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Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Court to sentence drug dealers to death
Court to sentence drug dealers to death MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The Mataram District Court said on Monday it was ready to sentence drug dealers to death if the defendants were proven guilty under the prevailing laws.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, January 29, 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, January 29, 2002Performances * Sundanese Traditional Drama Lutung Kasarung Lalana by Dewi Murni art group, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 8 p.m., Feb. 2.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
BKKBN gears up for autonomy
BKKBN gears up for autonomy The National Family Planning Coordination Board (BKKBN) will hold a national workshop later this week to determine both strategy and policies in line with regional autonomy."The meeting will focus on our evaluation of program implementation in 2001 and discussions on...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Promises, backtracks, and what's next?
Promises, backtracks, and what's next? Promises, promises, promisesBy Gloria O. Pasadilla It seems as if ASEAN member countries are not really keen on making AFTA work. Delays in tariff reduction commitment, while used as a means to buy time, could do more harm than good particularly to the ideal...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Garuda suspends Europe service
Garuda suspends Europe serviceAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The country's flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia will temporarily suspend its service from the tourist island of Bali to Frankfurt and London due to a sharp decline in the number of passengers using the service, according to...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
JP/8/SCENE
JP/8/SCENEClare Martin visits RI JAKARTA: Chief Minister of Australia's Northern Territory, Clare Martin, is currently in Indonesia for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering trade ties between Indonesia and the territory.She met with President Megawati Soekarnoputri at the State Palace on Monday.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Water inundates 60 spots in the capital city
Water inundates 60 spots in the capital cityRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city was again hit by floods on Monday as the water inundated at least 60 spots in its five mayoralties, with a water level of up to 150 centimeters in places.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
RI may export CPO to China
RI may export CPO to China Indonesia will supply at least 30 percent of China's quota of 2.4 million tons of crude palm oil (CPO) this year, said chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Industries Group (Gapki) Derom Bangun on Monday."In 2002, the Chinese Government has issued a quota of 2.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Not a professor
Not a professor An article on the Youth Matters page (The Jakarta Post's Sunday edition of Jan. 27, 2002) entitled Cheating no short cut to success, refers to me as a professor, which I am not.I am only a non-permanent lecturer at the Department of English, School of Literature, Universitas...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Embassy donates sports equipment
Embassy donates sports equipment JAKARTA: The German embassy here will donate sports equipment to children under the auspices of the Kampus Diakonia Modern (KDM) Foundation in Bekasi, in an effort to help alleviate the problem of street children, by providing an outlet for them.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
AGO to grill Akbar on Feb. 5
AGO to grill Akbar on Feb. 5 The Attorney General's Office has announced it will question House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung on Feb.5 in connection with his alleged role in a scam involving the National Logistics Agency (Bulog).
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Toppling Akbar Tandjung: Mission impossible
Toppling Akbar Tandjung: Mission impossibleKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The soft spoken Akbar Tandjung, who was closely involved in the downfall of two presidents and who left his mentor Soeharto shortly before the latter quit in 1998, may now have to use the same...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
1. Autonom - 21 x 2 lines
1. Autonom - 21 x 2 linesMegawati still pushing for Autonomy revision 2. Sophan - 24 x 1 line Sophan cites deceitful legislators 3. Flood - 14 x 3 linesWater inundates 60 vulnerable spots in the city4. Garuda - 34 x 1 lineGaruda president Abdul Gani resigns
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Bus firms asked not to raise tariff
Bus firms asked not to raise tariff JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso asked all transportation companies on Monday to refrain from raising their tariffs until he issued a decree, adding that anyone found increasing rates before that time would lose their permits.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Fathur has no links to al-Qaeda: Da'i
Fathur has no links to al-Qaeda: Da'iKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar was another state official to deny speculation that an Indonesian arrested in the Philippines, Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi, has links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Lidya declared fit for Uber Cup
Lidya declared fit for Uber CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following much speculation about her fitness, Lidya Djaelawijaya has been named the number one singles player in the Indonesian women's team for the upcoming Uber Cup.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Save Indonesian wetlands, save wealth of biodiversity
