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Activist turns down rights award from Reebok: An Indonesia labor

Activist turns down rights award from Reebok: An Indonesia labor activist has turned down a $50,000 human rights award from sporting goods giant Reebok in protest against the low salaries the company allegedly pays its workers in her homeland.

JP/12/BEJ

JP/12/BEJ.pl .rm Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb. 5, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,175 25 290,500 Adindo Foresta 75 0...

Rupiah Rates Feb.5

Rupiah Rates Feb.5JP/11/ConversionRupiah Rates Feb.5 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,806.00 9,806.00 10,358.0010,254.00 Australian dollar 1 5,527.27 5,010.87 5,298.12 5,239.79 Brunei dollar 1 5,895.90 5,348.24 5,651.46 5,592.

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, February 6, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, February 6, 2001Talk* Presentation on Why UK as a study destination at Study in UK Information Center Ubaya, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 21. Contact Ria or call 031-2981322.

Tasty Indian-style crepes and bread in Medan

Tasty Indian-style crepes and bread in MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan They are crispy, and definitely tasty. That's how most people describe martabak India, a kind of thick, fried Indian crepe filled with spices and small pieces of meat, and roti cane, a flat pancake cooked on a...

'City keeps people in poverty'

'City keeps people in poverty'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration's failure to protect the public has contributed significantly to the increasing number of poor people in urban areas, an expert says.

Rupiah Rates Feb.5

Rupiah Rates Feb.5JP/11/ConversionRupiah Rates Feb.5 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,806.00 9,806.00 10,358.0010,254.00 Australian dollar 1 5,527.27 5,010.87 5,298.12 5,239.79 Brunei dollar 1 5,895.90 5,348.24 5,651.46 5,592.

29 NGOs demand Sutiyoso's dismissal

29 NGOs demand Sutiyoso's dismissalAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A total of 29 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and dozens of flood victims urged the City Council on Tuesday to dismiss Governor Sutiyoso for his failure to control flooding in the city.

Govt view of floods as common disaster deplored

Govt view of floods as common disaster deploredYogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Calling killer floods a "common" disaster, particularly floods that sweep away 65 lives nationwide within days and leave hundreds of thousands of people without homes or employment, reflects the...

Govt to revoke decree on project suspension

Govt to revoke decree on project suspensionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government planned to revoke a presidential decree which suspended developing infrastructure projects in the wake of the 1997 financial crisis, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Purnomo Yusgiantoro...

Indonesia may just

Indonesia may just become historyFrom Rakyat Merdeka I feel hurt to see that some big-wig corruptors remain legally untouched. They have committed wrong, abused their power for money, position and robbed the country of its wealth by using various cunning tricks.

Govt undecided over BCA status if foreign bid wins

Govt undecided over BCA status if foreign bid winsBerni K. Moestafa and Alex Wilson, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has yet to decide whether to keep Bank Central Asia's (BCA) deposit guarantee scheme intact if the bank is sold to a foreign investor, sending bad signals to foreign...

Political decisions after floods

Political decisions after floods Thousands of people are badly in need of proper temporary shelter. They also need food, clean water and medicine.It is hard to understand why the Jakarta administration has not used the Rp 500 billion in funds that have been allocated for helping flood victims.

Victims neglected, diarrhea hits 18,000

Victims neglected, diarrhea hits 18,000Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Without even the most basic assistance from the government, people here have been left completely on their own in the aftermath of floods which have paralyzed the city, and ravaged their...

WWF says logging will wipe out Indonesian forest

WWF says logging will wipe out Indonesian forest GENEVA (Reuters): The Tesso Nilo tropical forest, one of the world's most biologically diverse, could disappear within four years if logging persists at the current rate, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) said on Monday.

Ombudsman trainers get course

Ombudsman trainers get course JAKARTA: The National Ombudsman Commission is carrying out a three-day training course for trainers of ombudsman at Ambhara Hotel in South Jakarta, with the aim of empowering the ombudsman's staff.

S'pore must not budge on headscarves

S'pore must not budge on headscarvesThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore The tudung issue (the right of Muslim female students to wear the veil in Singapore's schools) has strayed beyond the clear-cut confines of administrative prerogative.

PM Howard's visit

PM Howard's visit The offer from the Australian side to postpone the scheduled visit by Prime Minister John Howard in the event the Indonesian government is too preoccupied with handling the consequences of the recent flooding in Jakarta should be appreciated.

