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Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Abolition, New Order trick
Abolition, New Order trickFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe crisis befalling Indonesia is a major consequence of the blunder made during the 32-year rule of the New Order regime under Soeharto.This crisis has been protracted, with the emergence of the post-Soeharto government of reformists who are too...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Mega told to take bold action: Legislators, non-governmental
Mega told to take bold action: Legislators, non-governmental organization activists and students urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri to get serious with her words and deeds in order to cleanse the bureaucracy and other institutions from New Order groups and individuals who are the enemies of the...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Vietnam top pepper exporter
Vietnam top pepper exporterAssociated press, Hanoi Vietnam overtook Indonesia to become the world's largest pepper exporter in 2001 with shipments of 56,000 tons, an official said Monday.However, the country earned just US$90 million from its pepper exports in 2001, much less than the $146 million...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Government declares war against major diseases
Government declares war against major diseases The government will intensify efforts to combat disease this year in a bid to reverse its failure to control major diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, leprosy and dengue fever, health minister Sujudi says.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Magnolia: Tasty titbits and lyrical muse at Plaza Senayan
Magnolia: Tasty titbits and lyrical muse at Plaza SenayanLes Coffier, Contributor, Jakarta Magnolia, Plaza Senayan 2nd floor, Jl Asia Afrika No.8, Central Jakarta 10270, tel. 5725244, e-mail: magnolia@cbn.net.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Jakartans gather for one-minute wonder
Jakartans gather for one-minute wonderThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Forgetting the current prolonged crisis, hundreds of thousands of Jakartans flocked the city's main thoroughfares on Monday night to brave massive traffic jams and crowds to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Marunda dump plan to go ahead
Marunda dump plan to go aheadAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has continued with its plan to open a new garbage dump in the Marunda area, North Jakarta, despite protests by local residents on the possible environmental impact.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Kosteniuk match facing cancellation
Kosteniuk match facing cancellationMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top billing chess games between world-class women's star Alexandra Kosteniuk and four Indonesian junior players could be canceled due to the Russian's recent demand for an appearance fee and a change in how the games are played.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Four dead, 10 missing after floods in Medan
Four dead, 10 missing after floods in MedanApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A delegation of three ministers on Tuesday visited areas that were hit by severe flooding during the past week in Medan, North Sumatra, where four residents were killed and 10 others were still missing.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Church blasts mar year-end festivities
Church blasts mar year-end festivitiesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Explosions rocked four churches in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu on New Year's Eve and the first day of the year, on Tuesday, injuring a police officer.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Grenade explosion kills one on new year's day
Grenade explosion kills one on new year's dayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just hours after fireworks were set off marking the coming of the year 2002, a hand grenade exploded in front of Ayam Goreng Bulungan restaurant in Blok M, South Jakarta at 3:30 a.m.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Snacks: Delicious but dangerous
Snacks: Delicious but dangerousSanti Hendrawati, Contributor, Jakarta Candy, potato chips, chocolate, taffy, ice-cream, milk and other snacks as well as instant noodles are consumed in large quantities by many children and in some cases are the staple of many a kid's diet because some parents allow...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Soeharto's cronies may score victory: Observers
Soeharto's cronies may score victory: ObserversBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Soeharto's cronies, relatives and lawyers have a litany of excuses to convince the public why his case must be dropped: degenerative illness, old age, physical frailty and dementia.Not only that.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Best investor for BCA
Best investor for BCA Given the fragile state of Indonesia's banking industry, despite the almost $65 billion in taxpayers' money already spent on its restructuring and recapitalization, it is market credibility and a good track record in bank management, not the highest price, that should become...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Welcome to Ende
Welcome to Ende Some weeks ago I was on a sailing cruise and we anchored off Ende, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, for a trip to Mount Kalimutu. We went by speedboat to Pantai Pasar, the beach adjacent to the market.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Labor suppliers at odds with govt
Labor suppliers at odds with govt JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian Labor Suppliers (Apjati) has lodged a strong protest with the manpower minister over what it sees as "intervention" in its internal affairs.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
RI's quiet entry into AFTA breeds free trade distrust
RI's quiet entry into AFTA breeds free trade distrustBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Marking its debut into the free trade era, Indonesia opened its market on Tuesday to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), but economists warned a lack of publicity about AFTA has given rise to public...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
