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Fri, 08 Nov 2002
* Headlines: TNI continues besieging GAM HQs2
* Headlines: TNI continues besieging GAM HQs2 * National: Govt ignores UN envoy's warning4 * Archipelago:Confusion reigns over accident death toll5 * Opinion: Counter path to Aceh peace6 * City: New bus fare system proposed for Idul Fitri8 * Sports: Seles reaches WTA c'ships last eight10 *...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
City wants more from Pertamina
City wants more from PertaminaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an effort to increase city revenue, the city council approved on Thursday a bylaw on motor fuel tax that obliges state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to pay 5 percent tax on fuel sales here.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RI faces two million more jobless post-Oct. 12
RI faces two million more jobless post-Oct. 12Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia may get hit with another two million jobless people, as the Oct. 12 terrorist strike in Bali had reduced job opportunities, the government said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Crude bombs found in Indramayu
Crude bombs found in IndramayuNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu The police in Indramayu, West Java, have destroyed 283 crude bombs that were allegedly abandoned during recent violence between two villages that left dozens injured.Indramayu Police detective chief Adj. Comr.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Government offers incentives for East Timorese refugees
Government offers incentives for East Timorese refugeesYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang The government says it will offer East Timorese refugees formerly employed by the Indonesian government in East Timor, up to Rp 15 million if they return home.East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
TV ads for local goods must utilize RI resources
TV ads for local goods must utilize RI resourcesKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and House of Representatives (DPR) agreed unanimously on Thursday that commercials for domestic products must use domestic resources, including the artists involved and shooting locations.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Shopping as usual come Diwali season in India
Shopping as usual come Diwali season in IndiaNirmala George, Associated Press, New Delhi Dr. Renu Agarwal sneaks away from her busy medical practice to scour markets in the hunt for the rare or unusual.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Confusion reigns over accident death toll
Confusion reigns over accident death tollThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The public in Ambon is growing angry over confusion surrounding the number of victims believed to have been trapped in the wreckage of a ferry that sank off Ambon, capital of Maluku, on Sunday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Regents awarded for illiteracy eradication
Regents awarded for illiteracy eradication KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Buton Regent Syafie Kahar and Muna Regent Ridwan of Southeast Sulawesi have received international awards for their meritorious struggle to eradicate illiteracy in their regions.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Two TNI men indicted over E. Timor
Two TNI men indicted over E. Timor JAKARTA: Investigators in East Timor have issued an indictment against two Indonesian military officers over the 1999 killing of a Dutch journalist around the time the territory voted to break from Jakarta's harsh rule.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
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;JP; ANPAc..r.. Furniture-beds-sleep checked Latex mattress or spring bed ... which one is better?Rikza Abdullah Contributor JakartaAs adequate sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, mattress manufacturers compete with each other by designing new products and claiming their goods are the best...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Anerica, Britain wan't sell arms to RI, but Poland will
Anerica, Britain wan't sell arms to RI, but Poland willOei Eng Goan, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Warsaw Poland has modernized its defense capabilities and equipment since its admittance to the Western-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1999, and produces a large variety of defense...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
IBRA upbeat on meeting new revenue target
IBRA upbeat on meeting new revenue targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is confident that it will be able the meet the new proceeds target set by the government for next year, provided that the investment climate improves.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Navy ups security in Aceh waters
Navy ups security in Aceh waters MEDAN, North Sumatra: Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri has requested the Indonesian Navy and the National Police to tighten security in the waters off Aceh in the wake of rampant poaching by foreign vessels.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
45 staffers treated, Carrefour operates
45 staffers treated, Carrefour operatesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was business as usual at superstore Carrefour, Ratu Plaza shopping center, South Jakarta, on Thursday, even though 45 employees were still being treated at the private Pertamina Hospital, with six of them...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Asian monies up on Fed cut, Singapore dollar falters