Save Indonesian wetlands, save wealth of biodiversityBambang Parlupi, The Jakarta Post, Contributor What would the world be, once bereft, Of wet and wilderness? Let them be left. (Inversnaid, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) Wetlands, where earth and water meet, are as old as the planet itself.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Strong quakes hits Bengkulu
Strong quakes hits Bengkulu BENGKULU: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked Bengkulu on Monday, with no immediate fatalities or other damages being reported.Rachmat, a staff member of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) in Jakarta, said on Monday that the quake's epicenter...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
RI studies U.S. aid to fight terrorism
RI studies U.S. aid to fight terrorism Indonesia had received several offers of assistance from the United States to help it crack down on the international terrorist movement, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
A brief of dreams and hopes of the 10 nations
A brief of dreams and hopes of the 10 nations ASEAN Secretariat Jakarta As we all know, most of the Southeast Asian region has now become a free trade zone. Accounting for over 96 percent of all ASEAN trade, the first six signatories of the Common Effective Preferential Tariff scheme for the ASEAN...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
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.pl .rmStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan 28, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 103,500 Adindo Foresta 80 10 554,000...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
OIL STRIKE: Hundreds of fuel truck drivers descend on a depot
OIL STRIKE: Hundreds of fuel truck drivers descend on a depot belonging to the state oil company Pertamina in the nation's second largest city of Surabaya, East Java on Monday. The strikers were demanding higher pay and better working conditions.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Council urges Sutiyoso to step down from firms
Council urges Sutiyoso to step down from firmsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council demanded on Monday that Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso resign as a commissioner of city-owned firms as holding such a position is a violation of a decree of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Growth, price stability crucial to help the poor
Growth, price stability crucial to help the poorAkhmad Rizal Shidiq, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, Institute for Economic and Social Research, University of Indonesia On Jan. 23, economist Ari A. Perdana wrote about people's vulnerability to poverty.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Plaza Senayan's
Plaza Senayan's parking lot unsafe From Koran Tempo At 4 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2002, I arrived at Plaza Senayan and, as I usually do, looked for a parking spot on the second floor (P2). I found one in a corner for my black Mercedes Benz E320 Masterpiece with Bali license plate DK-123-AN.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Akbar's plan to go on pilgrimage
Akbar's plan to go on pilgrimage Reacting to comments made by some circles on House Speaker Akbar Tandjung's plan to go on the haj pilgrimage, his lawyer, Hotma Sitompul, called them "uncivilized and nonreligious". His statement was harsh and, perhaps, made without thinking.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Police vow to speed up handling of fuel scam cases
Police vow to speed up handling of fuel scam casesDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police officials revealed on Monday that they would submit the case files for various fuel scams, in which many are alleged to have illegally stockpiled fuel for economic gain, to prosecutors next week,...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Sophan cites inept legislators
Sophan cites inept legislatorsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Disappointment over the performance of fellow legislators and the political situation appears to be the main reason for the resignation of Sophan Sophiaan, a legislator from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Garuda president Abdul Gani resigns
Garuda president Abdul Gani resignsDebbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President of flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia Abdul Gani has tendered his resignation amid reports that the government is planning to reshuffle the management of the ailing airline.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
U.S. diplomats visit Aceh
U.S. diplomats visit Aceh JAKARTA: Four U.S. diplomats met with members of the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam administration on Monday to obtain the latest information about security in the restive province."The four diplomats came from the U.S.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Rupiah Rates Jan.28
Rupiah Rates Jan.28 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,925.00 9,925.00 10,477.00 10,373.00Austrian schilling 1 686.77 623.83 658.61 651.99Australian dollar 1 5,650.41 5,123.29 5,418.70 5,354.54Belgian franc 1 234.26 212.80 224.66 222.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Bengkulu to expand regencies
Bengkulu to expand regencies BENGKULU, Bengkulu: The Bengkulu provincial legislative council is discussing plans to create more regencies in the resource-rich province in a bid to speed up the development there.With approximately 1.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Flood hits houses, fishponds in Bogor
Flood hits houses, fishponds in Bogor BOGOR: At least 26 houses in Pabuaran village in the Bojong Gede district of Bogor regency were inundated by flood waters that peaked at around five meters on Monday, following the collapse of a dam on Kali Baru river.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Asian monies mixed late, economic prospects improve
