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Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Solution to prevent floods in Jakarta
Solution to prevent floods in JakartaFrom Investor IndonesiaThe comments by some Jakarta administration officials on recent floods in the city were extremely amusing. They said that flooding was all part and parcel of the seasonal cycle.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Telkom's workers rally against deal to end monopoly
Telkom's workers rally against deal to end monopolyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of employees of state telecommunications company PT Telkom Tbk from Yogyakarta and Central Java rallied here on Thursday in their strongest protest to date against the deal that will end Telkom's decades-long...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Dutch trade minister due here Sunday
Dutch trade minister due here Sunday Dutch Foreign Trade Minister Gerrit Ybema will arrive in Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 27) as head of a trade mission.During his five-day stay in Jakarta, the Dutch minister is scheduled to sign an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Corrupt zoo officials likely to be dismissed
Corrupt zoo officials likely to be dismissedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two executives of the city-owned Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta will likely lose their jobs for corruption.City Inspector Hendarin Ono Saleh said on Thursday the zoo's director Ismianto and its general and project...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
PLN turns off supply in Kapuk
PLN turns off supply in Kapuk JAKARTA: State electricity company PLN has shut down its power generators that supply energy to the Kapuk area since Wednesday due to intense flooding.The spokesman for the PLN Business Distribution that oversees Jakarta and Tangerang unit, Riyo Supriyanto, was quoted...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan. 24, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 143,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 130 5 1,800,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 0 10,000 Alakasa...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Repressive action in raids regretted
Repressive action in raids regrettedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors have expressed regret at the violence and repression used by some Jakarta administration officials during its controversial identification card raids early this week.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. BCA - 32 x 1 line
1. BCA - 32 x 1 lineSalim still trying to get BCA back 2. Workers - 27 x 2 lines Manpower officials fly to Malaysia over rioting workers 3. Terror - 14 x 3 lines Fathur studied at Ba'asyir's Islamic school 4. Jihad - 30 x 1 lineLaskar Jihad differs with al-Qaeda
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Japan donates Rp 20b to RI
Japan donates Rp 20b to RI MAGELANG, Central Java: The Japanese government donated a total of Rp 20 billion to numerous grass-roots organizations in rural areas across the country as a gesture to demonstrate the two countries's good ties.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan. 23, 2002 Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,125 0 46,500 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 125 0 161,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 250 -15 10,000 Alakasa...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
MSAA doesn't have any legal teeth: Ex-minister
MSAA doesn't have any legal teeth: Ex-ministerThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former finance minister Bambang Sudibyo told legislators on Wednesday that the out-of-court debt settlement agreement signed in 1998 between former bankers and the government was legally flawed and there was no reason for the...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
802 hospitals below standard
802 hospitals below standard CIREBON, West Java: 802 of 1,112 hospitals in the country have not fulfilled the primary accreditation standards set by the health ministry."Only 310 hospitals or less than 30 percent have met the standards, indicating the low quality of medical services given to the...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
MIGA to set up Singapore office
MIGA to set up Singapore office SINGAPORE: The World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will open an office in Singapore later this year or early 2003, officials said Wednesday, amid a rising demand for political risk insurance following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Blast terrorizes chief legislator in Indramayu
Blast terrorizes chief legislator in IndramayuNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post IndramayuHomemade explosives hurled by at least two unidentified persons exploded at the official residence of a local chief legislator in the West Java town of Indramayu early on Thursday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Malaysia slaps temporary ban on intake of Indonesian workers
Malaysia slaps temporary ban on intake of Indonesian workersAgencies, Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta Malaysia will temporarily halt the intake of Indonesian workers following recent riots and consider labor from Cambodia and Vietnam, Deputy Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Asia power plant growth seen steadier than U.S.
