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Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Angelique defeats bug and opponent
Angelique defeats bug and opponentAgence France-Presse, Pattaya, Thailand Indonesia's Angelique Widjaja overcame both a stomach upset and Sandra Kleinova on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the women's open in the Thai resort of Pattaya.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Ex-political prisoners need help
Ex-political prisoners need help JAKARTA: Former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin is demanding that the government rehabilitate former political prisoners."The government must restore the reputation of former political detainees and prisoners.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Angry mob forces closure of church in Bandung
Angry mob forces closure of church in BandungThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A church minister called on the authorities to seek a quick and peaceful solution to the closure by force of a Christian HKBP church in Bandung, capital of the predominantly Muslim West Java, saying the anarchic act could...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Parking firms required to pay 20% of revenue to city administration
Parking firms required to pay 20% of revenue to city administrationAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The effort to increase city revenue moved forward on Thursday when the City Council approved a bylaw requiring parking management firms to pay 20 percent of their total income to the city...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
FDI drops 11%, domestic dives 70%
FDI drops 11%, domestic dives 70%Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals dropped by 11 percent to US$5.4 billion from January to September this year from $6.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
'Better to die in a blast than die softly'
'Better to die in a blast than die softly' Job seekers find Jakarta the right place to try their luck. Unfortunately, in an effort to control the flow of newcomers, Governor Sutiyoso intends to close the city to unskilled, poor migrants. The Jakarta Post talked to migrants about the issue.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
'I'm no heartless monster,' says ex-Timor militia chief
'I'm no heartless monster,' says ex-Timor militia chief A former militia chief on Thursday denied he had committed human rights abuses in East Timor three years ago and said he was a victim of the Indonesian government's desire to appease international criticism.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Shares Close Change Trading
Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 700 0 12,500 Adindo Foresta 50 0 0 AGIS Tbk 70 0 201,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 220 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 95 0 0 Alfa Retailindo Tbk 800 -25 40,000...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
10 prostitutes, five beggars arrested
10 prostitutes, five beggars arrested JAKARTA: Ten prostitutes and five beggars were arrested during a series of raids by public order officers on the first night of the Ramadhan fasting month on Wednesday and early on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Mastermind of illegal logging wanted
Mastermind of illegal logging wanted BENGKULU: After filing dossiers at the Provincial Prosecutor's Office on several suspects held responsible for the environmental deterioration at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Bengkulu police said it would search for the masterminds behind the illegal...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
East Kalimantan plane crash kills seven
East Kalimantan plane crash kills sevenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Seven people were killed, including a baby, and three others were injured in a plane crash in East Kalimantan on Thursday, an incident that followed a similar crash in July where nine people were injured and one survived.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
KPKPN gets touch on legislators
KPKPN gets touch on legislators JAKARTA: Despite legislators' resistance, the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) asserted on Thursday that the commission was authorized to investigate legislators without a permit from the President.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
What's up with the clashes?
What's up with the clashes?From Pos KotaIn the middle of last August, some National Police Mobile Brigade members based in Kedunghalang clashed with some Army members based in Cibinong, Bogor. The clash claimed a number of lives. Then a similar clash happened in Binjai.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
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done ;JP;HEN; ANPAv..r.. Photo-funiture-expoJP/IGGP Bayu Ismoyo TRY BEFORE BUYING: A visitor tries out an arm chair on display at an exhibition in Jakarta. Although the furniture business has yet to fully recover from the recession, demand for foreign brands in the upper-income market remains...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Investigation of attorney general to conclude soon
Investigation of attorney general to conclude soonA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) said on Thursday it would complete its investigation into the allegation of corruption implicating Attorney General M.A. Rachman, before Idul Fitri, Dec. 6.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Singapore urges Indonesia to stamp out terrorism
Singapore urges Indonesia to stamp out terrorismMichael Perry, Reuters, Sydney, Australia Singapore urged Indonesia on Thursday to track down and prosecute those responsible for the Bali bombings, saying a failure to do so would send the wrong message to the world about Jakarta's attitude towards...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RI protests 'Rambo-style' raids
RI protests 'Rambo-style' raids JAKARTA: Indonesia has protested against Australia's "Rambo- style" raids on Indonesian expatriates in its campaign against terrorism in the aftermath of the Bali bomb attack, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Land and repatriation issues for refugees
