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Sun, 12 Jan 2003
Norwegian students have fun despite fears
Norwegian students have fun despite fearsFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight Norwegian students stood on a simple stage covered in red carpet at the Kanisius College High School in Central Jakarta. The Norwegian red-and-black-cross flag hung on as a backdrop.
Sun, 12 Jan 2003
More people today long for Soeharto's cruelty
More people today long for Soeharto's cruelty Praise Soeharto, the former Father of Development! Applaud the five-star retired general (after Soeharto, only very luxurious hotels deserve the five-star status!)Why? Because only four years after his humiliating fall, more people now recall sweet...
Sun, 12 Jan 2003
Landslide kills nine in West Kalimantan
Landslide kills nine in West KalimantanThe Jakarta Post JakartaNine people died in a landslide in Panireman village, Pontianak, West Kalimantan on Friday following a day of heavy rain in the area.The nine fatalities were among at least 12 people who were buried when a small hill suddenly collapsed...
Sun, 12 Jan 2003
Tips on serving wine and cheese
Tips on serving wine and cheese Although the sales of alcoholic drinks are still strictly regulated here, finding a good place to buy a a good wine is not something that you have to worry about. Many kinds of wines are now available in supermarkets, particularly in big cities such as Jakarta.
Sun, 12 Jan 2003
Sopiah dreams to get free school fees for her children
Sopiah dreams to get free school fees for her childrenFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Every day, 40-year-old Sopiah spends between Rp 16,000 and Rp 20,000 (between US$1.80 and $2.20) buying staple foods, giving her children some spending money and providing cigarettes for her unemployed...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Public apathetic about PDI-P anniversary
Public apathetic about PDI-P anniversaryRita A. Widiadana and Wahyoe Boedhiwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali Taking a breather from the heated social and political turbulence in the capital city of Jakarta, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to join thousands of members of her...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Govt to introduce tax break facilities for exporters
Govt to introduce tax break facilities for exportersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will introduce a second fiscal stimulus package for export-oriented industries to help lessen the impact of the recent utility price hikes, Minister of Trade and Industry Rini M. Soewandi said on Friday.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Britain to review travel advisory
Britain to review travel advisory JAKARTA: Visiting British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jack Straw said on Friday his government planned to review and change the travel advisory against Indonesia.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Overcrowded trains
Overcrowded trains As the past year drew to a close, The Jakarta Post did beneficent service to its concerned readers with the publication of four special editions from Dec. 26 to Dec. 28, 2002, reviewing crucial episodes of the past year, and the special issue of Dec.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Five killed as boat sinks off Maluku
Five killed as boat sinks off MalukuThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least five people have drowned and several others are missing after a strong wave capsized a speedboat in the waters off Sirisori Islam village in Maluku on Friday.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
The F4 boys come to town for two concerts
The F4 boys come to town for two concertsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta There's a lot of things that fans, especially female fans, will put up with from their idols -- bad singing, bad dancing, bad attitude -- and they will put up with much more just to catch a glimpse of them, going...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Jakarta Phinisi awaits fresh recruits for Proliga
Jakarta Phinisi awaits fresh recruits for ProligaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Phinisi is awaiting the arrival of Lie Hung and Shiung Che from China ahead of the start of the women's national volleyball league next month.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Investors' stance
Investors' stance The plunge in foreign and domestic investment approvals last year, as reported by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) last week, served only to confirm the market perception that Indonesia is now among the least attractive places to do business.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Support for blue
Support for blue sky program neededFrom Media Indonesia Man himself must make sure that his environment will be pollution-free. That's why we have the Kyoto Protocol and the Montreal Amendment. The Kyoto Protocol calls for each country to gradually reduce CO2 emissions while the Montreal Amendment...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
DPR must not act like Pilate
DPR must not act like Pilate The recent demonstrations and protests against the increases in fuel, electricity and telephone charges -- which have led to knock-on increases in the prices of staple foods and other basic commodities -- represent a very serious problem.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
S'pore's DBS Group may bid for 51% stake in Danamon
S'pore's DBS Group may bid for 51% stake in DanamonBloomberg, Jakarta DBS Group Holdings Ltd.,Southeast Asia's biggest bank, may bid for the 51 percent stake Indonesia is selling in PT Bank Danamon, the nation's fifth-largest lender, an Indonesian government official said.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
JP/ /
JP/ / checked by rich Deep understanding of customers' needs helps reduce risksSatyasuryawan Contributor Jakarta Probably quite a number of marketing people still believe in the credo "The Customer is King".
