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Sat, 23 Feb 2002
RI eases up on KL over migrant workers
RI eases up on KL over migrant workersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has admitted that it sees no real chance of persuading Malaysia to lift its restrictive policy on Indonesian migrant workers in the near future.
Sat, 23 Feb 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.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
U.S. pensions giant Calper exits four ASEAN markets
U.S. pensions giant Calper exits four ASEAN marketsReuter, Singapore/San Francisco The largest U.S. pension fund Calpers will sell its assets in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia because those countries failed new investing criteria including human rights and labor practices.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Yamisa seen as illegal
Yamisa seen as illegal PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: The local administration called the Ahli Sunnah Waljamaah Islamic Mission (Yamisa), which has offered financial assistance to locals, an illegal organization as its operations have raised suspicions among locals and the administration.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
5-0 loss does not bar RI shuttlers from semis
5-0 loss does not bar RI shuttlers from semisNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Being battered 5-0 by South Korea did not stop the Indonesian badminton team from cruising to the semifinals stage of the women's team Uber Cup qualifying round in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Times are changing for Yogya's craftsmen
Times are changing for Yogya's craftsmenAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta After spending more than 10 years of his time as a craftsman, Munandar is still running the same business, selling various wooden souvenir items from his modest showroom in a small rented house in Kampong Nagan,...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
'Asia's 2002 rice output may be affected by El Nino'
'Asia's 2002 rice output may be affected by El Nino'Dow Jones, Bangkok A likely return of the drought-inducing El Nino weather phenomenon this year could affect rice paddy harvests in Asia, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, said Friday.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Ex-migrant worker on trial for drug smuggling
Ex-migrant worker on trial for drug smugglingMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The Tangerang District court began the trial on Thursday of a former Indonesian migrant worker (TKW) for the attempted smuggling of one kilogram of heroin from Kathmandu, Nepal, into the country last October.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Obituary
Obituary Leading human rights activist H.J.C. Princen died of a stroke at the age of 76 at 5 a.m. at his home in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta on Friday.Many fellow activists, including Muchtar Pakpahan, Luhut Pangaribuan, Chris Siner Key Timu and Hariman Siregar, paid their last respects to him at his...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Assets of Soeharto's cronies
Assets of Soeharto's croniesFrom Rakyat MerdekaAs the Megawati government has been "compelled" to raise fuel prices as well as electricity and telephone rates for the sake of abolishing subsidies, why can't it wield its power to recover public funds misappropriated by former president Soeharto and...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Equal treatment key to stable society
Equal treatment key to stable societyA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais underscored on Thursday the importance of respecting differences between people and the need for equal treatment for all as basic tenets of civil society in...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
The Bays bring the house down at National Museum
The Bays bring the house down at National MuseumCameron Bates and Adrian Smith, Contributors, Jakarta Arriving at the dance party featuring The Bays at the National Museum in Central Jakarta last Friday night, you would not have noticed that the dust had not had enough time to settle.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
TNI turns down summons by rights commission
TNI turns down summons by rights commissionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel insisted on defying several subpoenas on Friday from the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) for their alleged involvement...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News8:00 Cartoon8:30 Documentary9:00 Music10:30 Comedy11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News3:30 Religious Teachings4:30 Magic Show 5:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Music8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30 Music11:00 Sports TPI...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reform
Don't throw in the towel on customs or reformRichard B. Ness President Director PT Newmont Pacific Nusantara JakartaTwo weeks ago, when a team from the IMF was in Jakarta reviewing the effectiveness of customs procedures in Indonesia, I was dismayed to read an article in which a senior editor of...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Customs service subterfuge
Customs service subterfuge Many might be amazed at reading newspaper stories for two consecutive days this week about the successes of the customs service in foiling smuggling attempts through Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port and at seeing the pictures of Customs and Excise Director General Permana...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
The rich can
The rich can buy the lawFrom Rakyat Merdeka In today's harsh realities, the law only applies poor people who wield little influence, while guilty tycoons can easily buy justice as they seem to be the "owners" of the law.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
10 held in Landono arson case
10 held in Landono arson case KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Unaaha police station held 10 people as the main suspects in the recent arson of three houses belonging to migrants in Telumbinga village in Landono district, some 80 kilometers north of the provincial capital, Kendari.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb. 21, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 25 83,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 120 0 804,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 230 -20 7,500 Alakasa 210 0 0...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Citibank to double Asia customer base in three years