Asian monies up on Fed cut, Singapore dollar faltersDow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were buoyed Thursday by the bigger-than- expected U.S. Federal Reserve's rate cut overnight, which caused the dollar to slip further against the yen in Asia.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
SBI rate unchanged at 13.10%
SBI rate unchanged at 13.10% JAKARTA: The weighted average interest rate on one-month SBI promissory notes, as expected, was unchanged yet again, at 13.10 percent, in a weekly auction, the central bank said Wednesday.Bank Indonesia also said it accepted Rp 15 trillion (US$1.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Batik master Astuti dabbles in oils
Batik master Astuti dabbles in oilsFabio Scarpello, Contributor, Yogyakarta Reading any book on Batik paintings, you will soon realize that Astuti is one of the few artists referred to as a master. What they don't say is that he is a much more rounded artist than that.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Island prepared for eruption victims
Island prepared for eruption victims MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Sangihe Talaud administration in North Sulawesi has prepared Biaro Island to resettle 331 families who were displaced after the recent eruption of Mount Ruang.Sangihe Talaud Regent J. Th.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
1. HKBP: 10 x 4 lines
1. HKBP: 10 x 4 linesChurch forced to close in Bandung2. Molotov: 24 x 1 lineCrude bombs found in Indramayu3. Masohi: 20 x 2 linesConfusion reigns over ferry accident death toll4. Timor: 24 x 2 lines Government offers incentives for East Timorese refugees
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Government ignores UN envoy's warning over possible rights abuses
Government ignores UN envoy's warning over possible rights abusesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has been singled out by a UN envoy as one of the countries that has the potential to abuse human rights by adopting antiterrorism regulations, but the Indonesian government...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Military continues siege on GAM headquarters
Military continues siege on GAM headquartersIbnu Mat Noor and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Over a thousand soldiers surrounded a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) stronghold in North Aceh for a second consecutive day on Thursday, as the military urged the rebels to surrender...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Notice
Notice Readers in Yogyakarta and its surrounding area will, for an indefinite period of time, receive The Jakarta Post at least two hours later than normal due to an unexpected change in the flight schedule of Garuda Indonesia from Jakarta to Yogyakarta from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Indonesians to leave Australia
Indonesians to leave Australia CANBERRA, Australia: A number of Indonesians who have obtained Australian citizenship have expressed their intention to return home due to security fears.Amin Hady, chairman of the Forum for the Study of Information and Islam, said in Sydney on Thursday the...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
New customs rulings please businessmen
New customs rulings please businessmenRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Businessmen praised on Wednesday the new rulings on customs, expressing confidence that the rulings would make the clearance procedures at customs offices faster and limit opportunities for crooked officials and...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Pertamina mulls selling units, bonds after '05
Pertamina mulls selling units, bonds after '05 JAKARTA: Indonesia's national oil and gas company Pertamina plans to sell some of its units through initial public offerings as well as issue bonds after 2005 to finance some projects, company President Director Baihaki Hakim said Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
1. Mudik - 3x 17
1. Mudik - 3x 17 Govt proposes new bus fare system for Idul Fitri 2. Fuel - 1x 27 City wants more from Pertamina 3. Thief - 1x 32 Robbers break into Bogor Cathedral 4. Carrefour - 2x 17 45 staffers treated, Carrefour operates 5. Speak - 1x 30 'Better to die in a blast than die softly'
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Tourism forest to be rejuvenated in Riau
Tourism forest to be rejuvenated in Riau PEKANBARU, Riau: The Dumai administration of Riau said on Thursday it would start rehabilitating their forest preserve as a recreation center to help defuse the tourism crisis.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Pertamina could suffer Rp 4t losses due to fuel
Pertamina could suffer Rp 4t losses due to fuelThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina could suffer up to Rp 4 trillion (US$433 million) in lost subsidies this year as a result of a difference of opinion of the projected total supply needed for the country as stipulated in the...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Amnesty for illegal connections
Amnesty for illegal connections JAKARTA: To reduce illegal water consumption through illegal pipe connections, PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) is holding an amnesty for illegal connections for a month beginning next Monday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Counter path to Aceh peace
Counter path to Aceh peaceOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Sociologist, Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (Yappika), Jakarta In terms of length, the present armed conflict in Aceh which started in 1976, is second only to the war the Acehnese waged against the Dutch colonial rule (1873-1942).
