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Thu, 31 Jan 2002
JP/1/Sutiyoso
JP/1/SutiyosoJakarta moves to help residents, belatedlyThe Jakarta Post Jakarta It was a case of too little, too late, as Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso claimed on Wednesday afternoon that the City administration would take emergency action to alleviate much of the grief from the floods and chaos which...
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
Business centers near completion
Business centers near completion JAKARTA: Two business centers in Muara Karang and Pluit, North Jakarta, which will cost an estimated Rp 26.35 billion (US$2.53 million) to build, will be finished in the first quarter of 2002.
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
Floods swamp Jakarta, death toll hits 14
Floods swamp Jakarta, death toll hits 14Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The floods resulting from the torrential rains that have swamped the Greater Jakarta area over the last five days left the city paralyzed on Wednesday as millions of people were trapped either in their homes...
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
Investigation into Theys' murder draws skepticism
Investigation into Theys' murder draws skepticismTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Papuan people's hope for a thorough investigation into the apparent murder of proindependence Papua Presidium Council (PDP) Chairman Dortheys "Theys" Hiyo Eluay may have been dashed as the government...
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
Cabinet of cacophony
Cabinet of cacophony Few people know, perhaps, how busy the State Minister for the National Planning Board, Kwik Kian Gie, is inside the cabinet. But outside cabinet the Dutch-educated economist, who was coordinating minister for economics, financial and industrial affairs in president Abdurrahman...
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
On political decency
On political decency Elsewhere in the world, or even in this country at a different time, the case might not have attracted the widespread public attention that it has now. Most probably, the factor that makes it something of a cause celebre within the current Indonesian context is that the kind of...
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
Akbar accuses Baramuli of plotting mutiny
Akbar accuses Baramuli of plotting mutinyKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Long-standing but silent rivalry between Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung and the party's patron Achmad Arnold Baramuli rose to the surface on Wednesday as Akbar accused his foe of campaigning against his leadership.
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
No better deal with power supplier: Minister
No better deal with power supplier: MinisterMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti said on Wednesday that the government was in no position to pursue a better deal in negotiations with the independent power producers (IPPs) as...
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
SBI rate drop to 16.93%
SBI rate drop to 16.93% The weighted average interest rate on one-month Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes is continuing to fall, descending for the first time in seven months below the 17 percent mark.Bank Indonesia said its SBI rate fell to 16.93 percent from 17.
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
Legislators should repent
Legislators should repentFrom Warta Kota I wholeheartedly agree with some of the protest rallies rejecting the price hikes. These rallies should go on until the government and the country's leaders become aware of the problems and decide to reduce the fuel prices, as they will certainly spur other...
Thu, 31 Jan 2002
Flexibility on Taiwan: China waits for Chen's move
Flexibility on Taiwan: China waits for Chen's moveThe Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore China last week floated a nuanced policy remark on Taiwan which has set off a flurry on the island. Vice-Premier Qian Qichen appeared to signal a shift of position when he said members of Taiwan's...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Drivers, laborers block port
Drivers, laborers block port JAKARTA: Dozens of container truck drivers and laborers blocked the entrance to Tanjung Priok port early on Tuesday to protest price hikes. They also demanded the implementation of the provincial wage of Rp 591,600 (US$57.5).
