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Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Military warns protesters against toppling govt
Military warns protesters against toppling govtThe Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java The Indonesian Military (TNI) on Monday said it was the right of citizens to protest over recent price hikes but warned against hidden agendas, including toppling the government by calling for the establishment of...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Inefficiency at root of fuel price hikes
Inefficiency at root of fuel price hikesParulian Sihotang and Alex Russell, Department of Accountancy and Business Finance, University of Dundee, United Kingdom Public anger and discontent at the government's New Year's Day announcement of fuel price rises of up to 22 percent, effective as of Jan.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Minister Straw's visit
Minister Straw's visit By now, the British Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Jack Straw, must have conveyed to his fellow cabinet members his impressions on his visit to Indonesia and Malaysia last week.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Tax breaks could lower price of electronic products
Tax breaks could lower price of electronic productsArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The price of electronic products is expected to drop after the government announced tax breaks last week for some products.The lower price should also help create a more vibrant market.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
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JPCOMMUNITY NETWORK: Many developers of large and modern residential complexes issue a newsletter to share important information with residents. The newsletters have unexpectedly become an important medium for local traders and businessmen to promote their products and services.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
RI says tourism on track to recovery after bombing
RI says tourism on track to recovery after bombingAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Indonesia's tourism industry, battered by the Oct. 12 bombing on Bali island, is on track to recover by the end of the year, Tourism Minister I Gede Ardika said Monday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executed
21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executedMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Since Laws No. 22/1997 on narcotics and 5/1997 on psychotropic substances, which stipulate as maximum penalties the death sentence, took effect in the country, the Tangerang District Court has made the...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Community publications effective tool for advertising purposes
Community publications effective tool for advertising purposes Years back, who would have imagined that this particular piece of swampy ground on the outskirts of Jakarta would one day be turned into a plush residential area.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Policeman faces 15 years in jail
Policeman faces 15 years in jailNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh A policeman here has been threatened with 15 years imprisonment for the alleged fatal shooting of a student in the troubled province of Aceh.Second Brig.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
ITW takes a stance
ITW takes a stanceFrom Media IndonesiaIn connection with the government's sale of a share in PT Indosat, which is a strategic asset of the state, to a foreign country, in this case represented by Singapore Technologies Telemedia, we, the Indonesian Telecommunications Watch (ITW), would like to...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Protest rallies
Protest rallies and public orderFrom Koran Tempo The government's decision to raise fuel prices, telephone tariffs and electricity rates simultaneously has caused strong and widespread reactions as expressed, among various means, through protests by university students and other social components.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
House to deliberate 53 bills, skepticism remains over its success
House to deliberate 53 bills, skepticism remains over its successKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its inability to meet legislation targets in past sessions, the House of Representatives opened on Monday the year's first session with promises that it would deliberate 53 bills...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Megawati speaks in Bali
Megawati speaks in Bali As the leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), President Megawati Soekarnoputri, whose paternal grandmother is Balinese, delivered a passionate speech in Bali on Sunday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
JAKARTA: Indonesia's state-owned coal miner PT Tambang
JAKARTA: Indonesia's state-owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam said Monday it expects its net profit for the full year of 2002 will fall 26 percent to around Rp 200 billion (US$22.4 million) from Rp 272 billion a year earlier.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Fuchs inaugurates lubricant plant in Bekasi
Fuchs inaugurates lubricant plant in BekasiThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Fuchs Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuchs Petrolub AG of Germany, inaugurated the operation of its lubricant blending plant on Monday in Bekasi, just east of Jakarta.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Security success
Security successFrom Warta KotaChristmas this year was celebrated smoothly and peacefully. Hopefully, this will mark the return of peace to our country.A spate of bomb blasts on Christmas Eve in 2000 and several other bomb blasts at a number of churches in 2001 were terrifying acts of terror for us.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
House silent over Australian envoy
House silent over Australian envoy JAKARTA: The post of Australian ambassador to Jakarta remains vacant as the Indonesian House of Representatives has yet to give its approval for the posting.The position has been vacant for the past two months since Richard W.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Legislators submit petition rejecting utility price rises
Legislators submit petition rejecting utility price risesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators ate their words on Monday when they demanded the government to reverse its decision on the utility price hikes, despite the fact that they had agreed to the increases in the first place.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Councillors complain about late salary
Councillors complain about late salaryAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although considered to be wealthy, city councillors complained on Monday that their monthly salaries, which amounted to about Rp 9 million (US$1,000) each, had yet to be disbursed due to the late approval of the 2003...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
City has yet to determine fares increase
City has yet to determine fares increaseDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nearly two weeks after the increase in fuel prices, especially diesel, which is used by most public transportation services, the city administration has yet to decide on a corresponding hike in transportation fares,...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Fix the road!