Citibank to double Asia customer base in three yearsAmit Prakash, Dow Jones, Singapore Citibank, a unit of Citigroup, expects to double its consumer banking base in Asia, excluding China, to 20 million customers over the next three years, said Frits Seegers, Citibank's Asia- Pacific head of...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
U.S. chopper crashes in RP, no survivors yet
U.S. chopper crashes in RP, no survivors yetPedro Uchi, Reuters, Dumaguete, Philippines Three American soldiers were killed when their special forces helicopter involved in anti-terrorist training exercises crashed in the sea in the southern Philippines on Friday, officials said.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
TNI spokesman, a beginning or an end of Sjafrie's career
TNI spokesman, a beginning or an end of Sjafrie's careerImanuddin Staff writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta There was a total of 118 high-ranking officers affected by the Feb. 15 reshuffle of the Indonesian Military (TNI), but a particularly controversial change was the appointment of Maj. Gen.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Govt to set up anti-smuggling team
Govt to set up anti-smuggling teamFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Annastashya Emmanuella, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid mounting criticism of the apparent impotence of the customs and excise office in curbing rampant smuggling in the country, the government decided at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday to...
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
Ex-deputy governor prosecuted for graft
Ex-deputy governor prosecuted for graftYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Amid the war against corruption in the province, two former West Java senior officials are being prosecuted on corruption charges.
Sat, 23 Feb 2002
U.S Dollar Rates Feb.22
U.S Dollar Rates Feb.22 Latest %ChgYen 134.39-44 +0.23Euro* 0.8726-31 +0.32Sterling* 1.4272-78 +0.13Swiss franc 1.6953-57 -0.28Canadian dollar 1.5908-18 +0.03Australian dollar* 0.5145-50 -0.25New Zealand dollar* 0.4186-91 +0.10Deutsche mark 2.2401-14 -0.32Czech koruna 36.327-57 -0.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Two die in Batam riot
Two die in Batam riot Batam riot claims two livesFadli The Jakarta Post BatamTwo men were killed in rioting involving 100 members of the Barisan Brigade youth organization at a major taxi stand in Batamindo Industrial Estate at Mukakuning on Batam island on Tuesday night.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
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Indonesia struggles with its own war on terror or Indonesia battles with its own home-grown terror Peter Milne Managing editor of the Van Zorge Report Jakarta 2. Star -- Ikim strides confidently into new decade 1 x 32 36pt Bodoni Ikim strides confidently into new decade Rosliwaty Ramly The Star...
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Minister calls for closure of Terminal III: Minister of Manpower
Minister calls for closure of Terminal III: Minister of Manpower Jacob Nuwa Wea wants to close down Terminal III at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. He said the terminal, which was set up to accommodate returning Indonesian migrant workers, had become a hotbed of extortion.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
New debt restructuring scheme for SMEs out in March
New debt restructuring scheme for SMEs out in MarchThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Responding to snags in recovering some Rp 39 trillion (about US$3.8 billion) of debts from small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), the government is drafting a new debt restructuring scheme for SMEs due out by the end of...
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Strong winds badly affect water sports
Strong winds badly affect water sportsI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar The torrential rains and the strong winds which have been affecting Bali since early this month have badly affected the province's tourism industry, particularly the marine and water sports sector.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
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JP/13/captionSharp Yasonta Indonesia THREE MILLION UNITS: President of Sharp Corporation of Japan K. Machida (center) cuts a ribbon to celebrate production of the three-millionth Sharp color television in Indonesia.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Malaysia, Indonesia agree to unite in fight against terrorism
Malaysia, Indonesia agree to unite in fight against terrorism Agence France-Presse Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to cooperate more closely to combat regional terror networks as Jakarta sent its top detective to Kuala Lumpur for talks.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
RI textile exports set to increase
RI textile exports set to increaseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Textile Association (API) said on Wednesday that export revenue from textiles this year would increase to US$8 billion from $7.6 billion last year.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Student gang leader nabbed
Student gang leader nabbed TANGERANG: Batu Ceper police has arrested a student who led a gang that committed a series of robberies on bus passengers to fund drug, liquor and prostitute appetites.Batu Ceper subprecinct police chief Insp.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb. 20
Rupiah Rates Feb. 20 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,680.00 9,680.00 10,231.00 10,129.00Australian dollar 1 5,529.04 5,006.50 5,296.59 5,238.72Brunei dollar 1 5,841.81 5,291.93 5,596.21 5,537.39Canadian dollar 1 6,719.52 6,086.52 6,437.02 6,368.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Batam rioting claims two lives
Batam rioting claims two livesFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Two men were killed in rioting involving 100 members of the Barisan Brigade youth organization at a major taxi stand in Batamindo Industrial Estate at Mukakuning on Batam island on Tuesday night.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Protests greet Bush amid tight S. Korean security
Protests greet Bush amid tight S. Korean securityPaul Eckert, Reuters, Seoul South Korea's capital bristled with 20,000 riot police on Wednesday as U.S. President George W. Bush met President Kim Dae- jung for talks on security and took a look into North Korea, which he has called part of an "axis...
