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Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Terror threats close Australia, Canada, EU missions in RP
Terror threats close Australia, Canada, EU missions in RPAgencies, Manila Australia, Canada and the European Union (EU) closed their embassies in the Philippines on Thursday in response to specific terrorist threats by religious extremists, but Philippine officials and security experts said the...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Broadcast law allows foreign ownership
Broadcast law allows foreign ownershipDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's parliament Thursday passed a new broadcasting law that allows foreign investors to directly hold a maximum 20 percent stake in local television and multimedia companies.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
No to corrupt leaders
No to corrupt leaders In the Nov. 16 issue of The Jakarta Post, several experts gave their views regarding the state of our society, titled Indonesia mentally ill. I suppose all sound members of our society agree with their opinions.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Fresh thinking sought for new leadership
Fresh thinking sought for new leadershipMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prior to the Indonesian Sports Council's (KONI) congress to elect a new chairman, officials from various sports organizations urged KONI to do away with the fund-raising capacity as a prerequisite for a candidate.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Self-confessed Bali bombers map out a sinister trail
Self-confessed Bali bombers map out a sinister trailLawrence Bartlett, Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Evidence from two self-confessed bombers has mapped out a sinister trail from the peace of a Malaysian village and the piety of a rural school to the carnage of the Bali massacre.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Security tightened ahead of holidays
Security tightened ahead of holidaysFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Authorities have tightened security across the country ahead of the upcoming holiday season, deploying about 120,000 police personnel to anticipate possible terrorist attacks and other security disturbances.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Amin wins S. Sulawesi gubernatorial election
Amin wins S. Sulawesi gubernatorial electionJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Amin Syam, the Golkar Party candidate, won a major victory in the South Sulawesi gubernatorial election on Thursday for the 2003- 2008 period to replace outgoing governor H.Z.B. Palaguna.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Privatizing essential services not always the right answer
Privatizing essential services not always the right answerHenry Heyneardhi, Fellow Researcher, The Business Watch Indonesia, Jakarta, heyneardhi@watchbusiness.org Last September 2002, the World Bank launched a draft of the World Development Report 2004, focusing on "making services work for poor...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Disables hold bazaar, art performance
Disables hold bazaar, art performance JAKARTA: Disabled people will demonstrate their talent in an art performance and present their creations during a bazaar and exhibition here this coming weekend.Held in observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons, which falls on Dec.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Fauzi refreshes call against migrants
Fauzi refreshes call against migrants JAKARTA: Vice Governor Fauzi Bowo reiterated the city administration's call for people, who will celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns, not to bring anyone to the city upon their return here, unless the newcomers have a job and a place to stay.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Broadcast bill passed despite protests
Broadcast bill passed despite protestsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a previous no-show by many legislators, the House of Representatives (DPR) finally endorsed the contentious broadcasting bill on Thursday despite protests from broadcasters and journalists' unions.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
IBRA pushes govt for release of bad debtors
IBRA pushes govt for release of bad debtorsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) increased the pressure on the government on Thursday to end the indecision over whether it will drop criminal charges against ex-bankers who abused trillions of rupiah in state loans.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Five more people arrested for Bali bombing
Five more people arrested for Bali bombingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian police have arrested five more people suspected of being linked to the deadly Bali bomb blasts.The latest arrests were made in the Malimping area of Lebak, Banten province, and bring the total number of people...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Foreigners denied entry to Papua
Foreigners denied entry to PapuaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To avert the possibility of foreign intervention, the government announced on Thursday it would deny entry to a delegation from a United States-based non-governmental organization to Papua.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
JP/14/brief
JP/14/briefAstra to meet creditors Dec. 12 JAKARTA: PT Astra International, Indonesia's largest automotive company, said Thursday it plans to meet creditors Dec. 12 in Singapore to seek their approval for a US$800 million debt restructuring plan.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Oil price steady on prospect of tighter market
Oil price steady on prospect of tighter marketAgence France-Presse, London The price of oil held steady in early trading here on Thursday, buoyed by the prospect of stronger demand and possible supply disruptions in the event of a U.S. war in Iraq.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Schools remain closed after quake
