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Wed, 13 Feb 2002
SC told to issue opinion on KPP HAM
SC told to issue opinion on KPP HAMTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court (SC) must issue a legal opinion on the controversy about whether or not military and police generals believed to be responsible for the Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II killings have to comply with the...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Akbar Tandjung should resign
Akbar Tandjung should resignFrom Sinar PagiThe calls for Akbar Tandjung's resignation from his position as Speaker of the House of Representative (DPR) have been strengthened by the decision to appoint him as a suspect in a corruption case wherein he is charged with abusing Rp 40 billion in...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Idul Adha to fall on Feb. 22: The government announced on Tuesday
Idul Adha to fall on Feb. 22: The government announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Day of Sacrifice would fall on Feb. 22, a day earlier than its estimate. The announcement came after a meeting between Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Al Munawar and leaders of Muslim organizations, including...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Hamzah cancels haj trip to Mecca
Hamzah cancels haj trip to Mecca Vice President Hamzah Haz has canceled his plan to perform a haj pilgrimage this year, citing the unremitting floods that have left over 100 people dead nationwide and nearly crippled the country's economy."I have decided to postpone my pilgrimage ...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Philippines finds potential gas field
Philippines finds potential gas field MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced on Tuesday a consortium led by a state-owned firm stumbled on a gas field in the country's main island of Luzon.The Philippine National Oil Co.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
House leaders tell Megawati to reshuffle cabinet lineup
House leaders tell Megawati to reshuffle cabinet lineupKurniawan Hari and Viva Goldner, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) told President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday not to blame the bureaucracy for poor performance but Cabinet ministers who could not...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Rival Maluku groups sign peace accord
Rival Maluku groups sign peace accordJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Malino Under the government's mediation, the two delegations of opposing factions, Muslims and Christians, signed a peace agreement that may end the three-year sectarian conflict that has claimed more than 6,000 lives and displaced...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Government names 2002 year of ecotourism
Government names 2002 year of ecotourismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has declared 2002 as national "Ecotourism Year" in an effort to put some life back into the country's tourism sector.A statement issued on Tuesday following a meeting of senior economic ministers led by Coordinating...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Dadang fails to produce data of food recipients
Dadang fails to produce data of food recipientsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chairman of the Raudlatul Jannah Foundation Dadang Iskandar failed on Tuesday to produce data on recipients of the Rp 40 billion food distribution program, but insisted that his organization had...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Regional autonomy
Regional autonomy In the beginning was the desire to stem the growing current of separatism that was increasingly being articulated in the wake of the downfall of the old Soeharto regime. After Aceh, where a stubborn separatist movement had been festering for decades, popular demands for autonomy,...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Deputy PM defends border officers
Deputy PM defends border officers MALAYSIA: The deputy prime minister defended border officers on Tuesday against allegations that they colluded in smuggling illegal Indonesian workers into Malaysia.Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that it was too early to decide, however, whether the Malaysian...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Thai, RP to ease limits on Indonesian imports
Thai, RP to ease limits on Indonesian importsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Monday that both Thailand and the Philippines had promised to ease restrictions on several Indonesian products entering their home markets.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Sutiyoso presents flood fund, accountability unclear
Sutiyoso presents flood fund, accountability unclearRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso presented Rp 50 million (US$4,900) in aid to each of the 167 flood-hit subdistrict councils (Dekel) across the city on Tuesday but the questions of accountability and the mechanism...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
1. Peace - 12 x 3 lines
1. Peace - 12 x 3 linesMaluku peace accord draws mixed reaction 2. Holiday - 24 x 2 linesWill Chinese New Year become national holiday? 3. Housing - 18 x 2 linesRevokation of housing permits likely: Minister 4. KPKPN - 28 x 1 lineMegawati yet to have wealth verified 5.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
12 subdistricts in Pekalongan prone to flooding
12 subdistricts in Pekalongan prone to flooding PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Some 12 subdistricts in the Pekalongan regency, Central Java, are prone to flooding and landslides."We call on locals to stay alert in case of worse floods and landslides in the future," Pekalongan Regent Amat Antono said...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
1. BCA (2x30)
1. BCA (2x30)IBRA submits documents for screening BCA bidders to BI 2. Tour (4x10)Government names 2002 year of ecotourism 3. AFTA (2x23)Thai, RP to ease limits on Indonesian imports4. WTO (2x26)RI joins other countries to fight U.S. trade policy6.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Will Chinese New Year become national holiday?
