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Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Prices of food to rise by at least 5 percent
Prices of food to rise by at least 5 percentAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans would face a harder life as the prices of staple foods in the city were predicted to increase by at least 5 percent, following the central government's decision to increase fuel prices by up to 22 percent...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Golkar Party is on the way to return to power
Golkar Party is on the way to return to powerArdimas Sasdi, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, ardimas@thejakartapost.com The Golkar Party is still the most solid among the large political parties and one step away from a return to power in the next general election.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
TV Today: Friday, January 3, 2003
TV Today: Friday, January 3, 2003 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 6:00 a.m. News8:30 Environment9:00 TV Series: Janji Cinta9:30 Talk Show10:30 Quiz: Dibisikin11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:30 TV Series Kisah Imam BUchori3:03 Kids Channel4:00 Religious Teachings4:30 Quiz5:00 Amru...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Painful measures
Painful measures Most analysts are likely to agree on the economic imperative for the increases in the price of fuel, telephone calls and electricity announced by the government on Wednesday. Most politicians also seem to have realized that such painful measures needed to be taken, otherwise the...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
HDC defends Filipino observers
HDC defends Filipino observersNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) defended on Thursday the presence of observers from the Philippines in its monitoring team despite complaints by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
JP/ /13BI
JP/ /13BI Rupiah Rates Jan. 2 Banknote Rates TT Rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,336.16 4,768.33 5,079.73 5,024.54 Brunei dollar 1 5,461.15 4,881.54 5,198.71 5,143.83 Canadian dollar 1 6,013.34 5,374.80 5,724.36 5,663.60 Swiss franc 1 6,839.56 6,112.76 6,510.87 6,441.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Exports drop by 23 percent in November says BPS
Exports drop by 23 percent in November says BPSThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Exports dropped sharply by 23 percent in November to US$4.1 billion from $5.32 billion in the previous month, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Dear 'Mbak' Megawati, we long for your voice
Dear 'Mbak' Megawati, we long for your voiceGadis Arivia, Chief Editor, 'Jurnal Perempuan', Jakarta Mbak (Sister) Mega, I hope you are safe and sound when reading this letter. It is indeed hard to maintain physical, let alone mental, health when Indonesia is embroiled in so many problems, most of...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Indonesia and ASEAN must move on together
Indonesia and ASEAN must move on togetherPhilips J Vermonte CSIS In the past three decades, ASEAN has been the corner stone of Indonesia's foreign policy. But, things have changed rapidly, triggered by the economic crisis and its severe consequences starting from 1997.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Electricity hike pushes 2002 inflation up
Electricity hike pushes 2002 inflation upThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation in 2002 reached 10.03 percent, up from the government's single digit target of 9 percent, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Utilities price rise confuses the people
Utilities price rise confuses the peopleBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The increase in the price of fuel, as well as in telephone and electricity tariffs, only hours after New Year trumpets blared has confused many people, particularly low-income families who have to scramble for a...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Tangerang home to 428 foreign workers
Tangerang home to 428 foreign workers TANGERANG: The number of foreign workers living in Tangerang increased to 428 in December 2002 from 380 the year before, according to data from the manpower agency.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
ASEAN currencies seen weak in H1
ASEAN currencies seen weak in H1Benjamin Pedley, Dow Jones, Singapore Southeast Asian currencies could weaken in early 2003 on soft global demand, reversing the 2002 trend in which most of them gained ground amid general dollar weakness as the Federal Reserve guided U.S.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Language and
Language and disintegrationFrom KompasKompas published a report on Nov. 20 referring to the need to be Sundanese as one criterion for the selection of public officials. The news attributed as its source a proposal of the Justice Mandate (ABDI) faction, which was responding to a West Java regional...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
VP labels 2003 year of anxiety
VP labels 2003 year of anxiety JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz has called the new year one of anxiety, partly due to price rises for various products and services, including fuel, a report said."The Vice President has called 2003 the year of anxiety," Tjahjadi Nugroho, chairman of the Indonesian...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Govt plans to develop border islands
Govt plans to develop border islandsBerni K. Moestafa and Debbie Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia would intensify development on islands that form the country's borders to impress its sovereignty upon neighboring countries, with most of whom the government had yet to sign border treaties,...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
'Power law must be annualled'
'Power law must be annualled'The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Monday to annul the 2001 electricity law.The coalition said the law must be annulled because it violates the spirit of the 1945 Constitution.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Remembering a film legend, Ratno Timoer