PON XVI project and collusion
PON XVI project and collusionFrom RepublikaAs a citizen of South Sumatra I feel very sad, annoyed and confounded by the attitude of the provincial executive toward the PON XVI 2004 national sports festival project scam between the regional public works office and the regional legislature's...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Latest version - Dec 27 - bsr
Latest version - Dec 27 - bsrCaltex Provides Free Harelip Surgery For Local Kids Rahmat was 12 and Juniati was 11. Like the other kids in their village of Aur Sati in the Tambang district of Bangkinang, Riau, the two could often be found playing cheerfully in their neighborhood.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
S. Sulawesi Muslims seek referendum
S. Sulawesi Muslims seek referendum MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The South Sulawesi Muslims' Second Congress held here ended on Monday with a recommendation to implement Syariah (Islamic Law) in the province of South Sulawesi by either special autonomy or independence.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
JP/ /
JP/ /Key events leading to the AFTA1967 : Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia signed the Bangkok declaration to establish ASEAN.1984 : ASEAN members rose to six with the entry of Brunei Darussalam1992 : ASEAN agreed to set up the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) with the...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance
Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insuranceAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After waiting months for a decision, the city's 85 councillors can now feel more relaxed and secure after confirmation that the 2002 budget would allocate Rp 4.2 billion (US$420,000) for their life insurance coverage.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Church explosions mar year-end festivities
Church explosions mar year-end festivitiesThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Explosions rocked four churches in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu on New Year's Eve and the first day of the year, on Tuesday, injuring a police officer.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Megawati told to take bold action to cleanse bureaucracy
Megawati told to take bold action to cleanse bureaucracyBambang Nurbianto and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators, non-governmental organization activists and students urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri to get serious with her words and deeds in order to cleanse the...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Fuel price increase maybe lower than 30%
Fuel price increase maybe lower than 30%The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will go ahead with its plan to raise fuel prices, but the price hike will not reach 30 percent as approved by the House of Representatives, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Tuesday.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
.rm150
.rm150Country GNP 2001 Population Foreign Trade (US$ predicted) (million) Main exports Main imports Indonesia 692 216 Crude oil,natural Machinery and transport equipment, gas, plywood, garments, basic manufacturers, mineral, crude processed rubber material Singapore 24,664 4.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
PT Telkom should
PT Telkom should give better serviceFrom Republika The plan for a telephone rate increase of 21.67 percent in 2002 using a flat-rate system and in the following year using a "rebalancing formula" should be reviewed. As a consumer, I expect PT Telkom to give its attention to the following:1. Law no.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Fuel prices for industries down 8 percent
Fuel prices for industries down 8 percentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said it had cut fuel prices for industries by an average of 8 percent for January.Pertamina said in a statement on Monday it had reduced the price for industrial diesel oil by 13 percent to Rp 740...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34 Marunda dump goes ahead amid protests 2. INSURAN: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 43 Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance 3. LABOR: Massive layoffs in Tangerang leave 126,000 jobless . New year celebrations
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Fuel prices for industries down 8 percent
Fuel prices for industries down 8 percentThe Jakarta Post Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said it had cut fuel prices for industries by an average of 8 percent for January.Pertamina said in a statement on Monday it had reduced the price for industrial diesel oil by 13 percent to Rp 740...
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Man shot to death by police
Man shot to death by police JAKARTA: Police shot and killed an alleged criminal on Monday, identified as Rhamdoni, 29, at the vicinity of the Kramat Jati market in East Jakarta.Rhamdoni was shot in the chest and head while attempting to grab a police officer's rifle in a desperate bid to escape.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34
1. TRASH: 50 PT, 5 COLS, 1 X 34 Marunda dump goes ahead amid protests 2. INSURAN: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 43 Councillors get Rp 4.2b for life insurance 3. LABOR: Massive layoffs in Tangerang leave 126,000 jobless . New year celebrations
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
Will AFTA or won't AFTA?
Will AFTA or won't AFTA?Adianto P.Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Will the implementation of the ASEAN free trade scheme, which started on Tuesday, benefit local industries?This question was repeatedly raised last year.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
1. AFTA (2 x 24)
1. AFTA (2 x 24) RI's quiet entry into AFTA breeds free trade distrust 2. Tax ( 1 x 21) Tax revenue exceeds target 3. Price (2 x 16) Fuel prices for industries down 4. Spore (1 x 20) S'pore's economy shrinks 5. Fuel ( 2 x 20) Fuel price increase maybe lower than 30% 6.
Wed, 02 Jan 2002
JP//TNI
JP//TNITiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Although it has formally abandoned its much criticized dual function (Dwifungsi) doctrine, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is yet to shed its image as a "troublemaker".