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Fri, 11 Jan 2002
Apindo OKs minimum wage
Apindo OKs minimum wageThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) vowed on Thursday to comply with a court ruling ordering the implementation of the government's new minimum wage policy.
Fri, 11 Jan 2002
StanChart intensifies efforts to buy publicly-listed BCA
StanChart intensifies efforts to buy publicly-listed BCADadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Already regarded as the most credible bidder, Standard Chartered Bank Plc. (StanChart) is reported to have teamed up with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), boosting its chances...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Rights activists slam TNI over summons
Rights activists slam TNI over summonsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A human rights group slammed the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Wednesday for refusing to answer a summons by the Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Violations (KPP HAM) for the Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Megawati says fuel price hike must go ahead 2
* Headlines: Megawati says fuel price hike must go ahead 2* Opinion: What to come after NU-Muhammadiyah meeting? 4* City: Jakarta to continue evicting poor people 6* Archipelago: East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 teachers 7 * National: Thousands suffer from mental illnesses in Poso 8* World: Armed men...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Minister calls for boycott of garuda over extortion
Minister calls for boycott of garuda over extortionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea on Wednesday threatened to call a boycott of Garuda Indonesia unless the national air carrier canceled its decision to raise the airfare for Indonesian workers bound...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
NTT needs more 3,200 teachers: Governor
NTT needs more 3,200 teachers: GovernorYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Resolutions for major educational problems in East Nusa Tenggara are likely years away. A persistent shortage of teachers in the province remains far from being fulfilled, while the welfare of those hanging on is...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Learn from Habibie
Learn from Habibie Kerosene is scarce. People in various regions have to queue to obtain it. Some have even fainted while doing so. In 2001, Indonesia's economic growth at 3.5 percent was the highest in Southeast Asia. This figure has aroused optimism among policy makers.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
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---------------------------------------------------------------- Name Post Case Legal process ---------------------------------------------------------------- Akbar Tandjung House speaker Bulog's under Rp 40 b scam investigation Sjahril Sabirin BI governor Bank Bali's on trial Rp 904 b scam...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Confusion over workers' wages
Confusion over workers' wages Efforts made by the government to raise workers' wages have almost always involved debates, resistance and chaos because on the one hand, company owners wish to minimize production costs while on the other workers hope to improve the lives of themselves and their...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
1. PKB, 1 line, 25 counts
1. PKB, 1 line, 25 countsNU leaders reject Matori's PK 2. EDUCATE, 1 line, 35 countsEntrance test plan meets cold response3. BAPEDAL, 2 lines, 27 countsEnvironmentalists demand the revival of Bapedal4. POSO, 2 lines, 30 countsSome 4,000 displaced by Poso conflict suffer mental disorders
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Soeharto's abolition
Soeharto's abolitionFrom Koran TempoI agree with Rahmawati Soekarnoputri's objection to the granting of an abolition to Soeharto, which, as she said in a recent interview at the University of Bung Karno, would mean canceling plans to bring Soeharto before the courts.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Jl. Tuan Langa in Kuta, named after Danish entrepreneur
Jl. Tuan Langa in Kuta, named after Danish entrepreneurWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Kuta Amid all the places of interest shown on the map of Bali, you will find a single reference to a site known as the Mads Johansen Lange tomb.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Shadows from the past catch up with Akbar
Shadows from the past catch up with AkbarEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite his cunning as the quintessential political animal, any hopes Akbar Tandjung may have had for winning the 2004 presidential election seem severely crippled, if not completely dashed, by the graft charges...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Evicted people stage protest
Evicted people stage protestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 500 people who were evicted from slums along the West Flood Canal in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, joined a peaceful rally on Wednesday to protest the forced evictions.The protest started at 11 a.m.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members
Japan has maintained close relations with the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. 2. HERALD: 2 X 24 36 pt Bodoni S. Korea must bring down cost of higher education Robert J.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Councillors agree to scrap costly life insurance fund
