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Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003Exhibitions* Photo, A Tribute to Bali: 100 Days After, by Kemal Jufri, at Toko Buku Aksara, Jl. Kemang Raya 8B, South Jakarta, (Tel. 021- 7199288), until Feb. 28, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m..
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Revitalizing literature in schools
Revitalizing literature in schoolsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A great many people have been complaining about the chaos surrounding the teaching of literature in our schools, but only a few of them have actually been doing anything to remedy the situation, people like renowned poet...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Debating the debate
Debating the debate Some parts of the bill on general elections can be considered quite sensitive or controversial, but nonetheless necessary, while there are other bits being debated that are virtually meaningless and should be dropped altogether.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Poor reporting on Garuda
Poor reporting on Garuda The facts reported in The Jakarta Post regarding the Garuda pilots' pay dispute with the management have fluctuated radically in the past few weeks.On Jan. 25, according to the Post, Garuda management claimed that pilots received "about 40 percent" of total wage payments.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
From Media Indonesia
From Media Indonesia The Feb. 2 editorial of this newspaper succinctly and correctly discussed the integration of the Chinese community. It seems that the word "becoming" connotes a simple meaning.In fact, it is here that the key to integration lies.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Int'l meeting at Habibie Center
Int'l meeting at Habibie Center JAKARTA: Indonesia will host a preparatory meeting of the Interaction Council (IC) congress held to discuss peace and religious issues following the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the United States.The meeting will be held at the Habibie Center on March 11 and March 12.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003
TV Today: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003TVRI 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service7:30 Children's Program8:00 DRTV 8:30 Talk Show: Ibu, Bayi dan Balita9:00 Cagar Pesona 10:00 TV Drama: Mujizat10:30 Talk Show11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music: Konteswara12:00 p.m.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Victims grapple with annual flood problem
Victims grapple with annual flood problemDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Heavy rains will still be pouring down on Jakarta in the coming days, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) has said. It simply means that flooding is to continue.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Protecting
Protecting delinquent tycoonsFrom Rakyat Merdeka The "release and discharge" policy for delinquent tycoons, which has hurt the people's sense of justice, has proved incapable of making the corruptors atone for their sins and settle their obligations.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Thousands of riverbank settlers to be evicted
Thousands of riverbank settlers to be evictedEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of families living along Jakarta's riverbanks face the possibility of being forced to seek temporary housing, because of plans to evict them in order to widen the rivers.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Watchdog says eight justice candidates unfit
Watchdog says eight justice candidates unfitM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A judicial watchdog called on the House of Representatives on Friday to drop the nomination of eight candidates for Supreme Court justices for failing to uphold transparency.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
DJ Indonesia New Vehicle Sales +45% In January Over December
DJ Indonesia New Vehicle Sales +45% In January Over December JAKARTA: New vehicle sales in Indonesia jumped 45 percent in January compared with December to 26,142 units, Gaikindo, the car assemblers' association, said Friday.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on February 14, 2003:
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on February 14, 2003: --------------------------------------------------------- Name Close Change Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 575 0 0 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS Tbk...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
[b]U.S. Dollar Rates Feb. 14
U.S. Dollar Rates Feb. 14 Latest %Change Yen 120.40-45 -0.14 Euro* 1.0791-96 -0.35 Sterling* 1.6166-71 -0.15 Swiss franc 1.3610-16 +0.42 Canadian dollar 1.5153-63 -0.11 Australian dollar* 0.5936-41 -0.29 New Zealand dollar* 0.5525-28 -0.18 Czech koruna 29.100-30 +0.34 Hungary forint 227.35-48 +0.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Golkar jumps the gun with selection of presidential nominees
Golkar jumps the gun with selection of presidential nomineesRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Stealing the nomination start, the Golkar Party, a political machine that backed the former, repressive New Order regime, has nominated five political figures in its race to return to power in...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Rethinking a war in Iraq: It is not about a PR push
Rethinking a war in Iraq: It is not about a PR pushPhilips Jusario Vermonte, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, pjvermonte@csis.or.id The two-part article by Piers Gillespie (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 10 and 11) has tried to make a case for a war against Iraq.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
House warns Mega not to propose politician for BI governorship
