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Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Buloggate 2
Buloggate 2 Former Golkar Party and House of Representatives member Bambang Warih Kusuma has a piece of good advice for embattled House Speaker Akbar Tandjung: Be honest and openly explain where the Rp 40 billion of money taken out of the coffers of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) went, or your...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Rice output to drop 1.8m tons this year
Rice output to drop 1.8m tons this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's rice production is expected to fall this year to about 50.09 million tons from 51.89 million tons last year due to the shrinking total crop area, an official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Sukarno's teaching still relevant
Sukarno's teaching still relevantFrom Rakyat MerdekaI respond to the polemic as to whether or not Marhaenism -- the Indonesian National Party (PNI) ideology to eliminate poverty developed and adopted by the late first president Bung Karno -- is still relevant in solving Indonesia's current problems.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Three workers charged as suspects
Three workers charged as suspects TANGERANG: The police have charged as suspects three out of eight protesting workers who were arrested during a rally at PT Koinus Jaya Garment on Jl. Imam Bonjol, Karawaci, last week.Tangerang police detective's deputy chief, Insp.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Philippine National Oil, Pertamina to study LNG import strategy
Philippine National Oil, Pertamina to study LNG import strategyDow Jones, Singapore State Philippine National Oil Co. or PNOC, and Indonesia's state oil and gas company Pertamina, will form a working committee by end-November to review a possible plan for the Philippines to import liquefied natural...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Housing for evicted people proposed
Housing for evicted people proposedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration finally agreed on Wednesday to provide homeless people, who had been forcibly evicted by the City Public Order Office from their dwellings, with low-cost apartments but asked the central government...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
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;JP;HPR; ANPAk..r.. Editorial-Akbar-Bulog Buloggate 2 JP/4/EDIT-22Buloggate II Former Golkar Party and House of Representatives member Bambang Warih Kusuma has a piece of good advice for embattled House Speaker Akbar Tandjung: Be honest and openly explain where the Rp 40 billion of money taken out...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Akbar could be declared suspect if he lied: Lawyers
Akbar could be declared suspect if he lied: LawyersBambang Nurbianto and Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung could be named a suspect in a Rp 54.6 billion (US$5 million) financial scandal if it is proven he lied in his testimony on the...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
U.S. rubber imports fall due to attacks
U.S. rubber imports fall due to attacksDow Jones, Singapore The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. could account for the plunge in U.S. imports of technically specified rubber 20 grade in September from the previous month, a senior Indonesian rubber official said Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Poso killers' appeal denied, death penalty still stands
Poso killers' appeal denied, death penalty still standsBadri Djawara, The Jakarta Post, Palu The Supreme Court has rejected the appeals submitted by three men who were sentenced to death for committing a series of murders between May and June of 2000 in the strife-torn regency of Poso, Central...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Why not ban firecrackers?
Why not ban firecrackers?From Media IndonesiaDuring every fasting month of Ramadhan, ulema repeatedly call for the total closure of entertainments venues, an appeal which is certainly welcome by most Muslims in this country.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
;JP;HPR;
;JP;HPR; ANPAk..r.. Editorial-Akbar-Bulog Buloggate 2 JP/4/EDIT-22Buloggate II Former Golkar Party and House of Representatives member Bambang Warih Kusuma has a piece of good advice for embattled House Speaker Akbar Tandjung: Be honest and openly explain where the Rp 40 billion of money taken out...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Human rights defenders call for protection
Human rights defenders call for protectionTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights groups urged the government on Wednesday to recognize and honor their work to help the groups to continue to promote basic human rights in the face of terror.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Made Wianta traces grace and beauty of calligraphy
Made Wianta traces grace and beauty of calligraphyAlpha Savitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta History has recorded the superb works of the world's great artists who have been inspired by East Asian characters.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Most school buildings damaged
Most school buildings damaged BOGOR: About 76 percent of Bogor's elementary schools are seriously dilapidated but the city does not have enough money to repair them, an education official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Debate on Widodo's replacement continues
Debate on Widodo's replacement continuesLela E. Madjiah and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Top security officers on Wednesday expressed mixed reactions on the possible replacement of incumbent Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Adm. Widodo Adisutjipto.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
RI embassy denied access to suspect linked to terrorism
