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Fri, 09 Nov 2001
CGI pledges $3.14b in loans
CGI pledges $3.14b in loansBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Creditors in the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) stood by their promise to support the country on Thursday, as they pledged a total of US$3.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
1. Padang
1. Padang Govt maintains 'status quo' on Semen Padang 2. FTA (2x30) Govt, businesses told to boost efficiency ahead of world's largest FTA 3. Indosat (4x8) Indosat injects extra Rp 1.5t for IM3 4. Batam (4x8) Batam investors ask for tax relief 5. Rate (2x16) ECB cuts its key interest rate
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.
Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 22, South Jakarta (Tel. 5268458); Berlin Babylon, 5:30 p.m., Living Afterwards, 7:30 p.m., Legends of Rita, 9:30 p.m. . Djakarta Theater, Thamrin, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3848944); White Badge, 5:15 p.m., Dancer in the Dark, 7:30 p.m. .
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Army warned against illegal logging
Army warned against illegal logging JAKARTA: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto on Thursday said he has ordered regional military commanders in Kalimantan provinces to take firm action against their personnel found guilty of involvement in illegal logging.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Prospect and pitfalls in Australia-RI ties
Prospect and pitfalls in Australia-RI tiesAli Alatas, Former Foreign Minister, Perth, AustraliaPart 1 of 2 I have been asked to share with you some thoughts on the Australia -- Indonesia relationship and considering Perth's proximity to Indonesia and its many-sided links with my country, this is...
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Decentralization of health service launched
Decentralization of health service launchedFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government was developing a project to help the regions improve management of its health services in a bid to accelerate the national decentralization program, Health Minister Ahmad Suyudi said on Thursday.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Long-term but fuzzy vision from the Assembly
Long-term but fuzzy vision from the AssemblyDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Without much fanfare, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is set to pass a decree called Indonesia Vision 2020 that will serve as a guideline for the country in an attempt to achieve prosperity within 20...
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Pedicab drivers sue Sutiyoso for Rp 26b
Pedicab drivers sue Sutiyoso for Rp 26bMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court began hearing a civil case on Thursday filed against Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, Jakarta Police Chief Gen. Ins. Sofjan Jacoeb and Jakarta Military Command Chief Lt. Gen.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Bandung to have Ombudsman Commission
Bandung to have Ombudsman CommissionYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung West Java's capital Bandung will establish an Ombudsman Commission following findings that public trust of the mayoralty administration is very low.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Government asked to be fairer in subventions to regencies
Government asked to be fairer in subventions to regenciesAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya East Java's regents have called on the central government to be more fair in the provision and distribution of general allocation funds (DAU) to regencies in the 2002 fiscal year.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
'Becak' drivers seek Rp 26b compensation from Sutiyoso
'Becak' drivers seek Rp 26b compensation from Sutiyoso Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court began hearing a civil case on Thursday filed against Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, Jakarta Police Chief Gen. Ins.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
World trade body must be transformed
World trade body must be transformed Hira P. Jhamtani, Board Member Institute for Global Justice, Jakarta The fourth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will commence on Nov. 9, 2001 in Doha, Qatar, with civil society calling for democratization and a review of the...
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Cease-fire, dialog preferred to settle Aceh crisis
Cease-fire, dialog preferred to settle Aceh crisisIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Most of 13 Acehnese leaders who met with Vice President Hamzah Haz in Banda Aceh on Thursday said they preferred a cease-fire and dialog to settle the prolonged dispute between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)...
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Court starts examining 'becak' drivers' lawsuit against Sutiyoso
Court starts examining 'becak' drivers' lawsuit against Sutiyoso Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court began hearing a civil case on Thursday filed against Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso, Jakarta Police Chief Gen. Ins.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Under creditors' scrutiny
Under creditors' scrutiny There is no reason for the government to rejoice over the US$3.1 billion in new loans pledged on Thursday by its creditor consortium, the Consultative Group on Indonesia, because their disbursements are not yet guaranteed, being contingent upon policy performance.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Under creditors' scrutiny
Under creditors' scrutiny There is no reason for the government to rejoice over the US$... billion in new loans committed on Thursday by its creditor consortium, the Consultative Group on Indonesia, because their disbursements are not yet guaranteed, being contingent upon policy performance.
