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Fri, 15 Feb 2002
RP bank lending recovers in December
RP bank lending recovers in December MANILA: Lending activities in the Philippines banking system perked up in December as non-performing loan levels fell, the central bank said Thursday.A 3.7 percent loan growth from a month earlier to 1.625 billion pesos (US$31.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Two top officials grilled for graft
Two top officials grilled for graft MEDAN: North Sumatra: Local prosecutors have began questioning two civil servants in connection with an alleged scam involving a Rp 900 million fund for school examination programs in the province.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Losing shine as demand sinks
Losing shine as demand sinksHendarsyah Tarmizi and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The textile industry, once considered the economy's most promising sector, is losing its shine. Low demand, internal financial problems and a lack of efficiency have left the industry in a difficult position.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Aid for flood victims decreases
Aid for flood victims decreasesAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The return of the floods have made flood victims increasingly worried specially as they are still in desperate need of food, medicine and clothing.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Airlines allowed to hike ticket prices by up to 20%
Airlines allowed to hike ticket prices by up to 20%Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Domestic airlines will be allowed to raise their economy class airfares on certain routes up to 20 percent starting March 1 under new governmental regulations, designed to increase competition for...
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Parahyangan train disappointing
Parahyangan train disappointingFrom Media Indonesia At 5 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2002, my wife and child traveled by Parahyangan train from Bandung to Jakarta. Racing against time, my family had only obtained tickets at the normal price without reserved seats.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
[b]Press faces growing
Press faces growing threats to its freedomAti Nurbaiti Chairperson Aliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta 2. UK cannot ignore its part in the making of Milosevic 1x 30 36 pt UK shares blame for MilosevicHugo Young London
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
3 x 10
3 x 10 3,700 troops, police get psychiatric tests in Poso menular2 x 19 15 refugees die from disease in Kupang Merapi2 x 20 Mount Merapi erupts again, lava flows crisis1 x 36 Some Papuans suffer food price rises
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
In Central Java Many producers change profession
In Central Java Many producers change professionBlontank Poer, Correspondent, Semarang The world's economic slowdown and a further decline in overseas orders following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11 last year have exacerbated the problems facing the country's textile...
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Aid for flood victims decreases
Aid for flood victims decreasesAhmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The return of the floods have made flood victims increasingly worried specially as they are still in desperate need of food, medicine and clothing.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Press faces growing threats to its freedom
Press faces growing threats to its freedomAti Nurbaiti, Chairperson, Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), Jakarta Over the past few months, the media community have become increasingly alarmed at the growing tendency, on the part of the government, to regain control of the media.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
RI to host environmental summit
RI to host environmental summit JAKARTA: Indonesia will host an international environmental conference with the theme: Sustainable Development Summit in Denpasar, Bali from May 27 through June 7, Minister of Environment Nabiel Makarim said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
E. Timorese may get 12-year prison term for killing peacekeeper
E. Timorese may get 12-year prison term for killing peacekeeperMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State prosecutors demanded on Thursday a 12-year jail term for an East Timorese pro-integration militiaman for the alleged killing of a New Zealand...