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Agency warns of possibility of massive flooding during next rainy season
Agency warns of possibility of massive flooding during next rainy seasonBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency (BMG) has warned of the possibility of huge floods during the next rainy season, which will peak between late December and the middle of...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Bali suspect confesses to bombing
Bali suspect confesses to bombingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian police announced on Thursday a major breakthrough in the Bali bomb investigation, naming the owner of the Mitsubishi van used in the attack as a suspect in the carnage.National Police Chief Gen.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Ba'asyir told to cooperate with police
Ba'asyir told to cooperate with policeDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Hamzah Haz pressured Abu Bakar Ba'asyir on Thursday to comply with all legal processes against him, which includes undergoing police questioning.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Asian ties not worsened: Howard
Asian ties not worsened: HowardBelinda Goldsmith, Reuters, Canberra Australia brushed aside criticism from Asian neighbors of its treatment of Muslims after the Bali bombings, adamant its relations with Asia remained good but stressing on Thursday that national security came first.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
What's wrong with this nation?
What's wrong with this nation?From Media IndonesiaIn the aftermath of the Bali bomb blast, foreign victims were prioritized over local victims in terms of treatment. It is sad to realize that this treatment -- which suggests that foreigners are racially superior -- has been practiced by Indonesians.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
300,000 graduates
300,000 graduates unemployed From Rakyat Merdeka The level of disguised unemployment in Indonesia is quite high. Last year, some 300,000 university graduates holding a diploma for a particular study program worked part-time in a field unrelated to their educational background.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Remembering Nieman curator, historian, writer
Remembering Nieman curator, historian, writerSabam Siagian, The Jakarta Post, Editor at Large, Nieman Fellow Class '79 Prof. James C. Thomson, former Nieman Foundation curator (director), East Asia historian, college professor and a key figure in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations during the...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
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? AMBON, Maluku: Four thousand houses planned for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Maluku are unlikely to be realized this year due to an unclear real estate status."The issue of real estate status remains the obstacle in realizing housing developments in the Buru, the Central Maluku and the...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Robbers break into Bogor Cathedral
Robbers break into Bogor CathedralTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Burglars broke into the Bogor Cathedral early on Thursday, making away with an invaluable gold-plated monstrance and six holy cups worth tens of millions of rupiah.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Notes from a film festival viewer
Notes from a film festival viewerDebra H. Yatim, Contributor, Jakarta Loud Me Loud. Would you believe it if someone said Indonesia may probably be saved by a product with such an incongruous title?No, it is not a new-fangled sound machine. And no, it is not a slogan for the neo-anti terrorist front.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RI, a nation of
RI, a nation of incredible peopleFrom Koran Tempo When the bombs exploded in Bali thunderously, I was imagining a gang of people laughing heartily or at least smiling proudly because they had succeeded in sending thousands of people into a state of panic.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Whoops, Sofie's a man
Whoops, Sofie's a man Thank you for publishing my article Fashion goes on the wild side in 2003 in The Jakarta Post, on Nov. 3. However, I should like to make a correction on the gender of Sofie -- the designer.In fact, designer Sofie is a male.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RP shrugs off U.S. travel warnings
RP shrugs off U.S. travel warnings MANILA: Tourists are shrugging off recent travel advisories by the United States and other countries as visitor arrivals in the Philippines are rising, Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon said Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
'Asian central banks unlikely to follow U.S. rate cut'
'Asian central banks unlikely to follow U.S. rate cut'Agence France-Presse, Singapore Domestic factors should prevent Asia's central banks from falling in line to slash interest rates after the Federal Reserve cut U.S. rates by hefty half a percentage point, analysts said Thursday.The U.S.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaFridayMaghrib 5.50 p.m.SaturdayImsak 3:56 a.m.Subuh 4:06 a.m.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RI women through to SEATTA semifinals
RI women through to SEATTA semifinalsMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian women's table tennis team assured itself of a place in the semifinals of the 3rd SEATTA championship by booking two wins at the Pelita Harapan Sports Hall in Lippo Cikarang here on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Women to take action against DPR
Women to take action against DPR JAKARTA: A coalition of women's groups plans to take legal action against the Ministry of Home Affairs and the House of Representatives (DPR) for ignoring the 30-percent quota for women in state institutions related to public policy making.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Govt proposes new bus fare system for Idul Fitri
Govt proposes new bus fare system for Idul FitriNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Transportation will set a ceiling price system for bus companies during the Idul Fitri exodus and influx period to control bus fares which have traditionally skyrocketed in past years due...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 8, 2002
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, November 8, 2002Exhibitions * Sculpture, Painting, Drawing by G. Sidharta, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no. 17, Central Jakarta (Tel. 5483008), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Nov. 16. * The Art of Poster by Jan Lavies, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.