Land and repatriation issues for refugees ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: Residents of Belu Regency in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have said they would not allocate land for East Timorese refugees who refused to return home after Dec.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
'Australia, NZ, S'pore banks least risky'
'Australia, NZ, S'pore banks least risky'Agence France-Presse, Singapore Banks in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore face the least risks in the Asia-Pacific, while those in China, Indonesia and Vietnam are the most vulnerable, Standard and Poor's said Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Asian salary growth slows: Survey
Asian salary growth slows: SurveyAgence France-Presse, Hong Kong Asia Pacific companies have reacted to the global economic downturn this year by offering lower salary increases or freezing pay, a survey revealed Thursday.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Freeze of FPI militia hailed, other paramilitary groups told to disband
Freeze of FPI militia hailed, other paramilitary groups told to disbandMuhammad Nafik and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto and Muslim scholars hailed on Thursday the announced freeze of the paramilitary wing of the...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
RI suffers loss to Iraq at Chess Olympiad
RI suffers loss to Iraq at Chess OlympiadMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's prospects at the Chess Olympiad now under way in Bled, Slovenia, became gloomier on Wednesday after another upset loss, this time during the eleventh round.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
1. Otto1 --
1. Otto1 -- 1 X 22Counter path to Aceh peace Otto Syamsuddin Ishak Sociologist Civil Society Alliance for Democracy (Yappika) Jakarta 2. Iqbal1 -- A tale of two presidents 1 X 30 Part 1 of 2 A tale of two blessed presidents Iqbal Widastomo 3. US -- America's election results affect us all 1 X 32 U.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Quake victims receive aid
Quake victims receive aid JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), in cooperation with the International Red Cross (ICRC), has donated medical equipment to 1,250 people affected by an earthquake on Simeulue island off Aceh.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Rupiah Rates Nov.7
Rupiah Rates Nov.7 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,486.47 4,917.31 5,230.05 5,173.50Brunei dollar 1 5,509.93 4,939.91 5,252.41 5,197.28Canadian dollar 1 6,256.20 5,611.08 5,963.80 5,903.41Swiss franc 1 6,671.25 5,982.42 6,359.45 6,294.
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Doubts raised over RI's agricultural liberalization
Doubts raised over RI's agricultural liberalizationThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poor farm productivity and a flood of imported agricultural goods call into question Indonesia's low tariff policy just as the country has agreed to join China, Japan and India in free trade pacts, according to a World...
Fri, 08 Nov 2002
Residents complain of illegal fare rise
Residents complain of illegal fare rise TANGERANG: Hundreds of passengers who usually use public minivans serving the route from Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing estate to Cikokol complained on Thursday over an illegal increase in the fare from the official Rp 1,200 to Rp 2,000 since the first day...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Accor's Asian plans unaffected by Bali bombing
Accor's Asian plans unaffected by Bali bombingDow Jones, Bangkok French hotel and leisure company Accor SA, one of the world's largest hotel chain operators, said Wednesday it still plans to double the number of its properties in Asia-Pacific over the next five years, despite a recent terrorist...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Exhbits show artists' sympathy for Bali tragedy
Exhbits show artists' sympathy for Bali tragedyYusuf Susilo Hartono, Contributor, Jakarta Several galleries in Jakarta are holding painting exhibitions using the Bali tragedy as their main theme. They feature Balinese artists in a show of concern over the Oct. 12 bomb blast in Kuta, Bali.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Govt mulls increasing export duty on CPO
Govt mulls increasing export duty on CPOThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government warned that it might raise the export duty on crude palm oil (CPO), the raw material for cooking oil, to ensure stable cooking oil prices during the upcoming festive season.Minister of Industry and Trade Rini M.S.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Antiterrorism and shared responsibility
Antiterrorism and shared responsibilityAbdullah Saleh Mbamba, Director, United Nations Information Center, Jakarta The tragic events of Sept. 11 and those that took place recently in Bali have brought home the challenge of keeping deadly options from terrorist groups, who may have weaker...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Media urged to employ 'journalism of empathy'
Media urged to employ 'journalism of empathy'Debbie A. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The media can help people living with HIV/AIDS to lead a stigma- free, productive life by applying "journalism of empathy", activists say.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
463 sugar factory workers lose jobs in South Kalimantan
463 sugar factory workers lose jobs in South KalimantanYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin Some 463 workers at Pelaihari Sugar Company in Tanah Laut regency, South Kalimantan, have lost their jobs without compensation after their once reputable firm was liquidated by the Office of the State...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Malaysia signs deal to buy two RI planes
