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Sat, 01 Mar 2003
City enlists experts for development forum
City enlists experts for development forumNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has set up a think tank consisting of experts from various disciplines to help the administration get a handle on urban problems.The group of experts is called the Jakarta Care Forum.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Lippo again
Lippo again I'm really deeply concerned over media reports on Bank Lippo. There are several reasons for this concern.First, the government has been tardy with its reaction even though the Bank Lippo issue has become the talk of the town for over two months.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Finance ministry to probe Bank Lippo auditor
Finance ministry to probe Bank Lippo auditorDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance launched on Friday an investigation into three appraisal firms and one auditor that had conducted an appraisal on assets and the audited financial report of Bank Lippo, for possible...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
We need another
We need another 'Bung' Karno From Rakyat Merdeka Indonesia's first president Sukarno, better known as Bung (Brother) Karno, was excellent at uniting this nation by means of, among other things, identifying a common enemy.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Kabelvision service poor
Kabelvision service poor If anyone needs a compelling reason why monopolies should be abolished they need only to become Kabelvision subscribers in the Senopati area, where I have both my office and house. Both subscribe to Kabelvision and its broadband service, or lack of it.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Bankruptcy suit against Unilever dismissed
Bankruptcy suit against Unilever dismissedThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Central Jakarta Commercial Court dismissed on Friday a bankruptcy petition against consumer goods manufacturing giant PT Unilever Indonesia, the company said in a press statement.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Why not live in harmony?
Why not live in harmony? I really enjoy visiting QB bookshops in Jakarta. The staff there are always smiling and helpful and brighten my day after many hours in the office.Nevertheless, an incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003 which disappointed me.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
b]* Headlines: Ministry to probe Bank Lippo auditor2
b]* Headlines: Ministry to probe Bank Lippo auditor2 * National: Farmers, NGOs criticize plantation bill4 * Archipelago: Indian convict faces May execution 5 * Opinion: Conflicts cloud Megawati's future6 * City:Building owners uncooperative: Fire department8 * Sports: Mickelson, Woods to 3rd round...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
With or without IMF?
With or without IMF? Highly debatable are both the rationale used by the team of more than 30 economists to support their recommendation for abruptly ending Indonesia's reform program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the policy measures they outline for achieving annual economic...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Working effectively for family business requires ongoing dialog
Working effectively for family business requires ongoing dialogPri Notowidigdo, The Amrop Hever Group, Global Executive Search, (e-mail: jakarta@amrophever.com) Andy Dasyat (fictitious) faces the dilemma of balancing family with business needs.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Threats to the press
Threats to the press I would like to comment on PDI-P leader threatens press, students (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24, 2003). Minister of manpower and transmigration, Jacob Nuwa Wea's rage about Rakyat Merdeka's often hair-raising coverage of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's leadership might be in...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
TNI's latest move
TNI's latest move a bid to fool the clock?Imanuddin Razak Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta iman@thejakartapost.com Army chief of staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu fired a lethal shot on Feb. 20 when he addressed a media conference, suggesting that the military's security role be reinstated due to...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Jakarta to be hit by dengue outbreak
Jakarta to be hit by dengue outbreakBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans should prepare themselves for one of the worst outbreaks of dengue fever in years as the city -- one of the regions with a high risk of dengue -- will likely experience the peak of the disease's five-year...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Indonesian military turning its back on reforms
Indonesian military turning its back on reforms Lee Kim Chew The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore Thinking of reforms in the Indonesian military? Banish the thought -- for now at least.To the chagrin of many Indonesians, the country's once- omnipotent generals are seeking new laws to...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Non-Aligned Movement and Iraq crisis
Non-Aligned Movement and Iraq crisisRiza Sihbudi, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta The 13th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Feb. 20 to Feb.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Feb. 28 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Feb. 28 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,690.97 5,081.66 5,415.65 5,356.76Brunei dollar 1 5,413.88 4,835.46 5,151.97 5,097.23Canadian dollar 1 6,296.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
OPEC may suspend oil quotas if U.S.-UK forces attack Iraq
OPEC may suspend oil quotas if U.S.-UK forces attack IraqTanya Pang and Peg Mackey, Reuters, Singapore/Dubai/London OPEC is likely to establish a war contingency plan at its March 11 meeting that would suspend oil output quotas once hostilities start, senior officials and OPEC sources said on...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Plantation bill attracts sharp criticism from farmers, NGOs