Councillors agree to scrap costly life insurance fundDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to deflect mounting public criticism over the proposed 2002 city budget, City Council said Wednesday that it would ask the city administration to scrap life insurance and travel fund...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Bogor to use garbage incinerator
Bogor to use garbage incinerator BOGOR: Bogor will incinerate its garbage and the resultant ash will be used to make concrete bricks.Bogor's Park and Sanitation Agency chief, Dody Rosadi, said that such a facility that had also been applied in Tangerang, Banten province, would also reduce...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Students not merely 'empty bottles'
Students not merely 'empty bottles'Simon Marcus Gower, St. Laurensia School, Serpong, Tangerang, Banten In the words of a somewhat exasperated Indonesian education professional, "In Indonesia people still think that the children are empty bottles and that we, as educators, must just pour the...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
2 x 20 48 pt
2 x 20 48 pt A closer look at the Muhammadiyah-NU meeting Mohtar Mas'oed Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta 2. Simon -- Education's mission must be enrichment and empowerment 1 x 32 36 pt Students are not merely 'empty bottles' Simon Marcus Gower St. Laurensia School Serpong, Tangerang Banten
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Parties in disarray
Parties in disarray A little more than four years after president Soeharto's forced resignation in May 1998 brought about hopes of political reform, the growth of the party system in Indonesia still gives little reason for contentment.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
KL urges UN to probe of 'white' policy
KL urges UN to probe of 'white' policy EAST TIMOR: Malaysia has urged the United Nations to investigate claims by a top UN official of a "white" policy in the UN administration in East Timor, a report said on Wednesday. Malaysian diplomat N.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
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Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Entrance test plan meets cold response
Entrance test plan meets cold responseLeo Wahyudi S, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's plan to expand the state university enrollment test to twice a year is meeting a cool response from education experts.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
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Thu, 10 Jan 2002
East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 more teachers
East Nusa Tenggara needs 3,200 more teachersYemris Fointuna The Jakarta Post Kupang Resolutions for major educational problems in East Nusa Tenggara are likely years away. A persistent shortage of teachers in the province remains far from being fulfilled, while the welfare of those hanging on is...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Sutiyoso to continue evictions
Sutiyoso to continue evictions JAKARTA: City Governor Sutiyoso refused on Wednesday to sign a moratorium on the forcible eviction of poor people despite the public outcry and criticism from the National Commission on Human Rights that saw it as against human rights.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Cathay Pacific's service
Cathay Pacific's service On a three-day tour to Beijing (Dec. 12-15, 2001), traveling from Jakarta via Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, I had a very bad experience. Having left Jakarta in the morning I arrived at Beijing at 9:30 p.m. and found myself without luggage on that cold night.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
BI sees 2002 bank loans up over Rp 62 trillion
BI sees 2002 bank loans up over Rp 62 trillionBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia expects total bank loans to grow by Rp 62.12 trillion (about US$5.49 billion) this year, as compared to Rp 47.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Golkar lobbies to ease pressure on Akbar
Golkar lobbies to ease pressure on AkbarThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Attorney General's Office moves to question 10 witnesses in House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung's corruption case, demands for a House special inquiry into the speaker and for him to step down have begun to die...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
UNESCO to examine Borobudur temple
UNESCO to examine Borobudur temple BOROBUDUR, Central Java: A team of UNESCO experts will examine the condition of the famed Borobudur temple next year, a local official has said.The experts will see if the temple's construction has changed since it was renovated 20 years ago, said Dukut Santosa,...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Ten more killed in fresh clashes in Aceh
Ten more killed in fresh clashes in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh At least 10 people were killed in a series of incidents in the province of Aceh on Tuesday, an official and humanitarian activist said in the capital of Banda Aceh on Wednesday.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
SIA to continue global expansion
SIA to continue global expansionAgence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore Airlines (SIA) must continue to spread its wings across the globe despite recent turbulence in the industry, its chief executive said.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
More ceramic artists break away from tradition
More ceramic artists break away from traditionA. Sudjud Dartanto, Contributor, Yogyakarta Despite the mushrooming of exhibitions of mainstream art, there were few exhibits of ceramic works last year. The year of 2002 opens with a ceramic exhibition at Galeri Benda.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