Schools remain closed after quake MANOKWARI, Papua: The earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale that jolted the region and damaged many buildings in Manokwari regency earlier this month has forced thousands of students in the remote districts of Oransbari and Ransiki to study at makeshift...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
New library for poor villagers
New library for poor villagers JAKARTA: Children from Cinamprak village, Mauk district, Tangerang, will soon be able to read good books when SD Inpres Setia Bakti elementary school opens its new library next month.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Govt proposes 25 new regencies
Govt proposes 25 new regencies JAKARTA: The government has submitted 10 bills to the House of Representatives (DPR) on the establishment of 25 autonomous regencies throughout the country.President Megawati Soekarnoputri, in a letter accompanying the bills, said she had assigned Minister of Home...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
[b]Canada moves into to knowledge-based economy
Canada moves into to knowledge-based economyThe Jakarta Post's journalist Ardimas Sasdi along with six journalists from Asia visited Canada's cities of Ottawa,Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver on a tour involving more than 20 universities, colleges, institutions and government agencies in charge of...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Rights abusers should be executed: East Timor leader
Rights abusers should be executed: East Timor leaderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Independent Indonesian legal experts lamented on Thursday the ad hoc human rights court's verdict against former pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres, saying the sentence was too lenient for such a...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
BIN plans regional offices to improve intelligence work
BIN plans regional offices to improve intelligence workFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Intelligence Agency (BIN) plans to establish provincial representative offices across the country to increase information gathering and coordinate operations among other intelligence...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Case against JI suspects reviewed
Case against JI suspects reviewed SINGAPORE: Singapore officials have reviewed the cases of 18 suspected terrorists, accused of plotting a bombing campaign in Southeast Asia, to determine if they should remain under indefinite detention without trial, the government said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Two foreign investors postpone trash projects
Two foreign investors postpone trash projectsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fearing further terrorist attacks after the Bali bombing tragedy, two foreign investors have recently postponed their plans to build garbage processing plants here with a total investment of US$378 million, an...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Asian monies mixed late, rupiah unchaged
Asian monies mixed late, rupiah unchagedAlan Yonan Jr., Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were mixed against the dollar in quiet trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.Currencies were confined in narrow ranges as players showed a reluctance to stake out large positions because of...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Asians study in Canada to build better careers
Asians study in Canada to build better careers TORONTO, Canada: Julie Eveline Wijaya, in her early 20s, left her hometown and parents in Medan in North Sumatra three years ago to study chemical engineering at Ottawa University in Ontario, Canada.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Electronics producers renew call for tax review following Sony decision
Electronics producers renew call for tax review following Sony decisionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Electronics manufacturers renewed calls on Thursday for the government to review its tax policy on electronics and to boost its antismuggling efforts to help locally made goods compete in the local...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Embassy fears fan threat by elusive Indonesian terror suspect
Embassy fears fan threat by elusive Indonesian terror suspectJane Macartney, Reuters, Singapore Round-faced with spectacles and a wispy beard, Riduan Isamuddin could blend into any crowd in Southeast Asia. And he does.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
* Headlines: BIN plans branch offices to improve intelligence 3
* Headlines: BIN plans branch offices to improve intelligence 3 * National: Govt refuses visit of foreign observers in Papua 4 * Archipelago: East Java raises minimum wages by up to 15% 5 * Opinion: The risks behind privatizing essential services 6 * City: Foreign investors put on hold garbage...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Guns and smiles greet students as int'l schools reopen
Guns and smiles greet students as int'l schools reopenIan Timberlake, Agence France-Presse, Jakarta Two faces -- one smiling, the other stern -- greeted students returning to classes Thursday for the first time since leading international schools in Jakarta closed two weeks ago over reported...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Refugees blamed for forest damage
Refugees blamed for forest damage KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 1,000 hectares of land inside protected forests in the East Nusa Tenggara regency of Belu have been cleared for plantation and settlement by East Timorese refugees, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Where's all the money they pledged, asks Bali administration
Where's all the money they pledged, asks Bali administrationEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The Bali administration questioned on Thursday the whereabouts of the financial assistance promised by various parties, including the central government, foreign countries and international...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Govt talks tough on holiday bonus