Plantation bill attracts sharp criticism from farmers, NGOsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A controversial plantation bill has come under fire from non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and farmer associations, which say that if passed the bill would harm both the people and the...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Timber firm Barito to buy Enim Musi Leastari
Timber firm Barito to buy Enim Musi LeastariThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of the country's largest timber companies, PT Barito Pacific Timber announced on Thursday that it had provided US$255.6 million in cash to buy a 60 percent stake in PT Enim Musi Lestari, which manages some 296,400 hectares of...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Asia's billionaire club shrinks, Rachman Halim among richest
Asia's billionaire club shrinks, Rachman Halim among richestAgence France-Presse, Singapore Asia's richest individuals have been hit severely by the global economic crunch, with 14 glittering names from the region getting dropped from a U.S. business magazine's yearly global list of billionaires.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March. 1, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, March. 1, 2003Exhibition* Masks, Berbagai Ekspresi dari Berbagai Budaya, jointly organized by Erasmus Huis and Rembulan Cantik Studio in Yogyakarta, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, Kuningan South Jakarta, (Tel. 021-5241069), until March. 15, 9 a.m.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Indian convict faces May execution for drug offense
Indian convict faces May execution for drug offenseApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Prosecutors here said on Friday that they would execute Ayodnya Prasad Chaubey, an Indian citizen sentenced to death on drug charges in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, by May at the latest.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March. 3, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March. 3, 2003Exhibition* Masks, Berbagai Ekspresi dari Berbagai Budaya,by Erasmus Huis and Rembulan Cantik Studio in Yogyakarta, at Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. S-3, Kuningan South Jakarta, (Tel. 021- 5241069), until March. 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Amien's sister pays back 'hot money'
Amien's sister pays back 'hot money' PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Fatimah Rais, the elder sister of People's Consultative Assembly speaker Amien Rais, was among the 75 members of the South Sumatra provincial legislature accused of taking "hot money" amounting to Rp 100 million each.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
East Flood Canal no panacea: BPPT hydologist
East Flood Canal no panacea: BPPT hydologistEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Building the East Flood Canal is unlikely to completely solve Jakarta's flood problems, but would lessen it, says Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a hydrologist at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Indonesia rejects proposed oil embargo against U.S.
Indonesia rejects proposed oil embargo against U.S.A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Singapore Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Friday Indonesia would reject any attempt to use oil as a "weapon" to prevent a possible war in Iraq, an issue which came up during an...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Banpu earnings in 2002 doubled
Banpu earnings in 2002 doubled BANGKOK: Banpu PCL., a Thai coal miner and power producer, said on Friday net profit for last year almost doubled, helped by higher sales from its Indonesian coal mines.Banpu posted a net profit of 1.45 billion baht, or 6.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Govt urged to issue regulation on Papuan People's Assembly
Govt urged to issue regulation on Papuan People's AssemblyNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua The Coalition of Peace-Loving Papuan Women has called on the central government to approve the draft regulation on the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), which, when formed, will play an...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Fire guts textile plant
Fire guts textile plant TANGERANG: A textile plant owned by PT. Sandratex in Ciputat, Tangerang, was gutted by a fire on Friday afternoon, but no fatalities were reported.Juharna, a firefighter of the South Jakarta Fire Department, said as quoted by online news provider detik.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Arroyo sets 90-day deadline to erase Abu Sayyaf from RP
Arroyo sets 90-day deadline to erase Abu Sayyaf from RPAgencies, Manila President Gloria Arroyo set a 90-day deadline on Friday for the military to crush the Abu Sayyaf Moro guerrilla group in the southern Philippines, as opposition grew to the planned deployment of U.S. troops.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
PDI-P special congress unlikely
PDI-P special congress unlikely JAKARTA: First gentlemen Taufik Kiemas played down on Friday the threat of a special congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan)."Differences in opinion in a common thing in the party; it is not a threat to the party," Taufik, who is also...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
'TNI led by antireformists'
'TNI led by antireformists'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The persistence of the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s leaders in defending a bill that could allow the institution to regain its power reflects their failure to comply with the reform movement, analysts have concluded.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Sunken ship's death toll rises to 40