Malaysia signs deal to buy two RI planes The Malaysian government on Wednesday inked a deal to buy two Indonesian transport aircraft worth US$34.2 million.Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Razak signed the contract between the government and PT Dirgantara Indonesia to purchase the CN 235-220M...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Ease foreign diplomacy
Ease foreign diplomacyZatni Arbi, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta Who is to blame if Indonesia has lost its influence in ASEAN? The big irony, if we think about it, is that Indonesia's former president Soeharto was -- and is still -- considered one of the founding fathers of this...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Bush sends Ramadhan greeting
Bush sends Ramadhan greeting JAKARTA: U.S. President George W. Bush conveyed on Wednesday his greeting to Muslims all over the world, including Indonesia, who have started to observe the holy month of Ramadhan.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Unilateral truce breaks down in Aceh
Unilateral truce breaks down in AcehIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The unilateral truce announced by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Nov. 4 broke down on Wednesday when GAM rebels and military soldiers exchanged gunfire in North Aceh, leaving five people dead including one soldier.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
One injured in BandarLampung blast
One injured in BandarLampung blast JAKARTA: An explosion in a house in Indonesia's Lampung province on Sumatra island injured one man on Wednesday afternoon, police said.The blast in the seaside Kota Karang area about two kilometers from the provincial capital Bandar Lampung was caused by...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Japan creditors to extend loan for RI plant
Japan creditors to extend loan for RI plantAgence France Presse, Tabanan, Innesia Japanese creditors are expected to approve by year-end a US$400 million loan to complete construction of a long-delayed Indonesian petrochemical plant, the group behind the project said Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Vietnam entrant in Miss World
Vietnam entrant in Miss World VIETNAM: Vietnam will send an entrant for participation in the Miss World competition for the first time in its history when the pageant is staged in Nigeria next month, state media reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Officials told to avoid unnecessary trips
Officials told to avoid unnecessary trips JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua Governor Jaap Solossa asked on Wednesday local officials not to take unnecessary trips outside the province.The governor said he had received reports of high-ranking officials in the province who had traveled to Jakarta for no...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Don't isolate Indonesia's military
Don't isolate Indonesia's military News that Indonesian soldiers might have been involved in an August ambush in Papua that killed two Americans and Indonesian and wounded 11 isn't surprising. Yet Jakarta's acknowledgement that soldiers may have been involved in the August abuses has brought new...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Niaga under blanket scheme: IBRA
Niaga under blanket scheme: IBRAThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said that Bank Niaga would remain under the government blanket scheme, despite objections by Malaysia's Commerce Asset Holding Bhd during talks for selling the latter a 51 percent stake in the...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Police to submit dossier with or without Ba'asyir deposition
Police to submit dossier with or without Ba'asyir depositionDamar Harsanto and Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police investigators vowed Wednesday to submit their dossier on Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to state prosecutors as soon as possible with or without the Muslim cleric's deposition.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Militant FPI decides to call it a day
Militant FPI decides to call it a dayDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following on the heels of the self-dissolution of Laskar Jihad just three weeks ago, another extremist militant group, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) followed suit on Wednesday in efforts to refrain from further...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Govt rejects appeals for AFTA delay
Govt rejects appeals for AFTA delayAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government reminded struggling industries here that it remained committed to lowering more import tariffs next year, as it rejected the chemical and textile industries' appeals for exemptions from the ASEAN free...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Police question owner of van allegedly used in Bali bombing
Police question owner of van allegedly used in Bali bombingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar Police revealed on Wednesday that one of the two men arrested in East Java on Tuesday turned out to be the owner of the Mitsubishi van that exploded with deadly force outside a Bali nightclub last month,...
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Murder is not justified
Murder is not justified I would like to refer to Greg Warner's letter published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 25, titled Muslims should not justify murder.The majority of Indonesians were shocked by the brutal and indiscriminate bombings in Bali.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
Police arrest drug trafficker
Police arrest drug trafficker BOGOR: Bogor Police arrested a drug trafficker in Ciomas Rahayu housing complex here on Monday.Bogor Police chief Brig. Gen. Nanan Soekarna stated on Tuesday that the suspect, Achmad Saefudin, 25, was arrested upon returning home.
Thu, 07 Nov 2002
City to meet tax target from tourism
City to meet tax target from tourismAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration is optimistic about reaching its target on entertainment, hotel and restaurant taxes of Rp 470 billion this year, despite the impact the Bali bombing has had on tourism.