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Tue, 19 Nov 2002
No plan to replace Rachman: Mega
No plan to replace Rachman: MegaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite corruption allegations against him, Attorney General M.A. Rachman is likely to keep his post, at least for now, as President Megawati Soekarnoputri has decided to turn a deaf ear to public demands for her...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Manado police know bomb suspect
Manado police know bomb suspect MANADO, North Sulawesi: Manado police claimed on Monday that they knew the identity of a suspect who placed homemade bombs next to a KFC outlet on Jl. Sam Ratulangi and a Protestant church here.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
No laws, cops can stop loggers in Kerinci Seblat
No laws, cops can stop loggers in Kerinci SeblatMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Kerinci, Jambi Giant, tall trees welcome you along the road heading to the quiet Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP). Once in a while, you will notice monkeys playing on the roadside.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Mural project reclaims public space in Yogya
Mural project reclaims public space in YogyaFarah Wardani, Contributor, Yogyakarta Space has always been a tricky problem for art, particularly contemporary art, in Indonesia. Many say that the numerous galleries in Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta -- considered the metropolitan centers of...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Minister suspends accounting permits
Minister suspends accounting permitsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Finance has barred four public accountants from continuing their practice for six months for violating accounting rules.The four are Andi B.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
60,000 students might drop out
60,000 students might drop out MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Lack of funds will force some 60,000 students in Mataram to leave school early, the West Nusa Tenggara chapter of the Family Welfare Movement (PKK) said on Monday.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Telkom, Indosat break monopolies
Telkom, Indosat break monopoliesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned telephone companies PT Telkom and Indosat signed on Monday an interconnection agreement for the Jakarta area, allowing the latter to start its local call service in the city.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Instability in Ambon prompts govt to prolong emergency state
Instability in Ambon prompts govt to prolong emergency stateThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The central government looked set to maintain the two-year-old state of civil emergency in Maluku due to the unstable situation in Ambon, the province's capital, and surrounding areas.Maj. Gen.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Papua lacks skilled workers
Papua lacks skilled workers MANOKWARI, Papua: Some 70 percent of workers in Papua neither graduated from elementary school nor had any education at all despite its wealth of natural resources, Governor JP Salossa revealed on Monday.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Asian rice scientists work on new 'Green Revolution' to boost output
Asian rice scientists work on new 'Green Revolution' to boost outputVissuta Pothong, Reuters, Los Banos, Philippines Asia's landscape would be incomplete without water buffaloes dragging heavy ploughs through water-logged paddy fields.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
TV Program: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
TV Program: Tuesday, November 19, 2002TVRI .TB.30" .90"6:00 a.m. News 7:30 Sports8:30 Environment9:00 TV Drama9:30 Children's Program10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:00 News2:30 Silaturrahim Ramadhan 3:00 News 3:30 Documentary5:30 Quiz5:45 Religious Teachings6:00...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
2. TASPEN - 2x 22
2. TASPEN - 2x 22 Pensioners want early payment for Idul Fitri celebration 3. Otda - 2x 40 Undemocratic Jakarta makes mockery of local autonomy implementation 4. Speak - 1x 30 'Business has been really slow'
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
C. Java floods, landslides damage over 100 houses
C. Java floods, landslides damage over 100 housesAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Banyumas More than 100 homes in Banyumas and Cilacap have been badly damaged by flooding and landslides, and some 700 others are under threat due to the heavy rain that has fallen over the last two weeks.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
TWO PICTURES
TWO PICTURESMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Kerinci, Jambi/Tesso Nilo, Riau Despite its reputation as king of the jungle, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is actually a shy creature. Naturally, it always tries its best to avoid contact with human beings.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Police say bombing suspects still in RI, likely in 'pesantren'
Police say bombing suspects still in RI, likely in 'pesantren'The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Jakarta/Surabaya Police investigators hunting down the Bali bombers said on Monday that they believed the six suspects whose sketches were released on Sunday were still hiding in Indonesia.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Ba'asyir appeals court decision
Ba'asyir appeals court decision JAKARTA: Lawyers representing terror suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on Monday contesting the South Jakarta District Court's decision that Ba'asyir's arrest was legal.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
House to name 80 candidates for top court
House to name 80 candidates for top courtMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives said on Monday it had listed about 80 candidates suitable for appointment as Supreme Court justices so as to help clear the backlog of cases before the country's highest court.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
KENYAMUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Some of the school's students with
KENYAMUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Some of the school's students with their parents.KPC-II:ISOLATED: A view of Kenyamukan hamlet, Sanggata subdistrict, East Kutai, which is a typically fishermen village in Kalimantan.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Police to question Sutiyoso
Police to question Sutiyoso JAKARTA: Police are to question Governor Sutiyoso as a witness at City Hall on Tuesday over corruption involving Rp 4.2 billion (US$466,000) in funds that was earmarked to be channeled to flood victims via a non-governmental organization.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
'Recovery Tour' to help Bali children
'Recovery Tour' to help Bali children JAKARTA: A charity program called The Bali Recovery Tour will be held next month, with the goal of raising money to help pay for the education of the children of Bali bombing victims and restoring the image of the island as a tourist destination, an event...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Indonesia's journey: Is the glass half empty?