Will Chinese New Year become national holiday?Annastashya Emmanuelle and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesians of Chinese descent are demanding equal treatment from the government, and are asking it to declare Imlek, or the Lunar New Year, an official national holiday.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Expectations for Malino II meeting
Expectations for Malino II meeting Today is the second and last day of a meeting pertaining to the future of Maluku. Subsequent to the successful negotiations held here to settle the previous conflicts in Poso, central Sulawesi, the same place is again used to find solutions to the conflicts in...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Street traders pay Rp 3.2b in illegal levies a month
Street traders pay Rp 3.2b in illegal levies a monthAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City officials and hoodlums collected at least Rp 4.4 billion (US$440,000) in illegal levies each month from 140,000 road side businesses employing 193,000 people, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Papuan quits inquiry team on Theys' murder
Papuan quits inquiry team on Theys' murderThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government received a slap in the face when a civilian member of a government-appointed team investigating the murder of Papua independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay announced plans to resign, along with a report indicating that...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Maluku peace accord draws mixed reaction
Maluku peace accord draws mixed reactionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government-brokered peace accord signed by delegates from the Maluku Christian and Muslim factions in the South Sulawesi town of Malino on Tuesday drew mixed reactions.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Papuan quits
Papuan quits as member of inquiry team into Theys The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government received a slap in the face when a civilian member of a government-appointed team investigating the murder of Papua independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay announced plans to resign, along with a report indicating...
Wed, 13 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.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Dutch govt offers scholarships
Dutch govt offers scholarships JAKARTA: The Dutch government has offered scholarships for Indonesian students to pursue higher education in the Netherlands.Loek Hermans, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, said on Tuesday that the scheme was aimed at boosting ties between the two...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Govt appoints ITC to audit KAI
Govt appoints ITC to audit KAIDebbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post JakartaThe government has appointed Indonesia Transportation Club (ITC) as an independent auditor to audit the operation and safety standard applied by the state-owned train company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), ITC director Dadan...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Nice prawns, shame about the meat at Y Curry House
Nice prawns, shame about the meat at Y Curry HouseBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta Back in the big smoke after a month in Europe and having had it up to the gills with potatoes and roasts, I reckoned it was high time to sock the taste buds with some good ol' spicy Asian nosh.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Japan to recognize East Timor
Japan to recognize East Timor JAPAN: Tokyo will formally recognize East Timor as a state and establish diplomatic ties soon after it becomes fully independent in May, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Wukirasih leads seeded pack to Cigna second round
Wukirasih leads seeded pack to Cigna second roundMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wukirasih Sawondari eased past Irawati Moerid as all the top women's singles seeds advanced to the second round of the Rp 60 million (US$5,850) Cigna Open at the Hilton Executive Club Hardcourts here on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Rupiah Rates Feb. 12
Rupiah Rates Feb. 12 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,685.00 9,685.00 10,236.00 10,134.00Australian dollar 1 5,470.72 4,953.88 5,240.83 5,183.54Brunei dollar 1 5,838.16 5,289.75 5,592.83 5,534.98Canadian dollar 1 6,718.01 6,085.45 6,435.71 6,367.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
RI joins other countries to fight U.S. trade policy
RI joins other countries to fight U.S. trade policyAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is joining other World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries to fight against U.S. government trade policy, which forces foreign companies accused of dumping to pay fines and transfer the...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Government appoints ITC to audit KAI
Government appoints ITC to audit KAIDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has appointed Indonesia Transportation Club (ITC) as an independent party to audit the operations and safety standards applied by state train company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), ITC director Dadan...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
* Headlines: Megawati yet to have wealth verified 2
* Headlines: Megawati yet to have wealth verified 2* Opinion: Govt must reach out, help to rebuild lives 4* City: Sutiyoso orders halt of PIK development6* Archipelago: Papuan to quit inquiry team on Theys 7 * National: President told to reshuffle Cabinet 8* World: 117 killed in Iranian plane crash...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Southeast Asian group linked to al-Qaeda