Asian monies mixed late, economic prospects improveDow Jones, Singapore Improving economic prospects for many Asian countries as well as a sharp jump in the yen helped set a firmer tone for the region's currencies Monday.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Governor wants police chief removed
Governor wants police chief removed KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The local legislative council (DPRD) is striving hard to persuade Southeast Sulawesi Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin and the province's police chief Brig. Gen. Indarto to settle their differences.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
1. Sutiyoso
1. Sutiyoso 4x12 Council urges Sutiyoso to step down from firms 2. Dedi - 4x8 Tommy's bodyguard admits forgery 3. Tommy Tommy not to testify in judge's murder trial 4. BBM - 2x40 Under Pertamina pressure, police vow to speed up handling of fuel scam cases
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Floods inundate towns, harvest failure looms
Floods inundate towns, harvest failure loomsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floods triggered by torrential rain plagued several towns in Java and Sumatra islands on Monday, forcing thousands of residents to flee to safer areas and submerging thousands of hectares of plantations and crops ready for...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Indonesia gets assistance offers to combat terrorism
Indonesia gets assistance offers to combat terrorismAnnastashya Emmanuelle The Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia had received several offers of assistance from the United States to help it crack down on the international terrorist movement, Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirayuda said on Monday.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Megawati still pushing for autonomy revision
Megawati still pushing for autonomy revisionAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri told the minister of home affairs to make an inventory of problems with the current Autonomy Laws and get the word out immediately to governors, regents and mayors so that...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Development sends waterfowl to brink
Development sends waterfowl to brink The loss of vast areas of wetland throughout Indonesia and elsewhere due to development projects and human encroachment has also meant the loss of precious species.Of particular interest are water birds or waterfowl living in marshes, mangrove forests, swamps,...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
1. WET: 2 lines, 25 counts
1. WET: 2 lines, 25 countsSave Indonesian wetlands, save wealth of biodiversity 2. FOWL: 1 line, 35 countsDevelopment sends waterfowl to brink 3. AUSSIE: 3 cols, 18 countsAustralian species in peril as savior flounders
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Kornelius Purba
Kornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta 2. ENRON -- ENRON AND THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES 1x 30 36 pt Irrationality in market capitalism By Madeleine Bunting in London =
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
KL's ban on RI workers a 'time bomb'
KL's ban on RI workers a 'time bomb'Agencies, Jakarta Indonesia criticized Malaysia on Monday for Kuala Lumpur's plan to halve the number of Indonesians working in the country, warning that the move could backfire and spark an influx of illegal workers.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Muhammadiyah's move wins scholars' support
Muhammadiyah's move wins scholars' supportYogita Tahilramani and Tertiani Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Noted scholars hailed on Monday a historic move by Muhammadiyah, one of the country's largest Muslim organizations, to introduce what it terms "cultural propagation", saying it would...
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Govt plans supervisory board for Bank Indonesia
Govt plans supervisory board for Bank IndonesiaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to set up a supervisory board within Bank Indonesia as one of several measures under the new central bank bill to increase its accountability.
Tue, 29 Jan 2002
Telkom workers strike against transfer plan
Telkom workers strike against transfer planThe Jakarta Post, Semarang and Yogyakarta More than 3,000 workers of state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom Tbk in Central Java and Yogyakarta staged a strike on Monday in their latest bid to foil the deal to transfer the unit to another state-owned...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
1. Ambon - 20 x 2 lines
1. Ambon - 20 x 2 linesBlasts rock Ambon after ministers leave 2. Aceh - 14 x 3 linesGAM wants talks to be postponed indefinitely 3. Class - 24 x 2 linesLocals to seek compensation from developer over floods 5. Golkar - 21 x 2 linesLeftist groups out to destroy Golkar: Team 5.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Autonomy pits Jambi against Riau over island
Autonomy pits Jambi against Riau over islandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two neighboring provinces, Riau and Jambi, have been involved in an intense rift over Berhala Island over the last two months. Both have claimed the ten-square-kilometer islet, for political, cultural and historical reasons.
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Locals demand PIK, city to compensate up to Rp 500 m each
Locals demand PIK, city to compensate up to Rp 500 m eachLocals demand compensation of Rp 500 m each from PIK, city Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta About 5,000 families living around Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) luxury housing complex will seek compensation of up to Rp 500 million...
Mon, 28 Jan 2002
Foreign capital flows to JSX set to continue
Foreign capital flows to JSX set to continueBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign investors may continue to make use of their inroads into the local stock market this week by keeping the index up and rising, although local investors looked set to unwind their gains, analysts said.