Asia power plant growth seen steadier than U.S.Cameron Dueck, Reuters, Singapore The pace of power plant construction in Asia could slow in some areas in 2002 as the economic slowdown hits electricity demand, but activity should remain steadier than in the U.S. market, industry experts say.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Garbage in Jakarta
Garbage in Jakarta As a regular overseas traveler, I am always impressed by the cleanliness of cities abroad, be it in Europe, America and even in some Asian countries.If other countries can solve their garbage problems, surely Indonesia, as one of the richest countries in natural resources, is...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Syafei's death no threat to peace efforts in Aceh
Syafei's death no threat to peace efforts in AcehAntara, Jakarta The killing of the military commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Tengku Abdullah Syafei will have no significant impact on the efforts to bring about peace in the troubled province, an Acehnese legislator says.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
HK students enliven Bebarungan festival
HK students enliven Bebarungan festivalRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Blah Batu, Gianyar In Bali, there is no day that goes by without some kind of ritual, music and dance; three things that spiritually enrich the island and touch every aspect of the lives of the Balinese.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Petronas to sign gas pact by year-end
Petronas to sign gas pact by year-endAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's national oil and gas company aims to sign an agreement by the end of this year develop gas reserves in Indonesia's East Natuna Sea, an official said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Legislators may suffer from political backtrack
Legislators may suffer from political backtrackA'an Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators from PDI-Perjuangan may backtrack on the political party's previous stance concerning the establishment of a special committee to probe the Rp 40 billion Bulog scam implicating...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Solution to prevent
Solution to prevent floods in JakartaFrom Investor Indonesia The comments by some Jakarta administration officials on recent floods in the city were extremely amusing. They said that flooding was all part and parcel of the seasonal cycle.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
KL, Thailand to start pipeline project
KL, Thailand to start pipeline project KUALA LUMPUR: A stalled gas pipeline joint venture between Malaysia and Thailand is expected to finally take off in April, a senior executive of Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. Standard Chartered Bank Plc.
1. Standard Chartered Bank Plc. 2. Newbridge Capital 3. Farallon Capital 4. Bank Mega Consortium 5. Dynamic Choice 6. Indonesia Recovery Fund Limited 7. Berca Consortium 8. Consortium of Bank Panin shareholders led by PT Trimegah Securities. 9.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
JITF to restructure $5b debt in 2002
JITF to restructure $5b debt in 2002The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF) aims to finalize the restructuring by as much as US$5 billion in corporate debt in 2002, before its mandate ends at the end of the year, according to its chairman Becelius Ruru.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Thailand finds a way out, what about us?
Thailand finds a way out, what about us? The topics of the talks by Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his two-day visit to Indonesia were focused on trade cooperation and the terrorism issue.Indonesia and Thailand are still struggling to escape from the crisis.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
'RCTI' sole local TV channel for 2002 World Cup soccer matches
'RCTI' sole local TV channel for 2002 World Cup soccer matchesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta RCTI, the privately run television station, announced on Wednesday that it would broadcast live 45 of the 64 soccer matches at World Cup 2002, which will be jointly hosted by South Korea and Japan.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Thailand to host ASEAN meeting
Thailand to host ASEAN meeting BANGKOK: Thailand will next week host a meeting of senior economic officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), officials said Wednesday.The two-day meeting will focus on drawing up an action plan for the group's "Vision 2020" goal to create free...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Council wastes public's money on meeting in resort hotel
Council wastes public's money on meeting in resort hotelAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors are again spending millions of rupiah of public money by conducting a two-day meeting with city officials at the Horison Hotel in North Jakarta to discuss the proposed 2002 budget.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Fathur graduate of Ba'asyir's school
Fathur graduate of Ba'asyir's schoolKartika Bagus C and Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta/Jakarta An Indonesian, arrested for suspected links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network in the Philippines, received his education at an Islamic boarding school founded and run by...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Data on people with AIDS in Batam varies
Data on people with AIDS in Batam varies BATAM, Riau: Spokesman for Mitra Keluarga Foundation Efrizal said here on Tuesday that Batam's Health Center did not have accurate data on the numbers of people with AIDS or those infected by HIV virus on the island.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
ID card raids ineffective and ridiculous, critics say
ID card raids ineffective and ridiculous, critics sayPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Critics condemned the Jakarta administration for continuing its controversial door-to-door ID card raids Wednesday, saying the policy violated human rights, and was also ineffective and ridiculous.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Lawyer terrorized by client's husband