Southeast Asian group linked to al-QaedaRohan Sullivan, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur When Yazid Sufaat arrived home to Malaysia after months in southern Afghanistan, police were waiting.Authorities say his arrest has helped expose a Southeast Asian terror network that has surprised governments...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Asian monies mostly lower despite yen rebound
Asian monies mostly lower despite yen reboundDow Jones, Singapore Despite a recovery in the Japanese yen, most Asian currencies that were open for trade Tuesday posted mild losses against the U.S. dollar.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Fire razes hundreds of kiosks in Kendari
Fire razes hundreds of kiosks in Kendari KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Mandonga market, the biggest in Southeast Sulawesi provincial capital of Kendari caught fire, razing 600 of the 1,000 kiosks in the market.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Customs office in hot seat over disappearance of 14 containers
Customs office in hot seat over disappearance of 14 containersNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three political parties have threatened to mobilize thousands of their supporters to storm the Cirebon customs and excise office (BC) in West Java following the disappearance of 14 containers with...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Big producers call for 'decent' oil price
Big producers call for 'decent' oil priceOmar Hasan, Agence France-Presse, Riyadh OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and independent producer Norway called Tuesday for a "decent" price for crude to guarantee oil market stability and forecast a brighter economic outlook in the second half of 2002.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Sutiyoso gives subdistricts flood funds
Sutiyoso gives subdistricts flood fundsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso presented Rp 50 million (US$4,900) in aid to each of the 167 flood-hit subdistrict councils (Dekel) across the city on Tuesday but the questions of accountability and the mechanism to be used...
Wed, 13 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.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Holiday mood pervades Chinese New Year celebration
Holiday mood pervades Chinese New Year celebrationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar A holiday mood pervaded Tuesday's celebration of Chinese New Year, with the cessation of many business activities throughout the capital and Denpasar in Bali.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
After the blame game the govt must reach out, help to rebuild lives
After the blame game the govt must reach out, help to rebuild livesSri Pamoedjo Rahardjo, Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Indonesia, Depok, West Java Recent heavy rains have triggered huge floods throughout the country.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Japanese MPs vow help Indonesian 'jugun ianfu'
Japanese MPs vow help Indonesian 'jugun ianfu'Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four female Japanese members of parliament have arrived in Jakarta with the hope of encouraging Indonesian women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II to speak...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Lifer found dead in his cell
Lifer found dead in his cell JAKARTA: A man convicted for the premeditated murder of four members of a family of five in 1995 died on Monday evening at Cipinang Penitentiary, East Jakarta.An employee of Cipinang Penitentiary confirmed on Tuesday that the body of prisoner Philipus Kia Leidjab, 53,...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Much work needed to end ethnic discrimination
Much work needed to end ethnic discriminationFrans H.Winarta, Lawyer, Jakarta Indonesia is an archipelagic country that displays a significant degree of tolerance for ethnic, racial and religious differences -- compared to discrimination against ethnic Chinese.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Sutiyoso orders halt of PIK development
Sutiyoso orders halt of PIK developmentAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso ordered the developer of the luxury housing complex Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) in North Jakarta on Tuesday to delay the extension of the complex until the new environmental analysis is completed.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Kedungombo victims get compensation
Kedungombo victims get compensationBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Semarang The long-standing dispute over the acquisition of land for the controversial Kedungombo dam in Central Java may soon be over, as the local administration has finally bowed to residents' demands for compensation.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Tall trees pruned in Mataram
Tall trees pruned in Mataram MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Mataram Mayor Moh. Ruslan, said on Tuesday that the municipal administration would prune tall trees selectively in the city in an anticipation of cyclones during the rainy season.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
MUI tells 'Newsweek' to withhold latest issue
MUI tells 'Newsweek' to withhold latest issueLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) asked the publisher of Newsweek magazine on Tuesday not to circulate copies of its Feb.
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
To national leaders
To national leadersFrom Pikiran RakyatIn view of the deep multi-faceted conflicts and crises now gripping the country and given the fact that the political elite and our important figures in science and technology, both in and outside the government, have failed to quickly solve these conflicts and...
Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Revokation of housing permits likely: Minister
Revokation of housing permits likely: MinisterMoch. N. Kurniawan and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government warned developers it could revoke their housing permits should an evaluation reveal the city administration had wrongfully issued them causing environmental degradation...