RI embassy denied access to suspect linked to terrorismThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian authorities in the United States had been denied access to an Indonesian citizen accused by U.S authorities of assisting suspected terrorists linked to the Al-Qaeda group, Antara reported Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
`Zakat' becomes tax deductible from 2002
`Zakat' becomes tax deductible from 2002The Jakarta Post JakartaA tax that all Muslims are obliged to pay, zakat, will become fully deductible from income taxes as of 2002, Minister of Religious Affairs Said Agil Husein Al Munawar said on Tuesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Wiranto's libel suit turned down
Wiranto's libel suit turned down BOGOR: The Cibinong District Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of University Indonesia sociologist Thamrin Amal Tomagola who was sued by former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto and three other Army generals.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
The challenge of political Islam to Megawati
The challenge of political Islam to MegawatiAzyumardi Azra, Rector State Islamic Studies Institute (IAIN), Jakarta, Part 2 of 2 Polemics on the relationships between Islam and politics, and Islam and democracy in the nation-state have once again come to the fore in Indonesia after the fall of...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
1. Kulon: 10 x 4 lines
1. Kulon: 10 x 4 linesNine killed, three injured in Kulonprogo landslides 2. PTPN: 20 x 2 lines:Villagers demand social assistance from PTPN VII3. Poso: 24 x 2 linesPoso killers' appeals denied, death penalty still stands
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Tension rising in Ambon, Poso
Tension rising in Ambon, PosoTiarma Siboro and Oktavianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Ambon Tension has been rising in conflict-ridden Maluku and Poso, Central Sulawesi, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Sewage project proposed
Sewage project proposed JAKARTA: The City Environmental Impact Management Agency (Bapedalda) is planning to propose a sewage management project called Integrated Waste Water and Sewage System to handle the city's household waste.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2 The challenge of political Islam to Megawati Azyumardi Azra Rector State Islamic Studies Institute (IAIN) Jakarta
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Sculptors unite in show to regain lost pride
Sculptors unite in show to regain lost prideYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta In the glitz and glamor of contemporary fine arts, sculpture is always overshadowed by painting. Such a predicament has encouraged sculptors in Yogyakarta, Bandung, Jakarta, Padang, Surakarta and Bali to make a...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions* Panting Faight of Women by Made Sukadana, Paros Gallery, Jl. Pantai Purna, Sukawati, Gianyar, until Jan. 10. * Panting In Praise of Women, by Sri Supryatini, Seniwati Gallery, Jl. Sriwedari 2b, Banjar Taman, Ubud, until Nov. 29.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
IBRA hopes to raise Rp 24t in cash this month
IBRA hopes to raise Rp 24t in cash this monthThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said Tuesday that by the end of the month it will have achieved 88 percent of its target cash earnings of Rp 27 trillion (about US$2.5 billion) for the 2001 state budget.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
KL better in tapping CHina's CPO market
KL better in tapping CHina's CPO marketAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has failed to compete with Malaysia in penetrating China's promising crude palm oil (CPO) market due to poor marketing efforts, the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) said on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Dorodjatun denies resignation rumor
Dorodjatun denies resignation rumorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti denied on Wednesday rumors which suggested that he had tendered his resignation to President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Jasa Marga to expand toll road network
Jasa Marga to expand toll road network State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga disclosed on Wednesday plans to expand its toll road network early next year to improve the flow of traffic in and out of Jakarta and several major cities in Java.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
IMF, govt ease base money target
IMF, govt ease base money targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government agreed on targeting next year a base money growth of between 12 percent to 14 percent, easing down from this year's growth target of 12.5 percent.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Public disappointment
Public disappointmentFrom GammaThe multi-faceted crisis, which has hit all Indonesians, has not weakened but become stronger as the days wear on. Various kinds of tricks and strategies, which some administrative experts have studied and applied, have failed to expel the giant crisis from this...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Villagers demand assistance from PTPN VII
Villagers demand assistance from PTPN VIIBahrul Ilmi Yakub, The Jakarta Post, Palembang Thousands of villagers held a demonstration at the offices of the state-owned sugar plantation company PTPN VII in Ogan Komering Ilir, some 75 kilometers south of the provincial capital on Wednesday, demanding...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Legislators' moral ills
Legislators' moral illsFrom Rakyat MerdekaIt is ironic that Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Akbar Tandjung received tight security protection from his "bodyguards" some time ago, particularly as he was asked to testify in the case of misappropriation of non-budgetary funds from the...