House warns Mega not to propose politician for BI governorshipDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives sent a strong warning to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday not to include politicians on the list of candidates for the Bank Indonesia governorship as this...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
The right to vote
The right to vote From Koran Tempo The 2004 general election is still one and a half years away and the electoral law is still under discussion at the House of Representatives. Every citizen enjoys the right to vote for one of the 237 political parties in this country.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Howard arrives for two-day visit amid looming Iraq war
Howard arrives for two-day visit amid looming Iraq warFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Australian Prime Minister John Howard arrived here on Friday on a two-day working visit amid uneasy bilateral relations concerning a possible attack on Iraq.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
TV Program: Monday, Feb. 17, 2003
TV Program: Monday, Feb. 17, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:03 a.m.Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 English News Service 7:30 Children's Program: Pentas Ceria8:00 Talk Show: RT/RW 8:30 DRTV Indonesia9:00 TV Drama: Janji Cinta9:30 Surat10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita Daerah 11:30 Music:...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for real
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for realThe glaring sun over the skies of Sangatta, East Kutai regency, Kalimantan, was partly covered by clouds on that particular day in February. The blistering heat enveloped the entire city including one of the classrooms of the Sangatta senior...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Peter advances to Cigna semis
Peter advances to Cigna semisMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Peter Handoyo was stretched to three sets to beat Sebastian Dacosta 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the US$9,000 Cigna Open here on Friday.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Russia likely to offer weaponry to Indonesia
Russia likely to offer weaponry to IndonesiaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Russian delegation will arrive in Jakarta next month to draft bilateral business agreements to be signed during the planned visit of President Megawati Soekarnoputri to Moscow in April, Russian Federation...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
RI workers employed as prostitutes
RI workers employed as prostitutes SURABAYA: Some 5,000 Indonesian women migrant workers in Malaysia need immediate help as they have been entrapped by a syndicate to work as prostitutes, a government official working in Malaysia said here on Friday.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
`Residents doubt court will side with them'
`Residents doubt court will side with them' The victims of the massive Jakarta flood in 2002, with the help of a number of non-governmental organizations, filed a class action lawsuit against the President, the governor of Jakarta, and the West Java governor at the Central Jakarta District Court...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Election bill
Election bill urgentFrom Koran Tempo The 2004 general elections are approaching, therefore proper preparations are required, particularly in view of the completely new system to be applied in Indonesia.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Pilgrims to arrive home Sunday
Pilgrims to arrive home Sunday JAKARTA: The first Indonesian haj pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia are expected to arrive in the country on Sunday, a haj services spokesman, Tulus, said on Friday.The first batch is to arrive at Hasanuddin Airport in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar at 5 a.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Antara
AntaraREFORESTATION PROGRAM: Several workers of state-owned forestry company PT Perhutani unload the seedlings of hardwood trees to be planted on empty land in Bojonegoro, East Java. Perhutani is reforesting land cleared by local people for farmland.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
(For Caltex advertorial)
(For Caltex advertorial)Caltex's more than half a century of contribution A red elementary school cap is depicted in a television commercial with a line underneath: "The hat of the president." Maybe someday the owner of the cap might really become the country's president.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Combating money laundering and terrorist financing
Combating money laundering and terrorist financingAnwar Nasution, Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia, Jakarta Bank Indonesia is performing a number of roles to help combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Construction of Balongan refinery to start soon
Construction of Balongan refinery to start soonA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina signed a contract on Friday with a consortium consisting of a Japanese and an Indonesian firm, which will develop a refinery facility that will produce unleaded gasoline.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Acehnese activist still at large
Acehnese activist still at large BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The police in Banda Aceh are still pursuing a prodemocracy activist Kautsar who mobilized Acehnese to go on strike recently without permission from security authorities.The spokesman for the Aceh Provincial Police, Adj. Sr. Comr.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
House to start debating info bill
House to start debating info bill JAKARTA: A House of Representatives committee is set to deliberate a bill on the freedom of public information next week.The committee will be chaired by Paulus Widiyanto, a legislator who headed the deliberation of the controversial broadcasting bill.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
How to keep moving on despite a tight budget