Fix the road!From Pos KotaJl. Jatiwaringin, notorious for its traffic congestion in East Jakarta, has in fact been widened for several months. However, the widening project seems to have made no progress, particularly in the section near Assyaffi'iyah University.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
House to revise internal rule
House to revise internal rule JAKARTA: In an attempt to shorten bill deliberations, the House of Representatives' Legislation Body has proposed a draft revision of the House's Internal Regulations.House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said on Monday that the proposal would be discussed by a steering...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
New fees kill Gecko export business
New fees kill Gecko export business Indonesia does not only export agriculture commodities or low- end manufacturing products, but also geckos, those small lizards that creep around on walls and eat insects.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Jan. 13 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 13 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,486.78 4,898.88 5,221.20 5,164.24Brunei dollar 1 5,411.63 4,833.14 5,149.68 5,094.94Canadian dollar 1 6,093.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Scholar Bresnan comes full circle
Scholar Bresnan comes full circleBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Everything has a beginning. Indonesia's economic miracle until the '90s began with the economists who designed it.Tracing back to their names, and the search for a beginning, would likely end with John J. Bresnan.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
U.S. envoy defends RP travel advisory
U.S. envoy defends RP travel advisoryAgencies, Manila U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone on Monday defended a new advisory cautioning Americans from traveling to certain parts of the Philippines because of safety concerns, asking whether Filipinos would themselves risk going to those places.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
IMF team kick starts its review on RI economy
IMF team kick starts its review on RI economyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has started its mission to review the country's economic reform progress and to set out new targets, both of which will be outlined in the proposed eighth letter of intent (LoI), a...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Utut and Cerdas to lead RI SEA Games chess team
Utut and Cerdas to lead RI SEA Games chess teamMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Grand Master (GM) Utut Adianto and GM Cerdas Barus have automatically secured berths on the Indonesian chess team for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, an official of the Indonesian chess governing body,...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Judges split over human rights abuse verdict
Judges split over human rights abuse verdictMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Human Rights Court failed on Monday to sentence a police officer charged with gross human rights violations in East Timor in 1999 due to unresolved disagreement among the five judges.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Melbourne builds garden for Bali victims
Melbourne builds garden for Bali victims A garden memorial to victims of the terrorist bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali opened in the southern city of Melbourne on Monday, three months after the attack.More than 80 relatives and friends of those killed in the Oct.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
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JP/5/nationCONGRATULATIONS: Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno (right) fastens insignias to the newly elected governor of West Kalimantan, H. Usman Ja'far (left), and his deputy, Laurentus Herman, during their inauguration ceremony at the provincial legislature.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
PR professionals' advice to Megawati
PR professionals' advice to Megawati In your Jan. 10 edition you quoted Teddy Kharsadi and myself advising the government to improve on its PR performance.I would like to clarify some points in your otherwise well written article to avoid misperceptions due to incomplete information or...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Resolutions for reconciliation
Resolutions for reconciliationIvan A. Hadar, President, Indonesian Institute for Democracy Education (IDe), Jakarta Social conflicts in many parts of Indonesia are still continuing. However, the scale and intensity of the conflicts tend to have decreased, enabling systematic and integrated recovery...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Rupiah ends up, shares down
Rupiah ends up, shares downDow Jones, Jakarta The Indonesian rupiah ended up against the dollar in thin trade Monday as concerns that the recent hikes in fuel prices and tariffs would spark violent protests eased, dealers said.The dollar closed at Rp 8,875, down from its close Friday at Rp 8,925.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
State prosecutors to return Amrozi's file to police
State prosecutors to return Amrozi's file to policeAgencies, Jakarta Head of the Bali prosecutor's office I Ketut Yona said on Monday that he would return the case file on key Bali bombing suspect Amrozi to the police so that they could add further details to it.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