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Harm reduction: Confronting HIV/AIDS/hepatitis
Harm reduction: Confronting HIV/AIDS/hepatitisDavid Djaelani Gordon, The Jakarta Post, Contributor, Jakarta By the latter part of the 1980s an increasing number of virologists and medical experts, along with a rapidly expanding number of anxious governmental agencies, were alarmingly waking up to...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
for Jan 31
for Jan 31 Already checked;JP;HADI; ANPAk..r.. AFTA-details-market JP/15/HADI Hadi Soesastro CSIS JakartaA tiny but important golf course needed to win the gameor'Action First, Talk After' The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) at last became a reality on Jan. 1, 2002 -- on paper, anyway.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Pertamina seeks to resolve dispute with IPP
Pertamina seeks to resolve dispute with IPPMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm Pertamina is seeking an out-of-court settlement with independent power producer (IPP) Karaha Bodas Co.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Allianz enjoys growing business in Indonesia
Allianz enjoys growing business in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Multinational insurer Allianz Group affirmed its long-term commitment to Indonesia during a presentation on Tuesday of the 2001 results for its two local companies, PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia and PT Asuransi Allianz Utama...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Students lose school buildings
Students lose school buildings BOGOR: Hundreds of students of two state elementary schools in Hambalang village, Bogor regency, have to attend classes at another school because their school buildings had been destroyed under building swap agreements, while the new buildings have not been...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
'Tommy tried to bribe Gus Dur'
'Tommy tried to bribe Gus Dur'Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A suspect confirmed on Tuesday that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra had attempted to bribe former President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid in attempts to obtain a presidential pardon."Yes, there was such a plan.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Govt raises phone charges by 15 percent
Govt raises phone charges by 15 percentDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Transportation and Communications Agum Gumelar announced on Tuesday that telephone charges would increase by an average of 15 percent starting Jan. 31.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Power and money drive Aceh military solution
Power and money drive Aceh military solutionLesley McCulloch, Lecturer, Asian Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia "I am Acehnese. I have seen all Aceh's territory. I have met with Aceh's religious leaders, and many of the population too.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Maluku peace talks set for Jan. 6 and 7
Maluku peace talks set for Jan. 6 and 7The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government will host peace talks between Muslim and Christian leaders next week aimed at ending three years of sectarian fighting in the Maluku islands, a local leader announced on Tuesday.The talks will be held from Feb.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Chinese New Year holiday optional
Chinese New Year holiday optional JAKARTA: Chinese New Year, which falls this year on Feb. 12, is not a national holiday, but an optional holiday, a religious affairs ministry official says."Optional holiday means its implementation depends on individual discretion, whether to make it a holiday or...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Heavy rain causes severe traffic jams
Heavy rain causes severe traffic jamsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pouring rain caused not only floods, but also severe traffic jams all over the city, bringing misery to motorists who were stuck for hours in the congestion.Jakartans are used to traffic jams, which occur daily in certain places.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
15 Indonesians jailed for hostel riots in Malaysia
15 Indonesians jailed for hostel riots in MalaysiaReuters, Seremban, Malaysia A Malaysian court jailed 15 Indonesian textile workers on Tuesday for six months for rioting and taking part in an illegal assembly linked to Jan. 17 riots at their company's hostel accommodation.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
'Cultural propagation promotes tolerance'
'Cultural propagation promotes tolerance'Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Noted Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid hailed on Tuesday Muhammadiyah's plan to propagate religion using a cultural approach, saying it would promote tolerance among religious followers in the country.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
IMF approves $341m in new loans
IMF approves $341m in new loansBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) approved new loans worth US$341 million for Indonesia, signalling continued support in the government at a time when public confidence has been put to the test over recent...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
E-government to be developed
E-government to be developed JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin said here on Tuesday that his office would develop an e- government to help administrative efforts in both the central and regional governments.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Lombok villagers get cash payments for nothing
Lombok villagers get cash payments for nothingPanca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram Villagers in West Nusa Tenggara have been receiving assurances from an Islamic foundation that it will provide them with individual payouts of Rp 400,000 per month without expecting anything in return.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Heavy storms pound Jakarta, eight perish
Heavy storms pound Jakarta, eight perishThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Heavy rains continued to pound the city Tuesday, causing massive floods, a landslide and severe traffic jams in almost all parts of Jakarta.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Moral movement
Moral movement I fully agree with Nurcholish Madjid that most Indonesian leaders are completely lacking the sense of the current crisis and are leading an outrageous way of life.Hopefully legislators, government employees, governors, regents, and other officials will hear him (at least a little).
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
SOEs better to be led by business professionals
SOEs better to be led by business professionalsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should use business professionals instead of bureaucrats to manage and lead state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as they had a better understanding of business operations, a former minister saidTanri...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Japan unemployment rate at record high, spending falls
Japan unemployment rate at record high, spending fallsTamawa Kadoya, Reuters Japan's unemployment rate climbed to a record high for the fourth straight month in December and household spending sagged, providing little hope that the world's second-largest economy will pull out of recession any time...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
U.S. in the Philippines: Benefit or liability?
