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Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Army rejects Freeport attack report
Army rejects Freeport attack report JAKARTA: The Indonesian military Monday dismissed as "irrational" a U.S. newspaper report that senior officers may have planned an ambush in Papua province in August that killed two Americans.Armed Forces spokesman Lt. Col. J.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
IFSB accpets Qatar as a new member
IFSB accpets Qatar as a new memberVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Kuala Lumpur The newly established Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) held its first council meeting and general assembly on Sunday night and accepted Qatar as a new member.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Table tennis tournament back in Indonesia
Table tennis tournament back in IndonesiaMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a twenty-year absence, regional table tennis championship is back in Indonesia as the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association (SEATTA) Championship will commence here on Thursday.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Cambodia's progress and its past victims
Cambodia's progress and its past victimsKavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation, Asia News Network, Bangkok When I first arrived in Phnom Penh in 1987, the city was not crowded. There were very few cars. Numerous office and apartment buildings were left unoccupied.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
SE Asia, China sign landmark trade accord
SE Asia, China sign landmark trade accordKarl Malakunas, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji and Southeast Asian leaders signed an historic agreement here Monday to create the world's biggest free trade area embracing 1.7 billion people and two-way trade worth US$1.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
PDI-P fires legislators in Lampung
PDI-P fires legislators in Lampung LAMPUNG: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) has dismissed seven legislators in Tanggamus regency, Lampung for supporting the local regent and vice regent candidates who were not nominated by the party's executive board.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
'ASEAN should buck up or risk losing investments'
'ASEAN should buck up or risk losing investments'P. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh Resource-rich Southeast Asian economies have failed to capitalize on their strengths and face a serious competitive challenge, warned an independent study presented to ASEAN leaders at their summit...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Police say arrest of Bali suspects a matter of time
Police say arrest of Bali suspects a matter of timeI Wayan Juniartha and Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali The nationwide manhunt for three suspects in the Bali bombing is intensifying and the National Police believe the arrests would only be a matter of time.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Vietnam could benefit from Bali bombing
Vietnam could benefit from Bali bombingAgence France-Presse, Hanoi Vietnam expects to welcome more international tourists in the wake of the devastating bomb blasts on Indonesia's resort island of Bali that rocked Southeast Asia, officials said Monday.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Police charge sex dancers, organizers
Police charge sex dancers, organizersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police continued their investigation on Monday into five people arrested during a raid on a live sex show in the early hours of Sunday, charging them with conducting obscene activities.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Stressing about celebrity dresses
Stressing about celebrity dressesFrom RepublikaVery soon the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan will arrive again. For some artists, this month may bring them additional fortune as they may sign new contracts in films, talk shows and other forms of entertainment.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Table tennis tournament back in Indonesia
Table tennis tournament back in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali After completing the Asian Championship, a number of Futsal (indoor soccer) players and officials from the region embarked on a two-day tour of Bali last week to offer moral support to locals in the aftermath of the bombings...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Middle East economy threatened by possible U.S. attack on Iraq: WB
Middle East economy threatened by possible U.S. attack on Iraq: WB A U.S. attack on Iraq would harm chances for economic development in the Middle East, notably because it would discourage investment in the region, a senior World Bank official warned.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Land mines, mortar found in backyard
Land mines, mortar found in backyardNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Kuningan, West Java The bomb squad unit of the police Mobile Brigade has confiscated 41 landmines and one live mortar round which were recently found by a farmer in the backyard of his house in Kuningan, West Java.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Region shares Indonesia's worries
Region shares Indonesia's worriesLim Say Boon, Director OCBC Investment Research Pte Limited, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Jakarta's actions to date against suspected terrorists are unlikely to restore international investor confidence.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Revenue target from oil and gas raised
Revenue target from oil and gas raisedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and the House of Representatives' budget committee agreed on Monday to raise the revenue target from oil and gas and other natural resources in the 2003 state budget draft from Rp 62.1 trillion (around US$6.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Military, government, loggers 'destroying' forests