Fri, 15 Feb 2002
Activists propose revised law on citizenship
Activists propose revised law on citizenshipKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of activists proposed on Thursday the implementation of the principle of jus soli (citizenship by birth) in the revision of existing laws on citizenship, regardless of the nationality of the parents.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Wiranto sues UI sociologist
Wiranto sues UI sociologist JAKARTA: For the second time, former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto and three generals sued University of Indonesia sociologist Thamrin Amal Tomagola at the Cibinong District Court on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Navy battles crime Medan
Navy battles crime MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Belawan The Navy has announced that it will continue its two-year drive against the increasing smuggling, piracy and illegal fishing off the eastern part of North Sumatra.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Influential religious groups reject 'syariah' adoption
Influential religious groups reject 'syariah' adoptionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta All mainstream religious groups in Indonesia have suggested that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) retain Article 29 of the 1945 Constitution in its present form, on the grounds that it has done an...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Basic commodity prices remain high in Jakarta
Basic commodity prices remain high in JakartaDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of staple foods in several markets in the capital was still high in the wake of the recent floods, triggering many eateries to raise the price of their meals.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
S. Korea to grow in 2002: IMF
S. Korea to grow in 2002: IMFReuters, Washington The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said South Korea's economy will grow this year, but that uncertainties remain for the short-term and reforms are still needed to ensure sustained growth ahead.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Bomb blasts hit Ambon: Just 24 hours after a peace accord was
Bomb blasts hit Ambon: Just 24 hours after a peace accord was signed to end three years of communal conflict in Maluku, two bombs exploded near a hotel in the province's capital Ambon on Wednesday night. Nobody was killed in the incident as the explosives hit remains of houses, Antara reported.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Chronology of major incidents and peace efforts in Maluku
Chronology of major incidents and peace efforts in MalukuJan. 19, 1999: The beating of a Christian passenger by a group of bus crew members in Batu Merah in Ambon triggers a mass brawl.March 9, 1999: A military special team meets the reconciliation team, both agreeing that building a feeling of...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Minister told to butt out
Minister told to butt out JAKARTA: A number of legislators have urged Religious Affairs Minister Said Agil Husin Al Munawar to drop his plans to handle the issuance of halal certificates for both imported and domestic products, saying it would only encourage manipulation and new corruption,...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
KPKPN still undecided on collusion and nepotism
KPKPN still undecided on collusion and nepotismTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's campaign for a clean and accountable government remains on hold after the State Official Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) admitted on Wednesday that it was still searching for a legal basis to fight...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following is the executive summary of research results on Maluku from the website of the Jakarta office of the Brussels- based International Crisis Group, dated Feb. 8 before the government-sponsored peace talks in Malino, Central Sulawesi.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Police arrests 105 criminals
Police arrests 105 criminals JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police have arrested 105 criminals in an operation staged between Jan. 23 and Feb. 11. Detective chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said on Wednesday the criminals were involved in 76 street crimes including pickpocketing, extortion and robbery.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
RI to lobby India to lower CPO import tarrif
RI to lobby India to lower CPO import tarrifThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M. Soewandi said that the government would lobby India to lower its high import tariff on crude palm oil (CPO) by 10 percent to help boost the competitiveness of the commodity in the lucrative...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
[b]
Treatment of workers inhumane despite profits to Malaysia, RI or Workers treated inhumanely despite profits to Malaysia, RI or Indonesian workers treated inhumanely in Malaysia Eddy Purwanto Consortium for the Defense of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KOPBUMI) Jakarta 2.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
* Headlines: Groups reject amendment of Article 29 2
* Headlines: Groups reject amendment of Article 29 2* Opinion: Unregistered workers benefit Malaysia, RI 4* City: Minister to send guilty developers to prison 6* Archipelago: Yogyakarta legislators in hot seat over bribes7 * National: KPKPN still undecided on collusion, nepotism 8* World: EU, OIC...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Further delay of BCA sale unwarranted
Further delay of BCA sale unwarrantedRiyadi Suparno The Jakarta Post Jakarta The sale of the government's controlling stake in Bank Central Asia (BCA) has again hit a snag, with sudden opposition from inside the Cabinet.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Hope in Maluku
Hope in Maluku Skeptics may question how long the latest Maluku peace agreement, which was signed by Muslim and Christian representatives in the South Sulawesi hill town of Malino on Tuesday, will really hold.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Regional autonomy may hinder Jakarta's action against floods
Regional autonomy may hinder Jakarta's action against floodsBambang Nurbianto and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration is unable to make comprehensive decisions to handle the flood problems alone because the main rivers in the city originate in the hills of West...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Desperate elephants attack villagers in North Sumatra
Desperate elephants attack villagers in North SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan As the world-famous Gunung Leuser National Park suffers from a continuous logging onslaught, at least 13 rare jungle elephants have been forced from the jungle, causing chaos in local villages.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Talent, following the norm not everything
Talent, following the norm not everythingSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Magelang, Central Java Two painters, Nashar and Batara Lubis, have proven that talent and "obedience" for mainstream art are not everything.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
40 haj pilgrims dead in road crash
40 haj pilgrims dead in road crashSAUDI ARABIA: Forty pilgrims traveling by bus from the United Arab Emirates to Mecca for the annual haj pilgrimage were killed Wednesday in a road accident in eastern Saudi Arabia, the official SPA news agency reported.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
KONI boss assures of funds for Asiad trip
KONI boss assures of funds for Asiad tripMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid a potentially straining prospect of the fund-raising campaign for the 2002 Asian Games, the man at the helm of the National Sports Council (KONI) has offered his assurance about the fund availability.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
RI and Malaysia to revise MoU on migrant workers
RI and Malaysia to revise MoU on migrant workersAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the Malaysian government has agreed to continue accepting Indonesian workers, future recruitment should be based on a government-to-government basis and not rely solely on recruiting agents,...