How to keep moving on despite a tight budgetDanny Supriyadi, Senior Manager, Accenture, Jakarta Hope 2003 has gotten off to a good start for you. And as far as money goes - we hearing the same tune: Tight, tight and tight.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Designer dressess find more buyers
Designer dressess find more buyersI. Christianto, Contributor, Jakarta Although the general outlook for the textile and apparel industries remains somewhat gloomy, the demand for designer dresses in the local market is showing a great deal of promise.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for real
Barsa Company: Not just a game, it's business for realThe glaring sun over the skies of Sangatta, East Kutai regency, Kalimantan, was partly covered by clouds on that particular day in February. The blistering heat enveloped the entire city including one of the classrooms of the Sangatta senior...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
[b]Jakartans need equitable
Jakartans need equitable transportation system Marco Kusumawijaya Architect Jakarta 2. Pro15 -- Russia between old Europe and New America 2 X 30Russia readjusts its position between old Europe and new AmericaDmitri Trenin Deputy Director Carnegie Moscow Center Project Syndicate
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003Performance* Teater, Membaca Calon Arang, by Teater Gidag Gidig, at Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta, (Tel. 021- 8573388), Feb. 15, 8 p.m.. Films* Sinema Terang Boelan, Youth and Love, at Museum Nasional, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, No.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
12-year-old boy arrested for drugs
12-year-old boy arrested for drugs TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested a 12-year old boy on Thursday for trafficking drugs at Sudimara railway station in Jombang subdistrict, Ciputat district, Tangerang.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Indonesia closes ranks with peace backers on Iraq
Indonesia closes ranks with peace backers on IraqThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government and civil society leaders closed ranks with peace backers France, Germany, and Russia over demands to resolve the Iraq crisis through diplomatic means, sending yet another message to the United...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Two apprehended for drugs
Two apprehended for drugs JAKARTA: Police arrested two alleged ecstasy dealers and confiscated 1,518 ecstasy pills, chemical substances and drug manufacturing equipment in two separate busts earlier this week.The two suspects had been under police surveillance, Antara news agency reported on Friday.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
More companies prefer to produce foreign brands to boost exports
More companies prefer to produce foreign brands to boost exportsDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta For many Indonesians, browsing branded apparel at shopping arcades or designer outlets is something they really look forward to, especially when they have a chance to visit foreign countries like...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
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People forgotten as politicians begin campaignsKornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post korpur@yahoo.com2. Japan -- Diplomatic report reveals Japan's dilemma 2 X 30 Japan frustrated with China's rapidly growing economic power Diplomatic report outlines the emerging 'China threat' Japan's...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Dozens of timber firms to lose licenses
Dozens of timber firms to lose licensesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government looks set to revoke the licenses of at least 21 industrial timber estate (HTI) concession holders for failing to pass mandatory environmental audits conducted on around 90 firms.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Navy's stern action
Navy's stern actionFrom Media Indonesia This newspaper carried a report on Jan. 29, 2003 under the title of Indonesian navy sinks four vessels for illegal fishing. What the navy has done deserves our support for several reasons.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Please use computer column counting
Please use computer column counting1. IRAQ: 2 x 25 Blix gives mixed picture of Iraqi disarming effort 2. ANTIWAR: 1 x 50 Indonesia closes ranks with peace backers on Iraq 1. GOLKAR: 3 x 18 Golkar jumps the gun with selection of presidential nominees 4.
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Agitators' ulterior motives
Agitators' ulterior motivesFrom Koran TEMPOAbout a year before the 2004 general election, the political climate in our country is warming up. Although the election campaign is still a long way off, many political parties and their leaders have begun to show their muscle to win the hearts of the...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
PLN's high rates
PLN's high rates due to corruption On Feb. 7, 2003 the State-owned electricity company (PLN) and the Indonesian Police signed an agreement on the theft of electricity. In his statement, PLN director Eddie Widiono said that PLN sustained an annual loss of between Rp 500 billion to Rp 1 trillion from...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Residents protest over flood
Residents protest over flood TANGERANG: About 150 residents from the Periuk Damai Sejahtera II housing complex in Periuk District, Tangerang, staged a rally in front of the complex developer's office on Friday, demanding the company take immediate steps to cope with floods still inundating their...
Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Pertamina eyes more LNG contracts from Japan
Pertamina eyes more LNG contracts from JapanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said Friday that it would be more aggressive in selling the country's liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan, which was predicting a rising demand for the commodity from 2007 to 2010.