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Banks yet to boost lending despite low interest: BI
Banks yet to boost lending despite low interest: BIDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The sharp drop in the central bank benchmark interest rate last year has not caused banks to significantly increase lending, said Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Disband regional councils
Disband regional councils From Media Indonesia The Dec. 2-8 issue of Tempo magazine reported in its Events Column that 54 members of the West Sumatra provincial council would shortly be interrogated by the provincial prosecutor's office for alleged corruption surrounding West Sumatra's 2002...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Megawati to make first visit to Poso
Megawati to make first visit to PosoThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri will visit the Central Sulawesi regency of Poso next week, her first trip to the area since it was darkened by three years of religious violence which claimed thousands of lives, officials said on Friday.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Lawyers ask for case against seven soldiers to be dropped
Lawyers ask for case against seven soldiers to be droppedAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Lawyers for seven soldiers accused of killing Papuan separatist leader Theys Hiyo Eluay claimed on Friday that the case against their clients was legally flawed and demanded that the judges throw...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Fire kills parents, daughter
Fire kills parents, daughter TANGERANG: A fire swept through a house in Cikahuripan village, Sewan subdistrict, Neglasari district, Tangerang municipality, on Friday, killing three members of the same family.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Creative corruption
Creative corruptionFrom Media IndonesiaA letter signed by Fernita Hidayat faxed to me by Pusat Prestasi Indonesia (PPI/Indonesian Achievement Center) -- in cooperation with the International Achievement Foundation -- said that I was entitled to be awarded the "Indonesian Entrepreneur of the Year",...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Clubs hesitant to join League games
Clubs hesitant to join League gamesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Clubs were hesitant in joining the touted Indonesian Basketball League (LBI) because of a lack of vision, Indonesia's basketball governing body Perbasi says.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Support for blue
Support for blue sky program neededFrom Media Indonesia Man himself must make sure that his environment will be pollution-free. That's why we have the Kyoto Protocol and the Montreal Amendment. The Kyoto Protocol calls for each country to gradually reduce CO2 emissions while the Montreal Amendment...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Straw urges sensibility in solution for Iraq crisis
Straw urges sensibility in solution for Iraq crisisAgence France-Presse, Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur Active diplomacy backed by credible military force is the only way to create a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in Jakarta Friday.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Attention:
Attention: PLN-CimanggisFrom Koran TempoThe power supply in Harjamukti village, Cimanggis, Depok, is subject to frequent blackouts, particularly during thunderstorms. On Dec. 26, 2002, for instance, there was a blackout from 4 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Bumiputera to raise premium 14.3%
Bumiputera to raise premium 14.3% JAKARTA: Life insurance company Bumiputera 1912, which recorded a 23.5 percent increase in its 2002 premium income, set an optimistic target of an additional increase of 14.3 percent for 2003."Our premium income increased to Rp 2.1 trillion (US$233.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
From Republika
From RepublikaOne of the two Denpoo air conditioners I bought from Carrefour in Lebak Bulus failed to operate. After contacting Denpoo's technicians, I was told that the machine's PCB was at fault and therefore had to be replaced.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Banyumasan batik hopes to regain past glory
Banyumasan batik hopes to regain past gloryAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Banyumas, Central Java About 20 years ago, Banyumas batik was famous, with many batik industrial centers found throughout the area.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Security success
Security success From Warta Kota Christmas 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...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Subsidized rice for poor distributed ahead of schedule
Subsidized rice for poor distributed ahead of scheduleTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mohamad Idris, 57, was more than happy to bring home a sack of 20 kilograms of rice for only Rp 20,000 (US$2.25) for the seven people in the family."I am jobless.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Allow me to respond to an article by Thomas Geiger that [i]The
Allow me to respond to an article by Thomas Geiger that The Jakarta Post of Jan. 5, 2002 has quoted from Deutsche Presse Agenture to avoid restlessness on the part of the community.Geiger says that "Rats fed diets high in monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Japan developed thinner retinas and began to go...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Cepogo, center of metal handicrafts
Cepogo, center of metal handicraftsBambang M and Gigin W. Utomo, Contributors, Boyolali, Central Java Noisy sounds from a hammer emanating from houses from morning until dusk is the trademark of Cepogo village, a brass and copper handicraft center located some 1,200 meters above sea level on the...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Workers starving, officials on picnic