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Rio Tinto says will withold investment in Indonesia
Rio Tinto says will withold investment in IndonesiaAlex Wilson, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto will not make significant investments in Indonesia until uncertainties over regional autonomy and mining legislation are resolved, according to Indonesian CEO Lex Graefe.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Japan extends US$261,681 in aid
Japan extends US$261,681 in aid SURABAYA: The Japanese government has extended US$261,681 in aid for developing several projects in East Java and East Nusa Tenggara.The assistance was handed over by Japanese Consul General in Surabaya Minoru Ishida on Wednesday.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Hundreds of school buildings damaged by floods: Agency
Hundreds of school buildings damaged by floods: AgencyAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 802 schools have been damaged and over 180,000 students have had their schooling disrupted despite the upcoming second term examination on Feb. 25 as a result of ongoing floods in the capital.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Bali sculptor finds expression with wood
Bali sculptor finds expression with woodWayan Sunarta, Contributor, Ubud, Bali Misshapen wooden faces and strange creatures abound in Galeri Sembilan in Ubud. They are the works of aspiring artist I Ketut Muja.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
UGM not the oldest
UGM not the oldest In a report published by The Jakarta Post on Feb. 9, on Australian Prime Minister John Howard's visit to Yogyakarta, it is mentioned that Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is the oldest university in Indonesia.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
1. Duit (2 x 24)
1. Duit (2 x 24) Asian currencies mixed late, unruffled by yen's pullback 2. Oil (1 x 32) Trading plays doubts over Brent 3. Gold (1 x 24) Gold lower on selling pressure 4. RI to lobby India on CPO
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Jasa Marga to raise Rp 400 billion in bonds
Jasa Marga to raise Rp 400 billion in bondsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned toll operator PT Jasa Marga plans to issue Rp 400 billion (about US$39 million) worth of bonds to finance the construction of vital toll roads, including the link between the West Java towns of Cikampek and Padalarang.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Korean airlines service
Korean airlines service As a recent expat arrival to Indonesia, I tend to listen more than talk when confronted with an unpleasant situation in the business sector. However, I do not extend this courtesy to the international airlines.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Korean trade minister to visit Indonesia
Korean trade minister to visit IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean Trade Minister Hwang Doo-Yun is scheduled to visit Indonesia on Feb. 17 - 19 in an effort to help strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement from the South Korean Embassy.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Ford to launch new models in RI
Ford to launch new models in RI PT Ford Motor Indonesia, the country's sole agent for the U.S.-based car maker Ford Motor Company, said it would launch a number of new models this year to strengthen and expand its business in the Indonesian market.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
Indonesian military officials in Yangon: The Indonesian defense
Indonesian military officials in Yangon: The Indonesian defense ministry's Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang held talks in Yangon on Wednesday with senior officials of Myanmar's ruling military regime, state-run media reported.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
In search of lasting peace in war-torn Maluku
In search of lasting peace in war-torn MalukuThe following is the executive summary of research results on Maluku from the website of the Jakarta office of the Brussels- based International Crisis Group, dated Feb. 8 before the government-sponsored peace talks in Malino, Central Sulawesi.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
BIN doubts validity of terror report
BIN doubts validity of terror reportYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief AM Hendropriyono questioned on Wednesday the validity of a document on planned terrorist attacks in the capitals of three Southeast Asian countries.
Thu, 14 Feb 2002
BI's rate up for fear of inflation
BI's rate up for fear of inflation Bank Indonesia's one-month promissory notes stood at 16.92 percent at Wednesday's weekly auction, or a slight increase on last week's rate of 16.91 percent, Bank Indonesia said.