Military, government, loggers 'destroying' forests A number of representatives of environmental organizations recently investigated the construction of the Ladia Galaska highway, which starts on the west coast of southern Aceh and winds its way through Gayo and Alas before it ends on the east coast...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Bukit Asam to offer 346.5m IPO shares
Bukit Asam to offer 346.5m IPO sharesDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesia's state-owned coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam said Monday it will sell 346.5 million shares Dec. 11-13 in an initial public offering.The shares will include 315 million of the government's shares in the company and 31.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for JakartaWednesday Imsak 3:57 a.m.Subuh 4:07 a.m.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
FPI members told to keep calm
FPI members told to keep calmNovan Iman Santosa and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The detained chairman of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) radical group called on its members on Monday to keep calm and avoid violent actions, especially entering the Ramadhan fasting month.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Five Indonesians arrested in RP
Five Indonesians arrested in RP MANILA: Five Indonesian men without travel documents and believed to be engaged in smuggling were arrested in the southern Philippines over the weekend, the authorities said Monday.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Minister launches books on health
Minister launches books on health JAKARTA: Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi launched on Monday four books on health in a bid to introduce A Healthy Indonesia 2010 and educate the public how to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Foreign investors flee, thousands workers suffer
Foreign investors flee, thousands workers sufferTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of workers from eight textile and textile-products factories in Greater Jakarta have been left without jobs and payment after their foreign employers abruptly stopped operations and fled the...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
ASEAN leaders focus on trade, antiterrorism
ASEAN leaders focus on trade, antiterrorismFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Phnom Penh Southeast Asian leaders on Monday agreed to step up antiterrorism measures and form a trade pact with China to create the biggest free trade zone on earth, encompassing more than 1.7 billion people.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Sumatra highway project to tear apart world's lungs
Sumatra highway project to tear apart world's lungs Illegal logging in the Leuser ecosystem zone in North Sumatra and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam is out of control, while local, national and international efforts to prevent it have not been successful, due in part to backing from the military and...
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Prosecutors demand life sentence for ex-bankers
Prosecutors demand life sentence for ex-bankersTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State prosecutors demanded on Monday life sentences for former bankers Bambang Sutrisno and Adrian Kiki Ariwan of the now- defunct Bank Surya, who are charged with swindling Rp 1.
Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Two killed in Tebet fire
Two killed in Tebet fire JAKARTA: Two people were killed when fire razed their home in the Bukit Duri subdistrict of Tebet, South Jakarta, on Monday morning.The victims were Nia, 24, and her brother Muklis, 8, the children of Sunarto, a cake vendor.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Stressing about
Stressing about celebrity dressesFrom Republika Very soon the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan will arrive again. For some artists, this month may bring them additional fortune as they may sign new contracts in films, talk shows and other forms of entertainment.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Muslim groups urge Ba'asyir's supporters to stop rallies
Muslim groups urge Ba'asyir's supporters to stop ralliesMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's two largest Muslim organizations urged on Saturday supporters of elderly cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to stop demonstrations in support of the terrorist suspect as they only tarnished the...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Govt chided over labor protection
Govt chided over labor protection JAKARTA: Labor activists slammed the government on Saturday for dragging its feet in establishing labor protection offices overseas to help Indonesian workers there."Indonesian workers overseas are facing increasingly complicated problems.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Australia's national anthem to be played at Bali memorial concert
Australia's national anthem to be played at Bali memorial concertI Wayan Juniartha and Tiarma Siboro, Jimbaran, Bali Australian national anthem Advance Australia Fair will be played during Monday's memorial concert for those killed in the Oct. 12 bomb attacks here, conductor Addie MS said on Sunday.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
'Bung' Karno's teachings
'Bung' Karno's teachingsFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe reform movement has not yet borne fruit because it is not imbued with the teachings of Bung Karno, which stress a love of the people and togetherness in keeping with the ideals of the Aug. 17, 1945 revolution.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Illiteracy plagues 1.2m of East Java's population
Illiteracy plagues 1.2m of East Java's populationWasis Sasmito, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The East Java administration is introducing a tuition-free educational program that it hopes within five years will eradicate illiteracy, which plagues some 1.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Lampung FPI chairman arrested
