol is intensifying its search for Islamic preacher Nurjaman Riduan Isamuddin alias Hambali, who is wanted by Malaysian Police for his reported links to...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
TNI troops ordered to shoot refugee criminals
TNI troops ordered to shoot refugee criminalsYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen. Wellem T. da Costa has ordered soldiers to shoot East Timor refugees found committing violence against Indonesians living near refugee camps in West Timor."...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
People-smuggling requires collective response
People-smuggling requires collective responseFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Rita A. Widiadana The Jakarta Post Nusa Dua, BaliA two-day international conference on illegal migrants and related transnational crimes ended here on Thursday with all participating countries recognizing people-smuggling as an...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
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3 x 8 TNI troops ordered to shoot refugee criminals POSO2 x 18 Security authorities begin disarming people in Poso Madura1 x 30 Aid funds for Madurese refugees embezzled
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Indonesia drafting law to tackle migrants
Indonesia drafting law to tackle migrantsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The government will deliver the final draft of the immigration law to the House of Representatives by the middle of this year to enable the country to properly deal with...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Designated to become a Center of Excellence
Designated to become a Center of Excellence Apart from Indonesia-Kuwait mutual sociopolitical principals, the oil sector has been the main propellant in their economic relations in recent years.And one of the most notable investments that Kuwait launched here in Indonesia was in 1995 through the...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
British trade delegation to visit RI
British trade delegation to visit RI JAKARTA: A trade delegation from Britain will visit Indonesia from March 4 to March 8 to look for business opportunities and to strengthen trade relations between both countries, the British Embassy in Jakarta said.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Aid funds for Madurese refugees embezzled
Aid funds for Madurese refugees embezzledAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The government's food aid for thousands of Madurese refugees who fled ethnic riots in Central Kalimantan last year has fallen prey to embezzlement by local authorities, said legislators in East Java province.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Malaysia steps up campaign against illegal immigrants
Malaysia steps up campaign against illegal immigrantsAgencies, Kuala Lumpur/Nusa Dua, Bali Malaysian police rounded up 3,705 people, mostly from neighboring Indonesia and the Philippines, as it stepped up its campaign to throw out illegal immigrants, police said on Thursday.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
'Opera Diponegoro', an attempt to revitalize waning patriotism
'Opera Diponegoro', an attempt to revitalize waning patriotismKartika Bagus C., The Jakarta Post, Surakarta History has not completely laid bare each and every aspect of the struggle against the Dutch colonial powers in Java from 1825 to 1830, known as "The War of Diponegoro".
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
People-smuggling 'requires collective response'
People-smuggling 'requires collective response'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali A two-day international conference on illegal migrants and related transnational crimes ended here on Thursday with all participating countries recognizing people-smuggling...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Price of industrial diesel up
Price of industrial diesel up OR Industrial diesel price increasesThe Jakarta Post JakartaState oil and gas company Pertamina announced on Thursday the prices of fuel products for March, which mostly remain the same as those in February except for industrial diesel fuel, fuel oil and kerosene for...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
RI can't afford to wait for customs reform
RI can't afford to wait for customs reformDjimanto, Secretary General, Indonesian Footwear Association (APRISINDO), Jakarta The article by Richard B. Ness "Don't throw in the towel on Customs reform" in this paper (Feb.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
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~Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city health agency seemed reluctant to probe the selling of subsidized and donated medicines in black markets across the capital.As a response to the allegation, the agency had sent a team to observe about it, according to the...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Muslims, Christians rally joyfully in Ambon
Muslims, Christians rally joyfully in AmbonMuhammad Nafik and A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of Muslims and Christians mingled freely in a parade across the Maluku capital of Ambon on Thursday to express their happiness with and support for the recent peace accord, local leaders...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
RI to host physics olimpiade
RI to host physics olimpiade DENPASAR: Some 445 senior high school students from 89 countries are expected to take part in the International Physics Olympiade in Bali from July 21 through July 31."Some 30 countries have confirmed their participation," director general for elementary and high school...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
MAS tie up
MAS tie up with Garuda to promote air travel2. BOJ ( 2 X 30 BoJ eases monetary policy on political pressure 3. SP 2 x 35 Japan's antideflation policy no good: S&P 4. Palm ( 2 X 30 RI eyes trade deal with India in April 5. Rubber 1 X 28 Rubber growers to meet Friday
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
The funniest DPR members
The funniest DPR membersFrom KompasI 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.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
MAS, Garuda to promote air travel
MAS, Garuda to promote air travelAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Airlines and Garuda Indonesia announced a tie-up Thursday to jointly promote air travel between the two countries in a move to boost tourism.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Time to speed up investment
Time to speed up investment Last week's news of upcoming major foreign investments in Indonesia during troubled economic times is like water given to someone dying of thirst in a desert.Lady Al-Bandari, the wife of Abdul Aziz, from the Saudi Arabian royal family, plans to invest around Rp 2.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Tata interview: a PR exercise?
