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Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Bring the war home: Combating corruption
Bring the war home: Combating corruptionDonna K. Woodward, Management Consultant, Medan, North Sumatra We refer, of course, to President Megawati Soekarnoputri's renewed war against corruption. Since the reformasi movement was heralded in May 1998, eradicating corruption has been the battle cry of...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Two suspected robbers shot dead
Two suspected robbers shot dead JAKARTA: Two suspected robbers were shot dead on Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta, Central Jakarta, and in Tambora, West Jakarta, respectively on Monday.One robber man was killed by a police officer at 9:30 p.m.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
1. BBM: 20 x 2 lines:
1. BBM: 20 x 2 lines:Bulog distributes cheap rice to poor in West and Central Java2. BANJIR: 20 x 2 linesDeath toll in Medan flooding rises to nine3. VIP: 16 x 2 lines:Taufik Kiemas goes back home 4. ATF: 24 x 2 linesYECC upgrade project to be completed on time
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Death toll from Medan flooding rises to 13
Death toll from Medan flooding rises to 13Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The death toll from flooding triggered by heavy rains in the North Sumatra capital of Medan rose to at least 13 people on Tuesday, while four others are still missing and feared dead, local officials said.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
National bridge league launched for everyone
National bridge league launched for everyoneMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The inaugural National Bridge League (NBL) is set to begin next week with organizers claiming it aims to provide Indonesian players with equal opportunities to play in tournaments.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Expert slams govt over Aceh military command
Expert slams govt over Aceh military commandTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Military observer M.T. Arifin blamed on Tuesday ministers responsible for security affairs for a lack of coordination with military authorities over the plan to reestablish the Iskandar Muda military command in the...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Another council farce
Another council farce Much good wisdom has been voiced here in the capital city but nothing is wiser than the counsel advising Jakartans not to expect any social sensitivity from members of City Council, because they are lacking in it, pathologically.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Activists skeptical about rights tribunal
Activists skeptical about rights tribunalTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights activists expressed skepticism Tuesday on the fairness of trials in cases of human rights atrocities scheduled to start in February, citing the government's secrecy in recruiting ad hoc judges...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Earthquake alarms workers in high-rise buildings
Earthquake alarms workers in high-rise buildingsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the capital on Tuesday afternoon, creating panic among workers in high-rise buildings in parts of Jakarta."The quake was fairly strong.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Office rental market set to remain weak in 2002
Office rental market set to remain weak in 2002The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Demand for office space in Jakarta this year will remain weak due to unfavorable domestic and global economic conditions, according to property consultant Koll IPAC in its latest report issued on Monday.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Although cracks are found in the coalition between Golkar and
Although cracks are found in the coalition between Golkar and PDI Perjuangan, Roy denied speculation that Golkar would abandon Megawati's Cabinet."There's no Golkar ministers or PDI Perjuangan ministers in the Cabinet. They are all members of the Gotong Royong Cabinet," Roy said.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Chinese Premier Zhu arrives in Bombay, build economic ties
Chinese Premier Zhu arrives in Bombay, build economic tiesJayashree Lengade, Reuters, Bombay Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji arrived in India's financial center, Bombay, on Tuesday on the second leg of a visit that Indian officials said had helped ease decades of distrust between the world's two most...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Asian monies mostly up, rising with yen
Asian monies mostly up, rising with yenNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were stronger late Tuesday, as the Japanese yen's continued recovery offset the market's somber contemplation over the prospects of a U.S. economic recovery, observers said.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Yogyakarta to hold batik festival
Yogyakarta to hold batik festival YOGYAKARTA: The Yogyakarta batik community, consisting of batik designers, artists and batik lovers, will hold their second international batik festival in September this year.The festival will be sponsored by the provincial administration.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Tjiwi Kimia to delay payment to 2006
Tjiwi Kimia to delay payment to 2006 JAKARTA: Indonesia's paper maker PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia said it has won approval from its bondholders to delay the repayment of interest on its Rp200 billion bond issue until 2006.Tjiwi Kimia, a unit of Singapore-based Asia Pulp & Paper Co.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Meeting on democracy turns into brawl
Meeting on democracy turns into brawlTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A seminar on democracy at the Hotel Aryaduta, which strongly criticized the country's lack of national leadership, ended up in apparent failure on Tuesday as the forum turned into an ugly skirmish when members of the...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Bank Indonesia sees 2002 consumption growth slowing