Govt talks tough on holiday bonus BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Banjarbaru administrative city authorities threatened on Thursday to take to court employers who fail to pay holiday bonus to their workers.Head of the local manpower and cooperative agency Ruspandie said he would enforce Law No.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Nov. 28 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Nov. 28 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,282.98 4,721.64 5,029.50 4,974.89 Brunei dollar 1 5,370.37 4,802.69 5,112.70 5,060.30 Canadian dollar 1 6,024.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Gus Dur leads party presidential race
Gus Dur leads party presidential race JAKARTA: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is still topping the list of presidential candidates from his National Awakening Party (PKB), a party leader says.PKB deputy chairman Mahfud M. D.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Two orangutans confiscated
Two orangutans confiscated The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) confiscated on Thursday two orangutans (pongo pymae) after negotiations with their owner Jacobus Jut on Jl. Dewi Sartika, who had kept the animals for the past 10 years.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Garuda's flights
Garuda's flights to Europe The Jakarta Post published my previous letter in which I expressed my disappointment in our national airline, Garuda Indonesia, for cancelling flights to and from the United Kingdom.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
More investors flee
More investors flee How ignorant has the Indonesian government been about the rapidly worsening investment climate in the country?The fact that it took newspaper headline stories, disclosing Sony Corp.'s plan to close down its audio-equipment plant in Bekasi, West Java, to jolt the government with...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Moving towards the Free Trade Zone era in Batam:
Moving towards the Free Trade Zone era in Batam: Preparing an intelligent and reliable island Based on surveys conducted by the Central Statistics Bureau (BPS), the application of a free trade and free port zone, or generally referred to as Free Trade Zone (FTZ), in Batam will increase the island's...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Action against ticket scalpers planned
Action against ticket scalpers planned JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency plans to take pictures of ticket scalpers caught operating at bus terminals this holiday season and expose the pictures to the public.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Political parties bill endorsed despite gender equality issue
Political parties bill endorsed despite gender equality issueKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives endorsed on Thursday a bill on political parties despite the protest of a number of legislators demanding the adoption of specific rulings to ensure gender equality in...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
BI to close on extended holiday, banks yet to decide
BI to close on extended holiday, banks yet to decideThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia will close its offices, suspend transactions and reschedule some operations to comply with a government instruction extending the Idul Fitri holiday by three more working days, the central bank announced on...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Sitorus dreams of controlling weather
Sitorus dreams of controlling weatherTarko Sudiarno, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Upon seeing the massive floods inundate much of Jakarta last January, Baginda Patar Sitorus' heart sank.But looking on the bright side, Sitorus, chief of the Cloud Seeding Unit of the Agency for the Assessment and...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Pertamina nominates Hyundai to build tankers
Pertamina nominates Hyundai to build tankersDow Jones, Singapore Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has nominated South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. to build two very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, a Pertamina spokesman said Thursday.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
GAM to defy ban and celebrate `independence day' on Dec. 4
GAM to defy ban and celebrate `independence day' on Dec. 4The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jayapura/Jakarta Despite a government ban and military posturing, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) intends to go ahead with its plan to celebrate the 26th anniversary of their proclamation of Acehnese independence on...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaFridayMaghrib 5.57 p.m.SaturdayImsak 3:56 a.m.Subuh 4:06 a.m.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Government vows to set up crisis investment team
Government vows to set up crisis investment teamAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apparently shocked by the planned pullout of Japanese electronic giant Sony Corp., the government vowed on Thursday to work very hard to solve the various problems faced by the existing investors to...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Head of Batam Authority:
Head of Batam Authority: "We offer the best for investors" Since the establishment of Batam as an industrial, trade and tourism zone, it has become more well-known and has attracted numerous foreign investors.
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Say 'no' to the broadcast bill
Say 'no' to the broadcast bill I wish to comment on the government's plan to pass the broadcasting bill proposed by the House of Representatives (DPR). As one of the students who took part in the struggle for reformation in 1998, I am very disappointed and am calling for all public elements to...
Fri, 29 Nov 2002
Budget proposal draws criticism
Budget proposal draws criticismMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Councillors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) criticized the Tangerang regency election committee (Panlih) for marking up a budget proposal to finance the regency election next March.