Lawyer terrorized by client's husbandThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lawyer who is handling the divorce case of a battered women has complained about being terrorized by the angry husband, the police and the military.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Funds for cheap rice could be better spent
Funds for cheap rice could be better spentAlexander Irwan, Sociologist, Jakarta How did the government come to the conclusion that the previous Special Market Operation Program (OPK) should be followed by the newly introduced Rp 4.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Dozens of Thai fishermen roam Nias
Dozens of Thai fishermen roam Nias MEDAN, North Sumatra: The presence of dozens of Thai fishermen on Nias island has caused unrest among the islanders as locals feared they would spread AIDS.The Thai fishermen have been employed on a fishing vessel belonging to PT Universal Mina Jaya after they...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Hospital criticized for rejecting patient
Hospital criticized for rejecting patient JAKARTA: The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (LBH) criticized Harapan Bunda hospital for rejecting an unemployed man who had suffered severe burns due to an explosion of a butane gas cylinder in a cigarette kiosk.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
ICRC to hold workshop in Riau
ICRC to hold workshop in Riau JAKARTA: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is scheduled to hold a workshop in Pekanbaru, Riau, with the aim of empowering organizational institutions throughout Sumatra.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
AGO undecided on Akbar pilgrimage
AGO undecided on Akbar pilgrimageKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As controversy continues to rage around House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's planned haj pilgrimage, despite his status as a suspect in an alleged Rp 40 billion scam, Attorney General MA Rachman says he had not...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
151 street criminals arrested
151 street criminals arrested JAKARTA: A total of 151 criminals involved in at least 94 street crimes since Jan. 1 were arrested by Jakarta police.City police detective chief Sr. Supt. Bambang Hendarso Danuri, told reporters Wednesday that the criminals were arrested during raids conducted from Jan.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. Proper (2 x 20)
1. Proper (2 x 20) Jakarta property market shows no growth: PwC 2. Duit (4 x 15) Asian currencies mixed late, outperform yen's decline 3. Oil (1 x 30) Russia might resist further oil cuts in Q2 JP/12/Oil 4. Gold (1 x 25) Gold lower in Europe
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
One dead as floods hit towns in Java
One dead as floods hit towns in JavaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floods triggered by two days of heavy rains have swept through several cities across Java since Tuesday, leaving at least one person dead and thousands of others homeless.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Asian monies mixed late, outperform yen's decline
Asian monies mixed late, outperform yen's declineNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were mixed late Wednesday after clambering off their intraday lows, as the dollar remained well-bid against the yen even as it took a breather from its runup to new 39-month highs Tuesday.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Response to shipping saga
Response to shipping saga On behalf of the management of PT Freight Lini Express Indonesia we would like to thank Mr. Paul Hamel for bringing the problem of his shipment from Canada to Surabaya (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 18, 2002: Shipping saga).
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Bali's cockfighting tradition lives on
Bali's cockfighting tradition lives onTri Vivi Suryani, Contributor, Denpasar Dozens of young and old men gather near a temple in Denpasar, while women busy themselves selling lawar (mixed vegetables and meat), grilled pork, chicken satay, snacks and colorful homemade syrups.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
KONI to assess Asiad medal chance
KONI to assess Asiad medal chance JAKARTA: The National Sports Council (KONI) will hold a "Strategic Planning Session" to look into Indonesia's medal prospects at the upcoming 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.The one day session will take place on Thursday at KONI's office in Central Jakarta.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
UNHCHR steps up pressure on Indonesia
UNHCHR steps up pressure on IndonesiaAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) stepped up its pressure on Wednesday for Indonesia to act swiftly against militiamen and others connected to human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999,...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
Exams at elementary schools
Exams at elementary schools JAKARTA: Beginning next month the government will publicize a program, which entrusts each elementary school to run its own exams after it eliminated the national exams for the schools (Ebtanas), an official said.
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
ID card raids continue despite protests
ID card raids continue despite protestsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the outcry from city residents, the public order agency continued on Wednesday its controversial door-to-door identity card (KTP) raids in Penjaringan district, North Jakarta, arbitrarily arresting some 98...
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
BI gives green light to IBRA bank merger plan
BI gives green light to IBRA bank merger planThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia will clear the status of Bank Prima Express and Bank Patriot in one or two days, to pave the way for the planned merger of five banks under the supervision of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Thu, 24 Jan 2002
1. Papua - 14 x 3 lines
1. Papua - 14 x 3 linesNonpartisan team on Theys' death suggested 2. BBM - 24 x 2 linesFuel prices hike won't hurt the poor: Government 3. PDI - 21 x 2 linesLegislators may suffer from political backtrack 5. Leandro - 28 x 1 line UNHCR steps up pressure on RI