Fri, 09 Nov 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsTravel agency PT Anta Express Tour & Travel Service plans to float its shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange mid-December with PT Kresna Graha Sekurindo as underwriter, the company said on Thursday. -- JPThe Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency has raised Rp 49.5 billion (US$4.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Accounts link terrorists
Accounts link terrorists JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia (BI) announced on Wednesday that it has ordered all banks throughout the country to freeze accounts owned by individuals or groups allegedly having links with international terrorists.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Interest Group faction at MPR faces guillotine
Interest Group faction at MPR faces guillotineAbu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Interest Group faction, a non-elected group in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), were fighting for survival on Wednesday claiming they were still a necessary component of the Assembly.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Brawl breaks out in court
Brawl breaks out in court JAKARTA: A brawl broke out between members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and the City Forum (Forkot) at the South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.No injuries were reported during the incident.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Security tightened in int'l schools
Security tightened in int'l schoolsDamar Harsanto and Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police vowed on Wednesday to increase security at international schools in the aftermath of a grenade explosion in the courtyard of the Australian International School (AIS) in Pasar Minggu,...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Live bomb found in Palembang
Live bomb found in Palembang PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A home-made bomb wrapped in a black plastic bag was found at the Raden Fattah Islamic Teaching Institute in the South Sumatra provincial capital of Palembang on Monday.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
BSD gets REI award for environment
BSD gets REI award for environment TANGERANG: The Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) housing complex in Tangerang, Banten, has won an Indonesian Real Estate Association (REI) award for environmental management.BSD's president Budiarsa Sastrawinata said on Wednesday the award, presented last week during REI's...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
WIC to hold charity bazaar
WIC to hold charity bazaar JAKARTA: The annual charity bazaar organised by the Women's International Club will take place next Thursday at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center. This year's event will feature 170 Indonesian stands representing a number of different provinces as well as 35 stands...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Balinese purify seas in sacred ritual
Balinese purify seas in sacred ritualPariama Hutasoit, Contributor, Nusa Penida Island, East Bali The sea was so quiet. No commercial ships, no fishermen nor surfers were visible in the waters around Nusa Lembongan in East Bali, around 50 kilometers southeast of Denpasar.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Thai seeds spark rice protests in Kendari
Thai seeds spark rice protests in KendariThe Jakarta Post, Kendari Kolaka Regent Adel Berty's recent initiative to distribute Thai rice seeds to local farmers in the regency, located in Southeast Sulawesi, sparked a sharp protest from local agriculture and plantation authorities which said it was...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Govt seeks Zhu's support for LNG supply
Govt seeks Zhu's support for LNG supply The government is set to ask the Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji during his four-day visit here, which kicked off Wednesday, to give priority to the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to supply LNG to China, a minister confirmed.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
City budget must be people oriented
City budget must be people orientedFrom Media IndonesiaWith regard to regional autonomy, the city administration has now been given a free hand to manage its funds to augment its income and to carry out city development activities.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsProperty firm PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk booked a net profit of Rp 1.61 billion in the first nine months of the year, up from a net loss of Rp 43.91 billion in the same period of last year, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
The disabled demand equal treatment in education
The disabled demand equal treatment in educationFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of disabled people have demanded that they be given equal treatment in education and rehabilitation that enables them to live their lives normally within society.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Councillor's 'guest' arrested
Councillor's 'guest' arrested JAKARTA: A man, who went to meet a councillor of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, was arrested at the City Council building on Wednesday for smoking marijuana.The man, identified as Zulkarnain, who had planned to meet Councillor Supangat, was arrested by...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Auction aims to help children's education
Auction aims to help children's education The economic and political crisis that has hit the country has also affected the lives of children, especially the poor. The increasing number of children dropping out of school has highlighted the crisis.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Protest against textile factory pollution
Protest against textile factory pollution PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Residents of the Jeruksari village in Pekalongan regency threatened to force the closure of the textile company PT Berhasiltex for polluting the environment.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
RI, China agree to step up economic ties
RI, China agree to step up economic tiesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta China and Indonesia signed several agreements on Wednesday, including one on the reopening of a branch of the Bank of China in the country in a bid to further boost economic cooperation between the two...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Bogor expects more vagrants
Bogor expects more vagrants BOGOR: The number of vagrants operating in the town of Bogor was likely to increase sharply during the holy month of Ramadhan, an official said. Head of the Social Assistance Section of the local Office of the People's Empowerment, Eli Yulia, said on Tuesday that most of...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.
Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 22, South Jakarta (Tel. 5268458); Poet Linge, and Scenes from an Occupation, 5:30 p.m., Domesticas, 7:30 p.m., Carrement a l'ouest, 9:30 p.m. . Djakarta Theater, Thamrin, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3848944); To and From, 7:30 p.m.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Dolly seeks leniency
Dolly seeks leniency SURABAYA: While some groups want nightspots to close or have their operational hours limited during the coming holy month of Ramadhan, the biggest red light district in Surabaya, known as Dolly, is seeking leniency in relation to its operating hours.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Officials guilty of 'KKN' face administrative penalties
Officials guilty of 'KKN' face administrative penaltiesDadan Wijaksana, Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The preliminary debate over the draft decree on the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) was completed on Wednesday but the mandatory dismissal for state officials...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Ex-militiaman tried: An East Timorese pro-integration militiaman
Ex-militiaman tried: An East Timorese pro-integration militiaman was indicted on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta District Court and could face the death penalty for the murder of a New Zealand peacekeeper in East Timor last year.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
The scouts should be revived
The scouts should be revivedFrom Warta KotaThe recent brutal gang fights among students in the Greater Jakarta area have claimed a huge number of lives, while the police seem to be at a loss as to how to deal with the problem.Wielding knives, some students also rob passengers on the buses.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Publication workshop for students
Publication workshop for students JAKARTA: The AIDS Foundation on Wednesday held a two-day workshop for students on how to organize majalah dinding (publications on notice boards).Mira Fajar Aviatri, the program coordinator of the AIDS Foundation, said that the workshop involved 56 students from 14...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
1. BCA (2x16)
1. BCA (2x16) BCA deal unlikely this year: Minister 2. Oil (2x28) Oil prices will recover to $22 if OPEC cuts output: Minister 3. WTO (2x18) Protests planned in Asia to mark start of WTO talks 4. HK (4x8) HKMA cuts rates by half point 5. Taiwan (1x24) Taiwan to lift investment ban
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
BCA deal unlikely this year: Minister
BCA deal unlikely this year: MinisterBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Signaling a further setback in the privatization program, the government said chances were slim for it to secure a deal for the sale of a 51 percent stake in PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) by the end of this year.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Regency legislatures to prepare formation of Cirebon province
Regency legislatures to prepare formation of Cirebon provinceNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon The leadership of five regency legislative councils in West Java were slated to meet in Cirebon on Thursday to conduct preliminary preparations for the planned formation of Cirebon province.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Papuan demand more than just autonomy
Papuan demand more than just autonomyRidwan Max Sijabat, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recently endorsed law on special autonomy for Papua suggests a real social contract between its people and the government.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Traffic at Jl. A. Yani rerouted
Traffic at Jl. A. Yani rerouted JAKARTA: Traffic traveling from Jl. Jend. A. Yani through Jl. Let. Jend. Suprapto, East Jakarta, is expected to suffer delays due to a City Land Transportation Agency drainage project commencing Thursday.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Few women trafficking cases go to court
Few women trafficking cases go to courtApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Only eight of 286 cases of trafficking of women reported to the police during the last two years have gone to court, according to North Sumatra's Kaukus Perempuan, a coalition of non-governmental organizations dealing...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Govt sets deadline for East Timor refugees
Govt sets deadline for East Timor refugeesYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang As of January 2002, the government will no longer provide any financial or food assistance to East Timorese refugees in West Timor as it will reinstate the Indonesian citizenship of those who choose to stay in...
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Hun Sen hails ASEAN meet
Hun Sen hails ASEAN meet CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Hun Sen returned to Phnom Penh on Wednesday with a string of victories from this year's annual summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Brunei, officials said.
Thu, 08 Nov 2001
Two students activists jailed for defying police orders
Two students activists jailed for defying police ordersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court sentenced two student activists to five months in jail each on Wednesday for defying police officers during a demonstration against a fuel price hike in June.