Indonesia's journey: Is the glass half empty?Satish Mishra, Head, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), Jakarta There is much encouraging news for the habitual pessimist these days. Bombs go off in peaceful Bali. War looms over Iraq.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Police yet to focus their inquiries on bomb source
Police yet to focus their inquiries on bomb sourceRendi A. Witular and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Kuta/Jakarta Almost six weeks after the deadly Bali terrorist attacks, police investigators are yet to focus their investigation on the source of high explosives used to make the bombs.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
A day with the children of the Basaf Dayak tribe
A day with the children of the Basaf Dayak tribe It's a typical school day for Tris. Dozens of kilometers away from Kenyamukan elementary school, Tris, a third grader in a class affiliated with government elementary school No.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Hundreds suffer from malnutrition
Hundreds suffer from malnutrition BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: An estimated 1.6 percent of children aged under five in South Kalimantan are malnourished, the provincial health office revealed on Monday.The assessment followed a recent health survey on some 35,600 children across the province.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Riau rapidly losing its vast natural wealth
Riau rapidly losing its vast natural wealthMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Tesso Nilo, Riau Blessed with abundant natural resources, Riau is one of the richest provinces in the country.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Ten state companies up for sale next year: Minister
Ten state companies up for sale next year: MinisterThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to sell 10 state companies next year on top of three others originally slated for sale this year, with the goal of raising Rp 8 trillion (about US$880 million) to help cover a wider than expected...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Jakarta budget up by 9% next year
Jakarta budget up by 9% next yearAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration announced on Monday that its budget for next year would increase by about 9 percent to Rp 10.6 trillion (US$11.8 billion), and promised free tuition for junior high school students.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Undemocratic Jakarta makes mockery of local autonomy implementation
Undemocratic Jakarta makes mockery of local autonomy implementationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Experts say the implementation of the local autonomy program in Jakarta is being hampered by the city's undemocratic political system.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Joint office planned for MRT project
Joint office planned for MRT projectAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso announced on Monday that his administration would establish an office with a Japanese consortium to realize the US$1.5 billion Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Megawati adds a new mansion to her collection
Megawati adds a new mansion to her collectionFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local media linked on Monday President Megawati Soekarnoputri, whose government claims to be struggling to eradicate poverty and rampant corruption, to a luxury house in Sentul, West Java, some 50...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Moderate Muslims urged to join war on terrorism
Moderate Muslims urged to join war on terrorismFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri finally reached out to the country's Islamic mainstream on Monday, urging them to participate in the war against terrorism.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Badminton competition falls short
Badminton competition falls shortThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The inaugural school badminton competition is set to begin in Bandung, West Java, in December, but the next stage of the competition, which would ensure a more consistent national development program, has yet to be worked out.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Acehnese figures call for immediate peace
Acehnese figures call for immediate peaceIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Lhokseumawe A number of Acehnese figures called on the Henry Dunant Centre (DHC) to work hard to ensure that the two warring sides in the province signed the proposed peace agreement as soon as practicable.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Beware of 'new' terror
Beware of 'new' terror The U.S. and Australian governments have warned international schools in Jakarta of possible attacks (by terrorists), following Australia's warning to its citizens to defer travel to Indonesia.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Rupiah Rates Nov.18
Rupiah Rates Nov.18 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,360.71 4,793.35 5,104.50 5,049.34Brunei dollar 1 5,401.42 4,831.30 5,143.26 5,089.31Canadian dollar 1 6,013.90 5,378.79 5,726.47 5,666.04Swiss franc 1 6,558.28 5,867.36 6,244.83 6,180.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Thai Airlines a disappointment