Rupiah Rates Feb.5

Rupiah Rates Feb.5 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,806.00 9,806.00 10,358.00 10,254.00Australian dollar 1 5,527.27 5,010.87 5,298.12 5,239.79Brunei dollar 1 5,895.90 5,348.24 5,651.46 5,592.58Canadian dollar 1 6,766.01 6,136.04 6,485.50 6,416.

JP/ /

JP/ /Iskandar Muda Military CommanderName : Muhammad Djali Yusuf Born in Sigli, Pidie in Aceh on Sept. 8, 1949; graduated from the Armed Forces Academy (AKABRI) in 1972.Military unit: Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad)Career : - 1975, 1978, 1983, 1988: served in East Timor - 1991:...

Are phone rate

Are phone rate rises cynical?From Koran Tempo The hike in electricity rates and fuel prices can perhaps be understood, as the state electricity company (PLN) and the oil company (Pertamina) have suffered financial losses, even though people cannot prove whether the losses were caused purely by...

JP/4/FLOOD2

JP/4/FLOOD2 Urgent: Authority for city's vital uplands E. Edwards McKinnon and Janu Ismanik Bandung, West Java The recent severe flooding in Jakarta has affected the lives and livelihood of thousands of people. For years now, improved approaches to soil ...2.

No one in charge of vital uplands

No one in charge of vital uplandsE. Edwards McKinnon and Janu Ismanik, Bandung, West Java The recent severe flooding in Jakarta has affected the lives and livelihood of thousands of people. For years now, improved approaches to soil and water conservation in the upper reaches of the Ciliwung which...

Economic Forecasts by Standard Chartered Bank

Economic Forecasts by Standard Chartered Bank 2001 2002 2003 * GDP - GDP growth 3.3 % 3.8 % 4.3 % - GDP per capita (US$) 685 802 985 * Inflation 12.6 % 10.0 % 10.0 % * Trade Account - Exports (US$) 56.5 53.0 60.0 - Imports (US$) -32.5 -32.5 35.0 - Trade Balance (US$) 24.0 20.5 25.

Koesparmono Irsan ------ chairman --- Komnas HAM

Koesparmono Irsan ------ chairman --- Komnas HAM I Putu Kusa ------------ member --- The Attorney General Office Maj. Gen. Djasri Marin - member ---- Chief of the National Military Police Zulkarnain Yunus ------- member ---- Government official Insp. Gen. E.

TV Program: Wednesday, February 6, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, February 6, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:45 City News10:00 Music10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 Regional News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Debating3:30 Quiz4:30 Children's Program5:15 TV Drama6:00 News8:00...

Two senior ministers greeted by anti-peace demonstration

Two senior ministers greeted by anti-peace demonstrationJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar A high-powered ministerial delegation checking preparations for reconciliation talks between warring religious factions in Maluku, were greeted in South Sulawesi Tuesday by more than 30 Muslim students...

Aceh military command reinstated

Aceh military command reinstatedIbnu Mat Noor and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Disregarding vehement opposition from human rights activists and Acehnese people, the military officially restored on Tuesday the Iskandar Muda Military Command in Aceh, appointing current...

Government-backed team on Theys officially established

Government-backed team on Theys officially establishedTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid mounting calls for an independent team to investigate the killing of Papuan proindependence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, President Megawati Sukarnoputri signed a decree on Tuesday, approving a team,...

Tennis star Angie to promote worldwide anti-tobacco drive

Tennis star Angie to promote worldwide anti-tobacco driveMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian tennis starlet Angelique Widjaja, also a WHO (World Health Organization) health promotion spokesperson, would go to New Delhi, India for a worldwide anti-tobacco campaign, a WHO representative...

Public health fears as pile of garbage still uncollected

Public health fears as pile of garbage still uncollectedRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent floods have left huge piles of garbage in many locations untransported, threatening public health and blocking the flow of water in rivers and floodgates across the city.

In over our heads: Floods in Indonesia

In over our heads: Floods in IndonesiaChristine Foster, Denpasar, Bali In Jakarta, several questions loom large on the horizon as countless people attempt to rebuild their lives after losing everything to enormous floods.

Lucia Hartini releases images of the subconscious

Lucia Hartini releases images of the subconsciousCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, Jakarta At the opening of her third solo exhibition at Bentara Budaya Jakarta on Jan. 31, Lucia Hartini looked another person.