U.S. in the Philippines: Benefit or liability?Lee Kim Chew, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore America's war against terrorism has given the country a new opportunity to re-establish its military presence in the Philippines.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Refugee kids extend suicide deadline in Australia
Refugee kids extend suicide deadline in Australia Reuters Woomera, AustraliaEleven Afghan teenagers on Tuesday extended by 24 hours a deadline for a suicide pact aimed at forcing the Australian government to free them from a desert refugee camp.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Debt-strangled Indonesia
Debt-strangled Indonesia In the Jan. 21 article in The Jakarta Post by Mr. Rizal Ramli (Debt trap and dependence in Argentina, Indonesia). Mr. Ramli stated that, "In early October 1997, I wrote that the IMF would not resolve the impending financial crisis, but would instead plunge Indonesia into a...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Balinese people protest 'Indosiar' action series
Balinese people protest 'Indosiar' action seriesJuniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Some 200 people representing the Forum for Harmonious Inter-Faith Relationships (FKUB) staged a peaceful protest at the Provincial Representatives Council building here on Tuesday, demanding the Jakarta-based...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Legislator faces one-year jail term
Legislator faces one-year jail term CIANJUR, West Java: Prosecutors demanded on Tuesday that a local legislator be jailed for a year on a charge of provoking people to attack members of the Cianjur legislative council (DPRD) in 2000.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Looking for SE Asia's own Carlos the Jackel
Looking for SE Asia's own Carlos the JackelTiarma Siboro and Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Singapore The intense antiterrorist probe conducted over the past three months, has in recent weeks begun to expose transnational activities which few could have imagined.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, January 30, 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...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Cabinet of cacophony
Cabinet of cacophony Few people know, perhaps, how busy the State Minister for the National Planning Board, Kwik Kian Gie, is inside the cabinet. But outside cabinet the Dutch-educated economist, who was coordinating minister for economics, financial and industrial affairs in president Abdurrahman...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
'IMK causes environmental damage'
'IMK causes environmental damage' PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Mining firm PT Indo Moro Kencana (IMK) should pay compensation to the local administration for the environmental damage it had caused, the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) demanded Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Symposium on Islam in Indonesia
Symposium on Islam in Indonesia JAKARTA: The New Zealand Asia Institute, Auckland University and the Indonesian Embassy in New Zealand are scheduled to hold a symposium with the theme: "Overlooking Indonesia: Openness, Religious Harmony and Globalization.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Students stage rally at AGO
Students stage rally at AGO JAKARTA: About 200 students from the University of Indonesia (UI) and Muhammadiyah University staged a rally on Tuesday at the Attorney General's Office in South Jakarta, urging the office to bring corruptors to court.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
South Jakarta landslide kills six, seriously injures one
South Jakarta landslide kills six, seriously injures oneBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Six people, including three children, were killed and one man was injured when a landslide tore through their homes in Pejaten Timur, South Jakarta following heavy downpours in the area for the past...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan 29, 2002
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan 29, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,150 25 618,000 Adindo Foresta 70 -10 55,500 AGIS 125...
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2001Music and Entertainment* Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Tel. 031 5311234): - Lobby: Pianist, every Morning, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday to Saturday evening, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Jan.29
Rupiah Rates Jan.29 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,823.00 9,823.00 10,375.00 10,271.00Austrian schilling 1 678.63 615.35 650.53 643.42Australian dollar 1 5,585.75 5,064.74 5,354.54 5,295.73Belgian franc 1 231.49 209.90 221.90 219.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
NZ to hold symposium on Islam in Indonesia
NZ to hold symposium on Islam in Indonesia JAKARTA: The New Zealand Asia Institute, Auckland University and the Indonesian Embassy in New Zealand are scheduled to hold a symposium with the theme: "Overlooking Indonesia: Openness, Religious Harmony and Globalization.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
ID raids that include slaps
ID raids that include slaps The chief of North Jakarta Public Order Office, Tonny Boediono, made a forced entry into a house in the Pejagalan area. He slapped the owner of the house, who happened to be a Chinese.
Wed, 30 Jan 2002
Credit card fraud
Credit card fraud Lately, I have been dogged by fraudulent use of my credit card. Having had my MasterCard replaced twice, I have only used my most recently issued card to obtain some cash advances at a branch of BII in Bogor.