Bank Indonesia sees 2002 consumption growth slowingBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia announced on Tuesday that it expected consumption growth in 2002 to weaken from the impact of a high inflation rate, but said an upturn in exports and domestic investment might offset the...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Islamic money market group meets in Bahrain
Islamic money market group meets in Bahrain Board members of a planned International Islamic Financial Market held their first meeting on Tuesday in Bahrain to discuss steps to set up the market in the Gulf's financial and banking hub.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Macro-economic indicators
Macro-economic indicators 1998 1999 2000 2001GDP growth (%) -13.2 0.31 4.8 3.4*Spending - consumption -4.6 2.9 3.9 6.0* - investment -35.5 -19.94 17.9 2.1* - exports 11.5 -31.61 16.1 9.3* - imports -5.3 -40.68 18.2 10.4* Interest rate (%) - BI promissory note (SBI) 38.4 12.5 14.5 17.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Man found guilty in theft of reject sandals
Man found guilty in theft of reject sandals The Tangerang District Court has sentenced a unionist to two months and 24 days in prison after declaring him guilty of stealing a pair of reject sandals from the factory where he used to work.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Bulog distributes cheap rice to poor in West, Central Java
Bulog distributes cheap rice to poor in West, Central JavaNana Rukmana and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu/Banyumas The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) distributed low-cost Vietnamese rice to more than 550,000 poor families in Indramayu, West Java, and Banyumas in Central Java, on Tuesday...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Japan and ASEAN in East Asia - A Sincere and Open Partnership
Japan and ASEAN in East Asia - A Sincere and Open Partnership Speech by Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro KoizumiJanuary 14, 2002 SingaporeToday I would like to speak about cooperation between Japan and ASEAN and my concept of how this cooperation can contribute to all of East Asia.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
'Kopassus members may have had a role in Theys murder'
'Kopassus members may have had a role in Theys murder'Yogita Tahil Ramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Certain members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) may have played a role in the murder of Papuan pro-independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay, the Irian Jaya Police chief said on Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Four motorcycles stolen in Bogor
Four motorcycles stolen in Bogor BOGOR: Four motorcycles were stolen on Sunday adding the long- list of both cars and motorcycles reported stolen to Bogor Police.The motorcycles stolen this time were a Suzuki Shogun, two Honda Astreas and a Kawasaki.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Ciputat market area sinks into chronic disorder
Ciputat market area sinks into chronic disorderRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Chaotic, dirty, and depressing were the exact words used by Syarief, 47, a resident of Kedaung Housing Complex to describe the disorganized situation in Ciputat market, Tangerang, Banten province.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Vendors deceived under hypnotism
Vendors deceived under hypnotism BOGOR: Within a week, 15 vendors at Cisarua traditional market have claimed to have been conned by hypnotists.However, the Cisarya Police Subprecinct chief, First Insp. AS Ridwan, claimed on Tuesday that none of the vendors had reported the incidents to the police.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Deutsche Bank predicts Asia sharp acceleration
Deutsche Bank predicts Asia sharp accelerationReuters, Singapore Deutsche Bank's Asian chief economist, Michael Spencer, staked a claim to having the region's most optimistic growth forecasts on Tuesday arguing for a sharp acceleration beginning later this year and extending into 2003."U.S.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Chief of Irian Jaya Kopassus Unit (Tribuana VIII Task Force)
Chief of Irian Jaya Kopassus Unit (Tribuana VIII Task Force) Lt. Col. Hartomo has once said that his troop felt slandered by rumors that Kopassus was behind They's death. He said there was no reason for Kopassus and the military to kidnap or killed Theys and promised to help police investigate...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Foreign players deployed for pro league's attraction
Foreign players deployed for pro league's attractionMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ten volleyball players from several countries were introduced at a press conference on Tuesday at the Front Row cafe, a popular sports restaurant/bar adjacent to the Bung Karno Sports Complex.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Matori seeks legal measure over dispute
Matori seeks legal measure over disputeAan Suryana and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Matori Abdul Djalil, chairman of one of the two opposing camps within the National Awakening Party (PKB), challenged his political foe Alwi Shihab on Tuesday to bring the party's dispute to court if...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Council opposes plan to build Marunda dump
Council opposes plan to build Marunda dumpBambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council has stated that it would not approve the city administration's plan to construct a garbage dump in Marunda in North Jakarta due to mounting protests from local residents.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
YECC rehabilitation project to be completed before ATF meeting
YECC rehabilitation project to be completed before ATF meetingAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The Rp 42.5 billion upgrade of the Yogyakarta Exhibition and Convention Center (YECC) would be completed prior to next week's ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) meeting, the Yogyakarta provincial...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Overseas competitors deployed for league's attraction