2. DEATH: 2 x 30
2. DEATH: 2 x 30 21 drug traffickers sentenced to death, none executed 3. PROTEST: 1 x 45 Anti-govt protests continue into second week 4. PROJECT: Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen 5. ODD: 1 x 32 Man disappears with pet tiger
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
RP economy grows by 4.1-4.3%
RP economy grows by 4.1-4.3%MANILA: The Philippines' economy is estimated to have grown by between 4.1 and 4.3 percent last year, Finance Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho said Monday. The figure for gross domestic product (GDP) growth is within the government's official target of between 4.0 and 4.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Bulog changes status to semi profit-oriented firm
Bulog changes status to semi profit-oriented firmThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to change the status of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) into a semi profit-oriented state-owned company, with one of the main aims being to improve the agency's financial accountability.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
NGOs join move to promote peace
NGOs join move to promote peaceTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an attempt to boost civilian participation in the peace process in Aceh, several local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have set up an independent team to ensure the government and the Free Aceh...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, January 14, 2003
TV Program: Tuesday, January 14, 2003TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Sports Feature8:00 DRTV Indonesia8:30 Environment9:00 Documentary9:30 Citra Anak Bangsa10:30 Entertainment11:00 News: Berita Daerah11:30 Music12:00 p.m.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Foreign envoys weigh support for Aceh truce
Foreign envoys weigh support for Aceh truceNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Ambassadors from the United States, Japan and Italy arrived here on Monday for a two-day visit to show support for a recent peace agreement to end decades of hostilities in the troubled province of Aceh.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
TNI pleads innocence in Timika shooting
TNI pleads innocence in Timika shootingThe Jakarta Post, Karawang, West Java Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto lamented on Monday public doubts over the result of a government probe into the last year's fatal shooting in Timika, Papua, saying there was no evidence whatsoever...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Megawati: Leader (only) of her own party
Megawati: Leader (only) of her own party Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) celebrated its 30th anniversary in glamorous fashion in Bali last week.Megawati Soekarnoputri, PDI Perjuangan chairperson, who is also the President of the Republic, in her speech to supporters, said...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Envoy candidate list submitted
Envoy candidate list submitted JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) said on Monday that it had received a list of candidates vying for ambassador posts overseas from President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen
Minister unveils Rp 63b diesel project for fishermen Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri announced on Monday that the government would allocate Rp 63 billion in a bid to keep the diesel price at ports at the level of the ceiling price of Rp 1,890 (21 US cents) per liter set by...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
UNICEF to help garbage management
UNICEF to help garbage managementAMBON, Maluku: A team from UNICEF will assist the Ambon administration in managing garbage by providing relevant training and technology to solve the city's waste disposal problem in February.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Megawati's ouster too risky to pursue, analysts warn
Megawati's ouster too risky to pursue, analysts warnBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia cannot afford to unseat President Megawati Soekarnoputri at this point, even as pressure mounts, analysts said, adding that the risk of creating instability by toppling her was too great with...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Govt urged to improve public participation in tackling floods
Govt urged to improve public participation in tackling floodsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government and city administration were urged on Monday to improve residents' participation in dealing with the possible upcoming floods and not to concentrate solely on expensive...
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Anti-govt protests continue into second week
Anti-govt protests continue into second weekThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Violence erupted again on Monday as thousands of people embarked on a second week of protests nationwide against the steep rises in fuel prices, and electricity and telephone charges.
Tue, 14 Jan 2003
Ministers forced to stay over in Kupang
Ministers forced to stay over in KupangYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The absence of security guarantees prevented on Monday four Cabinet ministers from landing in the Maluku capital of Ambon and forced them to stay in the East Nusa Tenggara capital of Kupang...