Remembering a film legend, Ratno TimoerJoko Anwar, Contributor, Jakarta Back when the local film industry was in full bloom and filmgoers would celebrate local releases, a movie titled Si Buta Dari Goa Hantu (The Blindman from the Ghost Cave) became hugely popular.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Flyovers or
Flyovers or underpasses needed From Warta Kota The TB Simatupang outer ring road may solve the traffic jams in several spots in South Jakarta. Actually, neither the toll road or the artery roads are too crowded, except in areas close to an intersection.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on The Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 2, 2003: Name Close Change Volume Astra Agro Lestari 1,550 0 1,471,000 Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Asuransi Bina Dana 245 0 0 Andhi Chandra 450 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 725 0 0 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 GT Petrochem 90 -20 50,000...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Bus stops
Bus stops I am a foreigner in Jakarta on a short-term assignment. I could not help but notice the red squares that began appearing lately on some Jakarta roads. I have always wondered what they are. I am very surprised to learn, after reading your article on Dec.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Malaysian state promotes itself as polygamist paradise
Malaysian state promotes itself as polygamist paradiseSean Yoong, Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur Muslim authorities in a northern Malaysian state have loosened polygamy laws in an attempt to dissuade men from sneaking abroad to marry new wives, a cleric said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2Golkar Party is on the way to return to power Ardimas Sasdi Staff Writer The Jakarta Post ardimas@thejakartapost.com The Golkar Party is still the most solid among big political parties and one more step to return to power in next election, a retired Army brigadier general has said...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
JP/ /13BI
JP/ /13BI Rupiah Rates Jan. 2 Banknote Rates Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 5,336.16 4,768.33 Brunei dollar 1 5,461.15 4,881.54 Canadian dollar 1 6,013.34 5,374.80 Swiss franc 1 6,839.56 6,112.76 Danish krone 1 1,335.80 1,194.21 Euro 1 9,922.46 8,870.23 Poundsterling 1 15,235.91 13,622.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Damar Harsanto
Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post JakartaWomen, beware. Every five hours, a woman is raped in Indonesia. Every day, at least one rape case in Jakarta is reported by the media, not to mention the unreported ones, which may be triple the number."Our circumstances are simply unsafe ...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
'Suicide terrorism to increase in 2003'
'Suicide terrorism to increase in 2003'Agence France-Presse, Jakarta The al-Qaeda terror network and its associate groups will increasingly resort to suicide attacks against soft targets this year because of their diminished resources, an analyst said Thursday.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Keegan praises Li Tie, Sun Jihai
Keegan praises Li Tie, Sun JihaiAgence France-Presse, Liverpool, England Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan hailed his wingback Sun Jihai and Everton's Li Tie as the best players to come out of China after their clubs shared the honors in their New Year's day clash.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Get on with it
Get on with it Indonesia has shown the way. It had claimed Sipadan and Ligitan, islands off the north-east coast of Borneo, long administered by Malaysia. It submitted those claims to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Police to examine Bali suspect's laptop
Police to examine Bali suspect's laptopI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The police said on Thursday they would examine the content of a laptop computer belonging to one of the suspected Bali bombers, pending the arrival of computer experts from Jakarta and Australia.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
JSX drops 3.7% as fuel, tariff hikes hurt market
JSX drops 3.7% as fuel, tariff hikes hurt marketDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower Thursday on a government decision to raise fuel prices and electricity and telecommunication tariffs, as well as profit-taking after recent gains, dealers said.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
JP/7/AZYU
JP/7/AZYU 'DEATH FATWA': DEATH OF TOLERANCE? How valid is the death fatwa in the context of traditional fiqh and Islamic history as well as of Indonesian Islamic religious and political realities? According to traditional fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) as well as to the common practice in the early...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Indonesia still respect
Indonesia still respect the "one China policy" Jusuf Wanandi Founder and Member Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta If there is one country that understands more fully what China's "one-China policy" means, that country is Indonesia.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
56 arrested on New Year's Eve
56 arrested on New Year's Eve TANGERANG: Fifty-six suspected gang members were arrested by Tangerang Police on New Year's Eve at several public places here.The police also confiscated a number of sharp weapons, such as machetes, sickles and knives, as well as hundreds of firecrackers and gambling...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
No more assistance for East Timorese 'refugees': Govt
No more assistance for East Timorese 'refugees': GovtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Those East Timorese living in camps in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) whose refugee status ended on Dec. 31 have automatically become Indonesian citizens, a senior government official has said.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
'Bajaj' cause
'Bajaj' cause traffic congestionFrom Warta Kota In my opinion, the traffic congestion around the Mayestic Market/Taman Puring in South Jakarta is attributable to the presence of bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicles).