Overseas competitors deployed for league's attractionMusthofid The Jakarta Post JakartaTen volleyball players from several countries were introduced at a press conference on Tuesday at the Front Row cafe, a popular sports restaurant/bar adjacent to the Bung Karno Sports Complex.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
'Lawless' Indonesia discouraging for investors
'Lawless' Indonesia discouraging for investorsSlobodan Lekic, Associated Press, Pelabuhan Ratu,Indonesia For nearly two years Ronald De Cost has been laying the foundations of a seaside resort in this poor fishing village south of Jakarta.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Where to go in Surabaya
Where to go in SurabayaMusic 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, 16 Jan 2002
JP/ /
JP/ /L&M cancels US$15.2 pipeline deal SINGAPORE: Singapore construction company L&M Group Investments Ltd. has canceled a US$15.2 million deal that it agreed to in November to buy a controlling 60 percent stake in a gas pipeline project in West Java, Indonesia, the company said Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Japan and ASEAN in East Asia - A Sincere and Open Partnership
Japan and ASEAN in East Asia - A Sincere and Open Partnership Speech by Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro KoizumiJanuary 14, 2002 SingaporeToday I would like to speak about cooperation between Japan and ASEAN and my concept of how this cooperation can contribute to all of East Asia.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Photo B Caption
Photo B Caption JP/Tarko SudiarnoKEEP SUBSIDIZING OUR FUEL: A protester with a poster that reads "Fuel Increase Suffocates People" demonstrates in Yogyakarta. Hundreds of people from the Muslim group, Hizbut Tahrir and students from Gadjah Mada University rallied at the Yogyakarta Legislative...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
32 dead in clash in southern Philippines
32 dead in clash in southern PhilippinesAgencies, Zamboanga, Philippines Twelve security personnel and 20 civilians were killed on Tuesday in a clash during a mass rally by supporters of detained Moro leader Nur Misuari in the southern Philippines, officials said.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
1. Donna -- Bring the war home!
1. Donna -- Bring the war home!2 x 20 48 pt Bring the war home: Combating corruptionDonna K. Woodward Management Consultant Medan, North Sumatra 2. Enron -- Enron and cash politics 1x 30 36 pt Enron debacle harmful for Bush Julian Borger Guardian News Service Washington 3.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Routine checkups vital during pregnancy
Routine checkups vital during pregnancyTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pregnancy is always an exciting period of a woman's life as it is a time to bring a new life into the world, someone who will continue her family line.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
OPM headquarters burned down
OPM headquarters burned down JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Puncak Jaya Regent Eliezer Renmaur warned students from the regency against overreacting to the recent burning by the local military of the Free Papua Movement (OPM)'s headquarters in the regency, saying no houses were damaged and burned in the...
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Bloody Malari commemorated
Bloody Malari commemoratedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Around 500 protesters from two organizations (photo above) staged a rally to commemorate the Malari incident, when police killed 11 anti-Japan protesters in Jakarta on Jan.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
1. U.S. - 14 x 3 lines
1. U.S. - 14 x 3 lines U.S. expands military cooperation worldwide 2. Blues - 24 x 2 lines 'Lawless' Indonesia discouraging for investors 3. Beijing - 21 x 2 lines China steps up diplomacy as U.S. presence worries 4. Buyung - 24 x 1 line(to come)
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Jacob renews threat to boycott Garuda
Jacob renews threat to boycott Garuda JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea issued on Tuesday the second warning within a week to boycott Garuda Indonesia if the national flag carrier refused to cancel its plan to hike airfares for migrant workers destined for Saudi Arabia.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Rights groups focus on forced 'disappearance'
Rights groups focus on forced 'disappearance'Grant Peck, Associated Press, Bangkok Asian human rights activists on Tuesday called for making kidnappings and killings by government agencies a specific crime, distinct from kidnapping and murder covered by criminal laws.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
L&M cancels US$15.2m pipeline deal
L&M cancels US$15.2m pipeline deal SINGAPORE: Singapore construction company L&M Group Investments Ltd. has canceled a US$15.2 million deal that it agreed to in November to buy a controlling 60 percent stake in a gas pipeline project in West Java, Indonesia, the company said Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Kopassus may have role in Theys' murder 2
* Headlines: Kopassus may have role in Theys' murder 2* Opinion: Bring the war home in battling corruption 4* City: Flood control not adequately addressed 6* Archipelago: Death toll in Medan rises to nine 7 * National: NGOs skeptical about rights tribunal 8* World: India claims U.S.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Govt unable to help children with cancer
Govt unable to help children with cancer JAKARTA: Indonesia marked on Tuesday the international child cancer day with an appeal to social organizations and people to show they care for children with the deadly disease.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Telkom lacks good faith: Pramindo
Telkom lacks good faith: PramindoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara, a joint operation scheme (KSO) partner of state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telkom, has accused the latter of not acting in good faith in completing a planned asset buyout transaction.