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
British host security meeting
British host security meeting THAILAND: Britain has launched a week-long conference here to encourage Southeast Asian participation in international peacekeeping, a spokesman said on Wednesday.Exercise Blue Elephant 2002 has drawn together some 50 government, police and military officials along...
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
All citizens required to get social insurance
All citizens required to get social insuranceAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has completed the drafting of a bill on social security insurance, which will oblige all citizens to participate in the scheme, starting from 2003.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Rice for the poor stolen
Rice for the poor stolen JAKARTA: Local logistics depot officials were summoned by Bogor City Council on Wednesday in connection with the alleged theft of cheap rice for the poor."Just what happened in Rumpin district, Bogor regency? The rice packages for the poor, which should be 20 kilograms...
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Hamzah wades into Autonomy Law debate
Hamzah wades into Autonomy Law debateFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz called for immediate action on Wednesday to speed up investments in the mining sector so as to help the country break out of the prolonged economic crisis.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Woman gets four years jail term for illegal firearms possession
Woman gets four years jail term for illegal firearms possessionMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A close friend of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra was sentenced to four years in jail for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Luxury villas haven't paid taxes
Luxury villas haven't paid taxes BOGOR: Thousands of luxury villas in the mountainous resort of Puncak have not yet paid last year's land and building taxes, totaling Rp 5.5 billion.Head of financial and regional asset control agency of the Bogor regency Ferry Suparman said Wednesday that only 40...
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Law enforcement needed to save forests
Law enforcement needed to save forests BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The law must be enforced to help preserve protected forests and national parks in the province, says a local official.Edi Suryadi, chief of the local forestry office, said deforestation in protected forests and national parks in the...
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Government officials show disinterest in flood hearing
Government officials show disinterest in flood hearingBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The floods that have plagued Jakarta for the past three weeks have claimed more than 30 lives and forced more than 380,000 people to take refuge.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Headings
Headings1. Kupang: 10 x 4 lines NTT budget ignites strong protests 3. Batam: 24 x 1 line: Two die in Batam rioting 4. Bali: 24 x 2 lines Torrential rain, strong winds badly affect Bali's water sports
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Spotlight
SpotlightPhoto: SharpSharp Yasonta IndonesiaTHREE MILLION UNITS: President of Sharp Corporation of Japan K. Machida (center) cuts a ribbon to celebrate production of the three-millionth Sharp color television in Indonesia.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Indosat's 2001 unaudited net income declines to 10.8%
Indosat's 2001 unaudited net income declines to 10.8% State-owned telecommunications company PT Indosat Tbk said its 2001 consolidated unaudited net income dropped by 10.8 percent to Rp 1.46 trillion (US$143.7 million) from Rp 1.64 trillion in 2000, citing higher growth in operating expenses.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Lesson from the Timor Gap
Lesson from the Timor Gap What is visualized as a lesson from the Timor Gap on the part of Indonesia is the fact that what was once acclaimed a diplomatic gain but later turned out to be a liability imposing a troublesome burden to Indonesia. The Jakarta Post of Feb.
Thu, 21 Feb 2002
Master Plan made to justify violations
Master Plan made to justify violationsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta's 1999 Master Plan was created to justify the development of housing complexes in green areas by circumventing the 1985-2005 Master Plan, which specifically prohibited such development, environmental...