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Navy seizes tanker over waste disposal
Navy seizes tanker over waste disposalHaidir Anwar Tanjung, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru A Honduras-flagged tanker hired by Malaysia's Toa Corporation was seized by an Indonesian naval patrol on Thursday after it allegedly disposed of about 7,000 cubic meters of waste in the waters off Asen island,...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Caption photo: 3 cols
Caption photo: 3 cols NEW HOTEL: President Megawati Soekarnoputri (center) inaugurates the Nirmala Biak Beach Hotel, an international hotel owned by the Djajanti Group, in Biak, Papua. Witnessing the dedication were (from left) Papua Governor Jaap P Solossa, Minister of Mines and Energy Purnomo...
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Headscarf girl barred from school
Headscarf girl barred from school SINGAPORE: An 11-year-old Singaporean girl was told to leave school and could face suspension for defying a ban on wearing traditional Islamic headscarves, the government said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia
The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia Bob S. Hadiwinata Head International Relations Department, University of Parahyangan, Bandung Open conflict between the majority Muslims and minority Christians has been rare in Indonesian history.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Terror suspects profited from state contracts: Newspaper
Terror suspects profited from state contracts: NewspaperAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asia's top terror suspect used government contract work and an Islamic charity to bankroll the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group blamed for the Oct. 12 Bali bombing, a Malaysian newspaper reported.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003
Conservationists save wounded tiger
Conservationists save wounded tiger PEKANBARU, Riau: A man speared on Thursday a caged tigress that had allegedly killed a six-year-old child, but conservationists are working to save the wounded feline.
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
Acehnese flee homes after peace deal
Acehnese flee homes after peace dealNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Peace remains elusive in Aceh even after the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed a landmark peace agreement on Dec. 9, 2002.
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
'RI bond market to grow at healthy clip'
'RI bond market to grow at healthy clip'I Made Sentana, Dow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's primary bond market is expected to continue its robust expansion in 2003 as corporates issue more debt amid falling domestic interest rates and a limited availability of bank loans, analysts say.
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
Crush GAM if
Crush GAM if they betrayThe public was shocked to learn from the army chief of staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had shot Acehnese and members of the Indonesian military. According to the Indonesian military, since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement...
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
Javanese transmigrants refuse to return to Aceh
Javanese transmigrants refuse to return to AcehDebbie A. Lubis The Jakarta Post JakartaDozens of Javanese transmigrant families who were forced to leave Aceh earlier this year now do not want to return to the troubled province despite the signing of an agreement between the government and the Free...
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
Megawati defends her administration's record
Megawati defends her administration's recordMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has defended the record of her 18-month administration despite criticism from the public, including analysts, activists and her political opponents.
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
Indonesia still respect
Indonesia still respect the "one China policy" Jusuf Wanandi Founder and Member Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta If there is one country that understands more fully what China's "one-China policy" means, that country is Indonesia.
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
Nothing has been done for education
Nothing has been done for educationFuad Abdul Hamied, Vice Rector for Cooperation Indonesian University of Education (UPI), Bandung, West Java The Indonesian public education system has long faced several complicated challenges in nurturing reliable human resources expected to be capable of...
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
Suspected people-smuggler released, faces deportation
Suspected people-smuggler released, faces deportationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An Egyptian man whom Australia suspects of involvement in a ship accident that drowned hundreds of asylum seekers heading for its shores was released from prison on Wednesday and faces deportation.
Thu, 02 Jan 2003
New Year colors
New Year colors Amid the prolonged crisis and continuing terror threats, Indonesians welcome the New Year with lively and peaceful celebrations. Like people in other parts of the country, Greater Jakarta residents celebrated New Year's Eve with colorful activities, including a street party,...