Sunken ship's death toll rises to 40 MEDAN, North Sumatra: Rescue workers found 12 more bodies on Friday, five days after the sinking of an overloaded ferry off North Sumatra province, raising the death toll to 40, police said.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
RI military
RI military turning its back on reform movement 2. Banyu -- Indonesia's changing role in OIC3. Yale -- Pushing Saddam up against the wall
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Restructuring of
Restructuring of state agenciesFrom Media Indonesia In restructuring the state agencies, the government needs to ensure that its administration acts not only in accordance with existing laws, regulations and stipulations, but also in a way that would be better than before.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
City to be hit by large dengue outbreak
City to be hit by large dengue outbreakBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaJakartans should prepare themselves for one of the worst outbreaks of dengue fever in years as the city -- one of the regions with a high risk of dengue -- will likely experience the peak of the disease's five-year...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
KPU members mull resignation over unclear status
KPU members mull resignation over unclear statusTiarma Siboro and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The General Elections Commission (KPU) is facing a brain drain as the institution has yet to settle a dispute over the status of its members, suggesting gloomy prospects for the upcoming...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
The Changing Role of Indonesia in the OIC
The Changing Role of Indonesia in the OICAnak Agung Banyu Perwita Department of International Relations Parahyangan Catholic University Bandung banyu@home.unpar.ac.id As reported by The Jakarta Post (Feb.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
An Army get-together
An Army get-together Since his appointment as Army chief of staff, Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu has twice organized reunions for retired generals his senior as well as for his active juniors, just to maintain good relations.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
An Army get-together
An Army get-together Since his appointment as Army chief of staff, Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu has twice organized reunions for retired generals his senior as well as for his active juniors, just to maintain good relations.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
On Zaenudin M.Z
On Zaenudin M.ZFrom Pikiran RakyatI feel deeply concerned over Zaenudin M.Z.'s recent tricks and political maneuvers.To most Muslims, Zaenudin M.Z. is a good preacher, but unfortunately now he pays more attention to the political arena.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Fund misuse report upsets minister
Fund misuse report upsets ministerM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A report on irregularities in the use of state funds has infuriated Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah, who threatened to sue the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) for defamation.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Finance ministry to probe Bank Lippo auditor
Finance ministry to probe Bank Lippo auditorDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance launched on Friday an investigation into three appraisal firms and one auditor that had conducted an appraisal on assets and the audited financial report of Bank Lippo, for possible...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Why not live in harmony?
Why not live in harmony? I really enjoy visiting QB bookshops in Jakarta. The staff there are always smiling and helpful and brighten my day after many hours in the office.Nevertheless, an incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003 which disappointed me.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Gusmao uneasy about indictments of RI generals
Gusmao uneasy about indictments of RI generalsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali East Timor President Xanana Gusmao voiced disappointment over the court's issuance of dozens of indictments of senior Indonesian officials for serious crimes committed in the territory in 1999,...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Peru FM makes brief visit to Indonesia
Peru FM makes brief visit to Indonesia JAKARTA: Peruvian foreign minister Allan Wagner Tizon made a brief visit to Indonesia on Friday to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.During the meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirayuda, the two ministers signed three...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Apexindo to start drilling oil, gas wells
Apexindo to start drilling oil, gas wellsA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Singapore PT Apexindo Pratama Duta, an Indonesian oil and gas drilling service contractor, will begin drilling oil and gas production wells in Mahakam Delta, East Kalimantan.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Elections, Bali and Aceh projects boost U.S. aid to Indonesia
Elections, Bali and Aceh projects boost U.S. aid to IndonesiaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Preparing for next year's elections, recovering Bali from the terrorist attacks, and building peace in the war-torn province of Aceh have made the case for a US$10 million increase in funds to...
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Musician Djaduk releases new album 'Quintessence'
Musician Djaduk releases new album 'Quintessence'Tarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Without much publicity, a new solo album titled Quintessence from Yogyakarta musician Djaduk Ferianto was released here on Thursday.
Sat, 01 Mar 2003
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 28, 2003:
Stock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 28, 2003:------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 550 0 0 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS Tbk 45 0...