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaThursdayMaghrib 5:55 p.m.Friday Imsak 3:55 a.m.Subuh 4:05 a.m.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Judge admits he was paid
Judge admits he was paidMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A judge being tried in a bribery case linked to Supreme Court justices admitted on Wednesday to receiving Rp 550 million from a company, but claimed that he did not keep the money.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Suspected teenage tout murdered
Suspected teenage tout murdered BOGOR: An alleged 17-year-old public minivan tout who operated in the vicinity of Sukasari market, Bogor, West Java, was found dead on Tuesday with his head almost severed from his body in front of the Bogor Plaza shopping center.
Thu, 22 Nov 2001
Indonesia still immature
Indonesia still immature I thank Mr. Rod Livesey for his comment on my article in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 14, titled I pledge allegiance.I agree with him. Indoctrination, when extreme, breeds narrow- mindedness.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
BCA sale expected in 3rd week of December
BCA sale expected in 3rd week of DecemberThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said in a statement on Tuesday that its divestment of Bank Central Asia (BCA) was expected to be finalized in the third week of December.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
100 days of Megawati's administration
100 days of Megawati's administration November 19 marked 100 days of the Megawati-Hamzah administration.Indonesia has been in a protracted crisis for far too long. In four years, four presidents have come and gone. Naturally, much hope is psychologically pinned on the present administration.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
HIV/AIDS cases hike to 18 in Samarinda
HIV/AIDS cases hike to 18 in Samarinda SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Chairman of local chapter of the AIDS controlling agency, Waris Husain, revealed that the victims of HIV/AIDS here has increased to 18 people from the last year's 17 cases.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Partnership researches encouraged
Partnership researches encouraged JAKARTA: The Ministry of Research and Technology is determined to continue to promote partnership researches between government institutions and industries in a response to the rapid advancement of science and technology.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Govt to merge four banks this year
Govt to merge four banks this yearThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government announced on Tuesday that it would merge four banks including publicly listed Bank Universal, Bank Bali and non-listed Bank Prima Express and Bank Patriot in a bid to restructure the country's troubled banking industry.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Tiarma Siboro
Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post JakartaFormer deputy chief of finance at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Achmad Ruskandar revealed the most damaging evidence yet against House Speaker Akbar Tandjung on Tuesday, saying that he personally handed over checks worth Rp 40 billion (US$3.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
The insensitive, puzzling policy of tightened visa checks to U.S.
The insensitive, puzzling policy of tightened visa checks to U.S.V.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Kuala Lumpur For obvious reasons, Malaysia is puzzled by the decision to subject Malaysian men between the ages of 16 and 45 to stricter background checks when applying for a visa to visit the...
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
S'pore funds high-tech training
S'pore funds high-tech trainingAgence France Presse, Singapore Singapore on Tuesday pledged to invest about US$10 million to groom a pool of high-tech professionals over the next three years despite the recession and the dotcom collapse.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Ciputat fire kills four
Ciputat fire kills four JAKARTA: A cooker exploded on Monday afternoon at a house on Jl. Cendrawasih, Ciputat, Tangerang, killing four people and severely injuring one person.The victims were identified as Acih Mintarsih, 40 and two of her children, Asep, 20 and Irma, 17, as well as their carpenter...
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Amid mass prayers, Ambon paralyzed
Amid mass prayers, Ambon paralyzedNovi Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Christians in Ambon, the capital of strife-torn Maluku, began three days of mass prayers on Tuesday, paralyzing almost all activities from administrative, schooling to public transportation both on land and sea.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Three discos to be closed
Three discos to be closedAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City Governor Sutiyoso ordered the City Public Order Office on Tuesday to close three discotheques in the downtown Kota area, West Jakarta, for illegally operating during the fasting month of Ramadhan.
Wed, 21 Nov 2001
Revive our badminton success
Revive our badminton successFrom Warta KotaAs a badminton buff, I feel concerned about some cases that have afflicted the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI). There has been a growing trend for top badminton players to draw back from defending their own country at international events.