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Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Tourism feels the pinch of global slump
Tourism feels the pinch of global slumpTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta These have been tough times for Indonesia's tourism industry, hit first by the 1998 Asian financial crisis and now by the most recent global economic downturn, made worse by the terrorist attacks on the United...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Reforms have come to a halt, NGOs say
Reforms have come to a halt, NGOs sayBambang Nurbianto and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reforms have come to a complete halt under the leadership of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, as she prefers to collaborate with the remnants of the New Order regime rather than work with...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fate
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fateFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Environmental destruction in 2001 may not have exceeded previous years but was unfortunately just as rapid with nature continuing to vanish in a blink of an eye.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Indonesia's debt: No end in sight
Indonesia's debt: No end in sightRiyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saddled with massive, mounting debt amid the monetary crisis, Indonesia resembles a sinking ship that has almost completely disappeared beneath the waves.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Poso refugees afraid to go home
Poso refugees afraid to go home PALU: A number of refugees from strife-torn Poso in Central Sulawesi, temporarily accommodated in Napu near Donggala, are reluctant to go home despite the improving security conditions.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Some of 2001's grizzly crimes in Jakarta
Some of 2001's grizzly crimes in Jakarta=================================================================================No. Incident Date State====================================================================================1. Police officer, driver shot Jan.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
"Dr. Death" and other Timor conspiracies
"Dr. Death" and other Timor conspiraciesor"Dr. Death" and the conspiracy against East Timor Aboeprijadi Santoso Radio Netherlands Amsterdam U.S. documents on President Gerald Ford's endorsement for Indonesia's military takeover of the former Portuguese colony of East Timor, declassified on the 25th...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Indonesia's airline industry flying turbulent skies
Indonesia's airline industry flying turbulent skiesTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Don't build an airline. It is a capital intensive business with a very slim profit margin and high risks".
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
The year of political disputes
The year of political disputesKurniawan Hari and Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta When the nation entered a reform era following the downfall of autocratic president Soeharto in 1998 and his protege B.J. Habibie in Oct.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
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~ InBox What's the governor's job worth? Monthly salary of Rp 12.6 million (similar to a Cabinet minister) and various allowances that are taken from the 2001 city budget:Annual allowance for official wardrobe of Rp 40 million Annual travel allowance of Rp 445 million Annual health allowance of Rp...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 27, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,150 -25 73,000 Adindo Foresta 70 0 0 AGIS 120 0 0 Akbar Indo Makmur 225 25 37,000 Alakasa 190 0 0...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Economy muddles through adverse conditions
Economy muddles through adverse conditionsVincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's economy entered 2001 amid heightened political uncertainty, the increasingly erratic leadership of then president Abdurrahman Wahid, a decline in the government's credibility and a weakened global...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
;JP;EDI SEDYAWATI;
;JP;EDI SEDYAWATI; ANPAc..r.. Yearend-performing arts JP/18/EDIPerforming arts: Art Summit and beyond=============== Edi Sedyawati Former Director General of Culture Jakarta --------------- In the year 2001, the most significant event in performing arts here, at least from its many dimensions, was...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Sacrificing for the country is the duty of all citizens
Sacrificing for the country is the duty of all citizens President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti have highlighted the financial difficulties experienced by Indonesia.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Year-end Special
Year-end SpecialThe Jakarta Post continues today with its special 10-page review of 2001 with a look at the regional and metro Jakarta scene.Pages 11-20
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?
Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta In the big city of Jakarta, where there are neither simmering separatist movements nor challenges from foreign invaders, where should the dear soldiers of the city Military Command (Kodam) be positioned?Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, a...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Ahmad Junaidi
Ahmad Junaidi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The city administration has proposed a 2002 City Budget totaling Rp 8.8 trillion, with increased funding for the repression of disadvantaged people and for Governor Sutiyoso's wardrobe.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Illegal logging destroys Indonesia's forests
Illegal logging destroys Indonesia's forestsDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As in previous years, the government has failed to curb rampant illegal logging practices.There is little on-the-ground evidence, if any, that indicates that deforestation, which had caused trillions of rupiah in...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Fire guts garment warehouse
Fire guts garment warehouse JAKARTA: Fire destroyed a North Jakarta garment warehouse when flames raced through the structure early Thursday morning, despite the efforts of more than 80 firefighters. In all, 12 fire engines with 84 firefighters descended on the building, located at Jl.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Megawati: Guardian of the nation
Megawati: Guardian of the nationYoichi Funabashi, The Asahi Shimbun, Jakarta I interviewed Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri at her private residence in Teuku Umar, an upscale residential area in Jakarta. None of her staff accompanied her, not even to take notes.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Why privatization fails in Indonesia
Why privatization fails in IndonesiaReiner S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When popular leader Megawati Soekarnoputri was elected as the country's new President late in July, followed by the appointment of her confidant Laksamana Sukardi as State Minister of State Enterprises, there were high hopes...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Savings measures good but not enough, say observers
Savings measures good but not enough, say observersBambang Nurbianto and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government won public support on Thursday for its move to cut unnecessary expenditure in the bureaucracy but was reminded at the same time that it needed to work much harder...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Main points of the new gov't instruction limiting wastefulness
Main points of the new gov't instruction limiting wastefulnessOn efficient uses of state-owned assets:* Limit the use of paper, official stationary only should be used for external correspondence. Typing should be done using 12-point Pica, Arial fonts with a 1.5 margin between lines.
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
Crude oil and gas production for September 2001
Crude oil and gas production for September 2001 Crude oil/bpd Natural gas/mscfd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pertamina 86,000 - Contractors Amerada Hess 131 3,761 bp ONWJ/bp ARBNI 40,965 330,809 Caltex Pacific Indonesia 615,171 184,567 Conoco 41,793 54,567...
Fri, 28 Dec 2001
President Megawati Soekarnoputri calls on warring parties in
President Megawati Soekarnoputri calls on warring parties in Maluku, North Maluku, and Kalimantan to end hostility and renew the spirit of togetherness. "So many people have been killed and many more will fall victim if we don't do anything to put an end to those conflicts," Megawati said during a...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
For Info Box:
For Info Box:Some important cases which drew public attention but have yet to be, if ever, resolved:1. The Ancolgate scandal involving some city officials and councillors who took a foreign trip in October 2000.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fate
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment's fateFitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post Jakarta Environmental destruction in 2001 may not have exceeded previous years but was unfortunately just as rapid with nature continuing to vanish in a blink of an eye.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Songs 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News 2:30 Debating 3:30 Children's Program 5:15 TV Drama 6:00 News 7:00 Talk Show 9:00...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Street vendors vs govt: Partnership is crucial
Street vendors vs govt: Partnership is crucialMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Street vendors have become a unique phenomenon in this city.Not to mention ubiquitous. Just about everywhere you turn, you can see them displaying their wares: at intersections, along the streets,...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Rupiah Rates Dec.26
Rupiah Rates Dec.26 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,700.00 9,700.00 10,251.00 10,149.00Australian dollar 1 5,443.09 4,929.54 5,214.68 5,157.72Austrian schilling 1 683.43 618.85 654.75 647.50Belgian franc 1 233.12 211.10 223.34 220.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Corporate Briefs
Corporate BriefsInpex Corp. plans to start producing crude oil and natural gas in Indonesia jointly with large foreign oil companies from 2005, sources at Inpex said Tuesday, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Wednesday morning edition.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
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~I interviewed Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri at her private residence in Teuku Umar, an upscale residential area in Jakarta. None of her staff accompanied her, not even to take notes. Megawati, who became president in July, started out by saying her Cabinet was busy dealing with a...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Public demands resignation of railway officials
Public demands resignation of railway officialsKurniawan Hari and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three separate train accidents occurred on Christmas Day, killing at least 61 people.Dozens of rail disasters have occurred in the past few months and politicians and passengers put that...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Gorontalo sets new wage
Gorontalo sets new wage GORONTALO, Gorontalo (JP): The Gorontalo Provincial Wage Council set the new provincial minimum wage level at Rp 375,000 per month on Wednesday, an increase of Rp 3,000, or 0.8 percent.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environment
Autonomy raises hope and fear on environmentFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Environmental destruction in 2001 may not have exceeded that in previous years but was unfortunately just as rapid, with nature continuing to vanish in a blink of an eye.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Peace remains elusive as ever in Kalimantan
Peace remains elusive as ever in KalimantanKanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Peace remained elusive as ever in the land of headhunters in 2001 as a fresh bout of ethnic violence pitting native Dayaks against migrant Madurese broke out in Central Kalimantan last February, wearing down a...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?