New trick by pickpockets
New trick by pickpocketsFrom KompasNow pickpockets have a new ruse they employ in minivans operating as public transportation.Two or more men offer the passengers brochures of traditional medicine for free. One of them offers a free massage to the would-be victim, while the other sits next to him.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Bali's Kediri returns to normal after riot
Bali's Kediri returns to normal after riotI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar After the torching of 30 homes in Abiantuwung Village, Kediri Subdistrict, some 15 kilometers west of the city on Tuesday, the situation in the village was returning to normal on Wednesday as local police...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Municipality found guilty
Municipality found guilty JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta municipality and the state-owned railway company PT KAI were found guilty on Wednesday of failing to "professionally" evict slum residents from under a railway bridge in Central Jakarta two years ago.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Bahana gets role in KPC sale
Bahana gets role in KPC sale JAKARTA: The government said on Wednesday it had appointed state-owned securities firm PT Bahana Sekuritas as its financial consultant to decide on the value of coal-mining firm PT Kaltim Prima Coal's (KPC) shares.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Muhammadiyah-NU meeting: A closer look
Muhammadiyah-NU meeting: A closer lookMohtar Mas'oed, Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama, Yogyakarta He has done it again. Syafi'ie Maarif has repeated what he did almost 10 years ago. In 1993, as one of the Muhammadiyah leaders, together with young figures from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mostly from Yogyakarta,...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Fuel price hike must go ahead: Megawati
Fuel price hike must go ahead: MegawatiBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As protests over plans to raise fuel prices mount, President Megawati Soekarnoputri admitted that it was a tough decision but, unlike her predecessors, said the government will not back down from the plan.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Government set to ban tin ore exports
Government set to ban tin ore exportsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is to issue a ruling next week to ban the export of tin concentrate in a bid to curb illegal mining, a move which could stop state-owned tin mining company PT Timah from going to the wall, a senior...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Court rules in favor of Ginandjar
Court rules in favor of Ginandjar JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court declared on Wednesday a member of the House of Representatives guilty of damaging Ginandjar Kartasasmita's reputation during an interview with Metro TV in May last year.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Ex-serviceman killed in Aceh
Ex-serviceman killed in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Marzuki Achmad, a retired Army first lieutenant was shot dead by two unidentified men in his house in Lamkruet Village, Lhoknya, Aceh Besar on Tuesday.Maj.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Environmentalists oppose scrapping of Bapedal
Environmentalists oppose scrapping of BapedalTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's policy to scrap the Environmental Impact Control Agency (Bapedal) and to fuse its functions into the Office of the State Ministry for Environment met strong opposition from...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
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Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Imported food free from tax
Imported food free from tax JAKARTA: Finance Minister Boediono has decided to exempt the value added tax (VAT) on some imported basic foods in a bid to ensure the supply of the basic needs to the people and to maintain social stability, a ministry statement said.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
3rd alleged Tommy accomplice stands trial in murder case
3rd alleged Tommy accomplice stands trial in murder caseMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another accomplice of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, Dody Harjito, was yesterday indicted for the murder of Supreme Court Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita last July.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
JP/4/MOHTAR
JP/4/MOHTAR A closer look at the Muhammadiyah-NU meeting Mohtar Mas'oed Executive, Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta He has done it again. Syafi'ie Maarif has repeated what he did almost 10 years ago. In 1993, as one of the Muhammadiyah leaders, together with young figures from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mostly...
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Suroso's painting legacy preserved by daughter
Suroso's painting legacy preserved by daughterMehru Jaffer, Contributor, Jakarta Ina, 40, was blissfully unaware of her father's -- Suroso -- art until he died a decade ago. She recalls that Suroso spent a lot of his leisure time in front of a canvas mounted on an easel.
Thu, 10 Jan 2002
Koizumi pledges 'sincere, open' partnership with Southeast Asia
Koizumi pledges 'sincere, open' partnership with Southeast AsiaAgence France-Presse, Manila Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pledged on Wednesday at the start of his Southeast Asian tour to cooperate more closely with the region in a "sincere and open" partnership.