Workers starving, officials on picnic TANGERANG: Some 1,000 former workers of PT Doson Indonesia, which manufactured shoes for Nike, were left stranded and hungry in front of Tangerang regency's Social Affairs Agency Friday, while agency officials and staff members went on a company picnic to...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Food flavoring
Food flavoring can damage eyesight? Allow me to respond to an article by Thomas Geiger that The Jakarta Post of Jan. 5, 2002 has quoted from Deutsche Presse Agenture to avoid restlessness on the part of the community.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
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;JP;dan; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-ratesRupiah Rates Jan. 10 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates Jan. 10 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,437.18 4,856.56 5,174.92 5,118.60 Brunei dollar 1 5,428.44 4,850.18 5,166.60 5,111.87Canadian dollar 1 6,077.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
U.S. urged to boost trade with Muslim countries
U.S. urged to boost trade with Muslim countriesDoug Palmer, Reuters, Washington The United States should add an economic component to its war on terrorism by making a strong push to integrate Muslim countries into the world trading system, several trade experts said this week.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
More people support the call to arrest big corruptors
More people support the call to arrest big corruptorsBambang Nurbianto and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious leaders and legislators on Friday voiced their support for an influential Muslim leader's call for the government to arrest big corruptors and confiscate their wealth.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Anti-govt protests continue across the country
Anti-govt protests continue across the countryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Street protests continued into their fifth day across the archipelago on Friday in a reaction against the rise in fuel prices, electricity and telephone charges as President Megawati Soekarnoputri's government stood its ground.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Price hikes to help the poor, but the message is lost
Price hikes to help the poor, but the message is lostSimon Howland and Endy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government insists that the massive hikes in fuel, telephone and electricity prices at the start of the year are aimed at helping the poor, and not to make their lives more miserable...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
A stitch in time
A stitch in time Governor Sutiyoso's tardiness in issuing a decree on public transportation fares following the recent increase in fuel prices reflects his inability to manage the situation. Sutiyoso has yet to demonstrate how he is going to cope with the impact of the hike in fuel prices, and...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
1. Budget - 4x12
1. Budget - 4x12 City provides too little from budget for the poor 2. Glodok - 2x 25 It's business as usual in Jakarta despite massive protests 3. Fun - 2x 20 Families cut down on recreational activities 4. Speak - 1x 30 'I won't feel the pinch directly'
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
JP/7/LETS97
JP/7/LETS97Restless Bali All this started on Dec. 11, 2002, when returning to Jakarta after celebrating Idul Fitri with my family in Malang, East Java, I visited Bali for a couple of days and decided to take a railway trip by executive class Mutiara Timur to see East Java's scenery.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Illegal logging destroys half of protected forest
Illegal logging destroys half of protected forest BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: At least 2,500 hectares or half of the protected forest along the Manggar River has been destroyed due to illegal logging.Purwanto, the director of the Human and Environment Guidance Foundation (YBML), said on Thursday...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
PLN opens bidding for Muara Tawar plant
PLN opens bidding for Muara Tawar plantA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN opened bidding on Friday for the construction of a US$240 million power plant in Bekasi, West Java, which would ensure the supply of electricity to the Java- Bali power grid.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
RI not to extradite East Timorese
RI not to extradite East Timorese KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Indonesia will not extradite East Timorese Domingos dos Santos, who is wanted by the neighboring country for his alleged role in a riot early December 2002.National Police Chief Gen.
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
'MILF played key role in training JI militants'
'MILF played key role in training JI militants'Agence France-Presse, Singapore The Philippines' main Moro separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), played a key role in training militants from the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) at their guerrilla base on Mindanao island, Singapore said in...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
Bogor to develop aquaculture center
Bogor to develop aquaculture center BOGOR: The city of Bogor will develop an aquaculture center in Rancamaya for ornamental fish breeding, Mayor Iswara Natanegara said on Thursday.The "Ornamental Fish Aquaculture Terminal" would be equipped with an information center on ornamental fish and a...
Sat, 11 Jan 2003
City provides too little from budget for the poor
City provides too little from budget for the poorAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An observer criticized the city administration on Friday for only allocating Rp 28 billion of a total Rp 11 trillion of the 2003 city budget for the underprivileged but allocating Rp 135 billion for the Public...