Tata interview: a PR exercise? I'm really tired of the way the media, especially the television stations, are treating the case of Tommy Soeharto.Though its legal process is important, the coverage is out of proportion, making it low quality journalism.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Decentralization encourages democracy, researchers say
Decentralization encourages democracy, researchers sayA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional autonomy had proven successful in promoting democracy and creating more effective and responsive local governments, a group of researchers said on Thursday.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
MANILA : Indonesia is to get three technical assistance grants
MANILA : Indonesia is to get three technical assistance grants totaling US$2.06 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support moves to devolve power to local governments, the bank said Thursday.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Indonesia eyes CPO trade deal with India in April
Indonesia eyes CPO trade deal with India in AprilAgencies, Jakarta Indonesia will finalize in April a deal to sell crude palm oil and coal to India in return for railway tracks for the construction of a railway line in South Sumatra, Industry and Trade Minister Rini Soewandi said late Wednesday.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Industrial diesel oil price increases
Industrial diesel oil price increasesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina announced on Thursday the prices of fuel products for March, which mostly remain the same as those in February except for industrial diesel fuel, fuel oil and kerosene for industry.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Human rights trial to begin mid-March
Human rights trial to begin mid-MarchMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The much-awaited ad hoc human rights trial will begin in the middle of this month, with or without the government regulations on witness protection and rehabilitation and compensation for victims of rights...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Four doctors to leave Manokwari
Four doctors to leave Manokwari MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Four doctors working in a local hospital are set to leave Manokwari regency because they have not received allowances to which they claim they are entitled.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
"This is not the first time East Timorese refugees have been
"This is not the first time East Timorese refugees have been involved in criminal activity. So if there is a shoot-on-sight order, it should be viewed as an effort to ease the situation, as local residents have frequently been victimized in the past," Dr.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
No toll hikes before unfair deal is revoked: Minister
No toll hikes before unfair deal is revoked: MinisterBerni K. Moestafa and Anastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government ruled out hiking toll road prices for a number of routes in Jakarta before revoking a ministerial joint decree it said unfairly divided profit between toll road...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
TV Program: Friday, March 1, 2002
TV Program: Friday, March 1, 2002TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Environment9:00 Cartoon10:00 News11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show3:00 Music4:00 TV Drama6:00 News7:00 Talk Show8:00 Music9:00 News 9:30 Music11:00 NewsTPI 5:30 a.m.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
No women shuttlers at All England
No women shuttlers at All EnglandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following injuries suffered by several members of the Uber Cup squad, the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has decided to pull all its women players from the All England and Swiss Open Grand Prix tournaments.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Indonesia cannot afford to wait for customs reform
Indonesia cannot afford to wait for customs reformDjimanto Secretary General Indonesian Footwear Association (APRISINDO) Jakarta The article by Richard B. Ness "Don't throw in the towel on Customs reform" in this paper (Feb.
Fri, 01 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...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Kadin asks for govt help in facing free trade
Kadin asks for govt help in facing free tradeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), the country's largest business lobby group, urged the government to help local firms in dealing with tighter competition resulting from the free trade era.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
RP official says end near for Abu Sayyaf rebels
RP official says end near for Abu Sayyaf rebelsReuters, Manila The Philippines said on Thursday the end was near for the Abu Sayyaf Moro rebel group linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network but added it faced a tough job flushing out the insurgents.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Police to begin discipline drive
Police to begin discipline drive JAKARTA: Jakarta Police revealed on Thursday that it would launch a campaign to ensure greater compliance of existing traffic signs and regulations among both drivers and pedestrians along some of the capital's thoroughfares.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Japan ready to resume major projects in RI
Japan ready to resume major projects in RIBerni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta Japan has pledged to resume this year the financing of billions of U.S. dollars worth of projects in the power, petrochemical and gas industries, which were put on hold during the late 90s economic crisis, the...
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Yangon objects to East Timor bid
Yangon objects to East Timor bid MYANMAR: Yangon has objected to a proposal to grant East Timor observer status to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Philippine officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Officials reluctant to probe drug case
Officials reluctant to probe drug caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City health officials seemed reluctant to launch an investigation in the face of allegations that subsidized and donated medicines are finding their way onto the black market across the capital.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
Residents protest mounting garbage
Residents protest mounting garbageAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 100 residents of Penjaringan, North Jakarta, staged a demonstration at City Hall on Thursday to protest the lack of city action in removing the growing heaps of garbage in their neighborhoods.
Fri, 01 Mar 2002
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