Lampung FPI chairman arrested BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Islam Defense Front (FPI) Lampung chapter chairman Habib Hasan Al Jufri, 45, a suspect in the bombing of Bethany Church in Telukbetung, Bandar Lampung on June 21, 2002, was arrested in East Jakarta on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Police chief Da'i Bachtiar says Ba'asyir's silence is not golden
Police chief Da'i Bachtiar says Ba'asyir's silence is not goldenTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar warned on Sunday that Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, a detained suspect for a series of bomb attacks in Jakarta in 2000, would worsen his situation as a...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Faster reforms, please
Faster reforms, please International donors unanimously reaffirmed strong support for Indonesia at this extremely difficult time and indicated their intention to make additional loan and grant commitments provided reforms are vigorously pursued.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Summarecon's indifference
Summarecon's indifference I live in Bukit Gading Villa, which is an "elite" area of Kelapa Gading. We moved to this expensive area to live in the quiet, peaceful and security-controlled comfort that this area supposedly provides, because where we lived previously there was no control, poor security...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Ramadhan closures create anxiety among workers
Ramadhan closures create anxiety among workersMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang In response to pressure from local ulemas and other public figures, the Tangerang regency and mayoralty decided last week to require all entertainment spots to close from seven days before the fasting month of...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Digital projectors, new visual technologies
Digital projectors, new visual technologiesZatni Arbi, Contributor, Jakarta, zatni@cbn.net.id Just a few weeks after the world's leader in digital projectors, InFocus, launched its latest products in Jakarta, other companies joined it in flooding the local market with their own offerings.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Beware of
Beware of new partiesFrom Warta KotaFor the last few months there have been lots of new political parties springing up. This is understandable as the many political parties that we have now seem unable to represent the people and channel their aspirations.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
1. IPB - 4x10
1. IPB - 4x10 Students, lecturers protest election 2. Garbage - 2x 22 Jakarta blames Bekasi in garbage dump dispute 3. Night - 1x 40 Ramadhan closures create anxiety among workers 4. Speak- 1x 52 'I totally disagree with the migration policy plan'
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Cerdas moves closer to winning GM title Bled
Cerdas moves closer to winning GM title BledThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian chess team as a whole has yet to prove its competitiveness at the ongoing chess Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia, however, Jakartan Cerdas Barus has so far proven that he deserves praise for his own play.Collecting 15.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Robbers kill victim in Cikupa
Robbers kill victim in Cikupa TANGERANG: A group of men robbed a container truck and killed its driver near the Cikupa toll gate in the Cikupa district of Tangerang early on Friday, police said.Second. Insp.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
TV Program: Monday, November 4, 2002
TV Program: Monday, November 4, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Environment8:30 Music9:00 Film10:00 Documentary11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show2:30 Documentary3:00 Children's Program3:30 Cartoon4:00 Music6:00 News7:00 Dialog8:00 Quiz9:00 News9:30 Music11:00...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
1. Riau: 8 x 4 lines
1. Riau: 8 x 4 linesLaw on Kepri not yet effective: Minister2. Buta: 20 x 2 linesIlliteracy plagues 1.2m of East Java's population3. TNLL: 35 x 1 lineMinistry calls for end to tree felling in C. Sulawesi forest
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Jakarta blames Bekasi in garbage dump dispute
Jakarta blames Bekasi in garbage dump disputeAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration thinks threats by the Bekasi mayoralty to close Jakarta's main garbage dump in Bantar Gebang stink, and hopes the mayoralty will honor an agreement over the use of the dump.
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
'Indonesia should be firmer with Australia'
'Indonesia should be firmer with Australia'Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should be more stern in protesting the recent raids by Australia's intelligence agency against Indonesians living in Australia as part of its crackdown against terrorists, a noted...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Free trade to top talks among East Asian leaders
Free trade to top talks among East Asian leadersEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Phnom Penh Southeast Asian leaders will discuss growing concerns over North Korea's nuclear capacity and lay the groundwork to create an ambitious East Asian free trade area at a summit Monday with Japan, China and...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
'I totally disagree with the migration policy plan'
'I totally disagree with the migration policy plan' In an attempt to deal with Jakarta's numerous problems, from horrendous traffic jams to increased levels of crime, Governor Sutiyoso has announced plans to close the city to migrants, who have been entering the capital at the rate of about 250,000...
Mon, 04 Nov 2002
Thailand to join regional antiterrorism coalition
Thailand to join regional antiterrorism coalitionAssociated Press, Phnom Penh Thailand says it will join Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in forming an anti-terrorism coalition, broadening a security alliance in a region regarded as a terrorist breeding ground.