Who needs Military Command in Jakarta?Emmy Fitri The Jakarta Post Jakarta In the big city of Jakarta, where there are neither simmering separatist movements nor challenges from foreign invaders, where should the dear soldiers of the city Military Command (Kodam) be positioned?Ikrar Nusa Bhakti, a...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Sail away with President
Sail away with President JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to address Nusantara Day on Thursday, after taking a 30-minute ride on the Navy's Antasena warship from the old port of Sunda Kelapa to Marina Ancol recreation resort in Jakarta Bay.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Prosecutors correct Tommy's dossiers
Prosecutors correct Tommy's dossiersDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors suggested corrections to dossiers on the murder of Supreme Court Justice M. Syafiuddin Kartasasmita on Tuesday after attending a presentation made by the police on the results of their investigation into...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Sjahrir
Sjahrir Economist Chairman, Alliance for a New Indonesia The title of that song is of course "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". 2. Mega -- Megawati a guardian of her country to the bone Megawati: Guardian of the nation 1 x 28 36 pt Yoichi Funabashi The Asahi Shimbun Jakarta
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Peace beginning to return to Poso
Peace beginning to return to PosoTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has introduced a series of short-term programs to restore peace and order in the strife-torn region of Poso, Central Sulawesi, to give backing to last week's Malino peace accord aimed at ending the...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
City proposes more funds for public order operations
City proposes more funds for public order operationsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has proposed a 2002 city budget totaling Rp 8.8 trillion, with increased funding for Governor Sutiyoso's wardrobe and for what an activist group calls the repression of disadvantaged...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
The costs of habitual fudge
The costs of habitual fudge The best lesson the government can draw from its macroeconomic management this year is that political stability, policy consistency and good rapport with multilateral development agencies are key prerequisites to maintaining the momentum of economic recovery.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
'No fatalities at Xmas celebration'
'No fatalities at Xmas celebration' JAKARTA: At least 19 corpses were taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital morgue since Christmas Eve, but none of them had died due to security disturbances during the religious celebration.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Learn from history?
Learn from history? The fall of all our governments, since independence, have been prompted by their abuse of the public's aspirations. It was the Sept. 30 movement (G30S) and the involvement of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) -- cursed by the people -- that brought the Old Order down.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
JP//TNI
JP//TNITiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta Although it has formally abandoned its much criticized dual function (Dwifungsi) doctrine, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is yet to shed its image as a "troublemaker".
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Don't cry for me Indonesia
Don't cry for me IndonesiaSjahrir, Economist Chairman, Alliance for a New Indonesia (PIB), JakartaPart 2 of 2 A close look at the structure of Indonesia's state budget clearly reveals that the amount of money that must be available to pay off interest for the government bonds that far exceeds the...
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
Six men rob sedan, motorcycle
Six men rob sedan, motorcycle JAKARTA: An armed group of six broke into a house in Kelapa Dua Wetan, Ciracas, East Jakarta, in the early hours of Wednesday, making off with a sedan and a motorcycle.The victim was identified as businessman Joko Tri Hariyanto, 40.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
MONEY MATTERS
MONEY MATTERSBank Indonesia said on Wednesday that foreign exchange reserves in the third week of this month increased by US$288 million to $27.89 billion, compared to the previous week, thanks to oil and gas earnings and the disbursement of foreign loans.
Thu, 27 Dec 2001
JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002
JETRO sees 3.8% growth for RI economy in 2002Berni K. Moestafa The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) estimated Indonesia's economy to grow by 3.8 percent next year, on the back of continued solid domestic consumption and better export sales, as developed economies...