Thai Airlines a disappointment I have flown almost 60,000 miles on Thai Airlines this year alone. I hold a gold card and I always fly business class, but I have become increasingly disenchanted and angry at the level of attention and respect given to passengers.On Oct.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Military officers get promoted
Military officers get promoted JAKARTA: Six military officers at the defense ministry have received promotions, it was announced on Monday.The six are: Nachrowi Ramli, head of the State Code Institute, who was promoted to the rank of major general; the head of the ministry's Human Resources and...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Growth slackening
Growth slackening The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported last week Indonesia's economy grew by only 3.92 percent in terms of real gross domestic product in the third quarter, bringing cumulative growth during the first three quarters of this year to a mere 3.39 percent.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Pensioners want early payment for Idul Fitri celebration
Pensioners want early payment for Idul Fitri celebrationNovan Iman Santosa and Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After Ramadhan, comes Idul Fitri, which is unquestionably the most-awaited holiday for Muslims, including civil servant pensioners, who now must rely on their monthly pension...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Threat to export
Threat to export Since May 1998, international customers -- especially those from the U.S. -- have halted orders for Indonesian products. Several export commodities have thus failed to earn U.S. dollars since then.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Govt OKs Rp 10.5t to stimulate economy
Govt OKs Rp 10.5t to stimulate economyDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has agreed to allocate Rp 10.5 trillion (about US$1.1 billion) in additional development spending next year to stimulate the economy hurt by the impact of the Bali bombing.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
Garuda: Don't be so negative
Garuda: Don't be so negative We Balinese, whether by birth or by adoption, have been suffering for the last five weeks from the loss of friends, visitors, and business, and the economy here has plummeted to an all-time low.
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
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;AP;KOD; ANPAu..r.. Aglance-Brunei-Police Senior Brunei police official sentenced to prison for assault JP/11/ASEAN Top police official jailed for assault BRUNEI: A top Brunei police official has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman during...
Tue, 19 Nov 2002
A day with the children of the Basaf Dayak tribe
A day with the children of the Basaf Dayak tribe It's a typical school day for Tris. Dozens of kilometers away from Kenyamukan elementary school, Tris, a third grader in a class affiliated with government elementary school No.
Mon, 18 Nov 2002
YLKI sees possible bus fare war
YLKI sees possible bus fare war JAKARTA: The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) said it saw the possibility of a fare war breaking out among bus companies during the peak travel season, following a government plan to introduce a set increase and reduction on fares to replace the existing...
Mon, 18 Nov 2002
Govt urged to review Maluku situation
Govt urged to review Maluku situationOktavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Ambon Mayor Jopie Papilaja has asked the central government to review the state of civil emergency that has been in place there for two years, saying the emergency status had failed to remedy the situation.
Mon, 18 Nov 2002
Reviving tourism on Bali
Reviving tourism on BaliFrom Koran TempoThe Island of the Gods appears to have lost its luster after the bomb blast in Legian, Kuta, Bali. Luckily, there are reports that Bali will host the 19th Summit Conference of ASEAN on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, 2003.This should be warmly welcomed by all Indonesians.
Mon, 18 Nov 2002
'Purified' Bali looks ahead to recovery
'Purified' Bali looks ahead to recoveryDamaso Reyes, Contributor, Jimbaran, Bali The ritual purification on Friday has marked new ground for Bali to recover, putting the deadly blast behind it.Despite President Megawati Soekarnoputri's absence from the elaborate ceremony, the mood and determination...
Mon, 18 Nov 2002
Mortar rounds fired as siege continues
Mortar rounds fired as siege continuesAgencies, Jakarta Residents of troubled Aceh province reported gun and mortar fire Sunday as government forces ignored a separatist deadline to the military to pull back from their siege of rebel positions.Instead, the military said it was tightening the siege.
Mon, 18 Nov 2002
List of civilian militias based on political, ideological affiliations
List of civilian militias based on political, ideological affiliations Affiliated with the Indonesian Military (TNI):Organisasi Pagar Desa: Founded in the 1950s by A.H. Nasution to help TNI eliminate Darul Islam/Tentara Islam Indonesia (DI/TII) separatist rebels; militaristic, co-opted by the...