Unshackling imports from corrupt customs

Unshackling imports from corrupt customsVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnopurti is under pressure to take bold measures to bring back a system of pre-shipment inspection of imports, first introduced by the Soeharto regime in the mid- 1980s, to free...

Rupiah Rates Feb.4

Rupiah Rates Feb.4 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,818.00 9,818.00 10,370.00 10,266.00Australian dollar 1 5,515.02 5,000.31 5,286.63 5,228.47Brunei dollar 1 5,902.44 5,353.91 5,658.01 5,598.21Canadian dollar 1 6,797.36 6,165.15 6,515.87 6,446.

Public buses resume services, delays remain

Public buses resume services, delays remainThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Public transportation was returning to normal on Monday, but drivers complained about a scarcity of fuel and a decrease in their earnings as traffic jams continued to affect some roads due to floodwater remaining at several...

Debate on new bond bill kicks off

Debate on new bond bill kicks offThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and the House of Representatives started discussions on Monday on the new draft law on bonds that is intended to provide a strong legal basis for the government to issue new bonds to help out the country's banking sector.

Matori to meet PM Goh Chok Tong

Matori to meet PM Goh Chok Tong A visit to Singapore Monday by Indonesia's defense minister Matori Abdul Djalil "underscores the excellent defense relations" between the two countries, the Singapore government said in a press release.

'Debt extension not for bad debtors'

'Debt extension not for bad debtors'Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said it would exclude uncooperative debtors from a plan to offer debtors a longer debt payment period, in a further sign that it is bowing to pressure from the public calling the plan unfair.

The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post Jakarta Santi, not her real name, never imagined the difficulties she would encounter after she filed for divorce to end her 10-year marriage.Since filing for divorce with the West Jakarta Religious Court in the middle of 1999, she has had to live on the run to avoid terrorizing...

JP/12/brief

JP/12/briefDatacraft Asia gets $12m deal JOHANNESBURG: U.K. network provider Dimension Data Holdings Ltd. said Monday that its Asian subsidiary, Datacraft Asia Ltd., has received a US$12 million contract from PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia to construct a high-speed Internet Protocol backbone across...

Amnesty officials expelled from Papua

Amnesty officials expelled from PapuaR.K. Nugroho and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Jakarta The government has expelled two members of human rights organization Amnesty International from Irian Jaya for illegally investigating the mysterious death of Papuan separatist leader...

Yemen releases 21 Indonesian students

Yemen releases 21 Indonesian studentsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Yemen government has released 21 Indonesian students but will deport 23 others in an unprecedented row over terrorism which is feared will disrupt diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Jakarta in need of long-term waste solution

Jakarta in need of long-term waste solutionAlex Wilson, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Last week's signing of an agreement between the Jakarta city administration and the Bekasi mayoralty means the city's rubbish disposal headaches are temporarily under control.

Public become cash cows

Public become cash cowsFrom Koran TempoThe almost simultaneous increases in the rates of the state electricity company PLN, fuel prices and telephone services from state telecommunications company Telkom in January 2002 have created the impression that the government does not care about the dire...

* Headlines: Heavy rains to hit E. Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara 2

* Headlines: Heavy rains to hit E. Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara 2* Opinion: North-South trade gap can be bridged 4* City: Vegetable prices soar as supply disrupted 6* Archipelago: Amnesty officials expelled from Papua 7 * National: Police to abide by summons on rights abuse 8* World: Iran warns U.S.

Disasters continue to claim lives in other provinces

Disasters continue to claim lives in other provincesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Weather-related disasters that have continued to plague dozens of provinces across the country claimed at least three more lives in South Sulawesi and Bali and displaced thousands of others in Banten and East Java.

Indonesian workers jailed for 30 months in KL

Indonesian workers jailed for 30 months in KLAgencies, Jakarta A Malaysian court sentenced on Monday four Indonesian migrant workers to 30 months each for their involvement in a violent protest over drug testing in the Nilai industrial estate in Negeri Sembilan state on Jan. 17.

PSM beats PSIS 2-1 in Ligina

PSM beats PSIS 2-1 in Ligina MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: PSM Makassar extended its winning streak to three in the Indonesian soccer league (Ligina) after it beat PSIS Semarang 2-1 at the Mattoangin Stadium here on Sunday.

Forex reserves down

Forex reserves down JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia said on Monday that foreign exchange reserves dropped by US$3.3 million in the fourth week of January to $27.77 billion from a week earlier.The central bank said in a statement that the decline was primarily due to the repayment of government overseas...