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Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Yusril floats idea of dual citizenship
Yusril floats idea of dual citizenship Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra is floating the idea of dual citizenship, something which previous governments had never even considered.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Sorong authorities seize 10 bombs
Sorong authorities seize 10 bombs SORONG, Papua: Sorong seaport authorities seized 10 hand-made explosive devices from a man, identified as ND, while on his way from Ambon to Sorong aboard the passenger ship KM Rinjani last week.Brig. D.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
W. Java has Rp 3b for disasters
W. Java has Rp 3b for disasters BANDUNG, West Java: The West Java provincial administration has allocated Rp 3 billion (US$300,000) in anticipation of possible landslides and floods during the rainy season.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Squatting rampant in Leuser park
Squatting rampant in Leuser park BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Some 13,300 hectares of the 1.2-square kilometer Gunung Leuser National Park in Southeast Aceh regency have been denuded due to rampant forest squatting and illegal logging in the protected national park.O.K.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
ExxonMobil plans to invest US$12b
ExxonMobil plans to invest US$12bAssociated Press, Moscow ExxonMobil announced plans Monday for what it called the largest single direct foreign investment in Russia to date, a US$12 billion commitment to an oil project in the Russian Far East.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Indonesia, East Timor agree to demilitarize border
Indonesia, East Timor agree to demilitarize borderYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang In line with the planned establishment of an independent East Timor early next year, Indonesia and East Timor have agreed to demilitarize their border areas to allow their people to visit one another freely.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
PDI Perjuangan indecisive on Akbar corruption case
PDI Perjuangan indecisive on Akbar corruption caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's largest party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), has failed to take a final stance on the Rp 40 billion graft case, which allegedly involves Akbar Tandjung.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Learn from RP in treatment of workers, Jacob says
Learn from RP in treatment of workers, Jacob saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In Manila, workers returning from overseas are welcomed like heroes. In Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport, they will be met by an army of hungry officials herding them into Terminal III to be extorted.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Cabinet preparing decree to freeze terrorist assets
Cabinet preparing decree to freeze terrorist assetsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post Jakarta The government appears set to issue a presidential decree on antiterrorism to enable it to access bank accounts of individuals or groups believed to have links with international...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Freedom fails
Freedom fails When any ministry of religious affairs takes it upon itself to control the activities of business and the economy, and interferes in the normal secular routines of all the citizens of a democratic nation, then the people must take note.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Police identify hardliners threatening MPR session
Police identify hardliners threatening MPR sessionDamar Harsanto and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Sofjan Jacoeb said on Tuesday the police had identified several radical groups that might threaten the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Annual Session,...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Decree readied to freeze terrorist assets
Decree readied to freeze terrorist assetsTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government appears set to issue a presidential decree on antiterrorism to enable it to access bank accounts of individuals or groups believed to have links with international terrorists.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Unibank fallout raises concern over BI roles
Unibank fallout raises concern over BI rolesDadan Wijaksana and Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The closure of publicly listed Unibank, which Bank Indonesia (BI) officials said was linked to heavy loan exposure to a former controlling owner, has renewed concern over the central bank's...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Executive train derails at Gambir station, hundreds stranded
Executive train derails at Gambir station, hundreds strandedMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Taksaka I executive class train derailed at Gambir railway station here early on Tuesday, causing the departure of four other trains to be postponed and leaving hundreds of passengers...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Floods inundate schools, hospital in Banyumas
Floods inundate schools, hospital in BanyumasAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto Heavy rain on Tuesday worsened flooding in Banyumas, one of the areas in Central Java badly affected by floods.Fourteen villages in three districts of Tambak, Kemranjen and Sumpyuh, were again inundated by...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Rupiah Rates Oct.30
Rupiah Rates Oct.30 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,805.00 9,805.00 10,357.00 10,253.00Australian dollar 1 710.87 644.72 681.39 674.18Austrian schilling 1 5,484.62 4,972.12 5,257.21 5,199.30Belgian franc 1 242.48 219.92 232.43 229.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Authors awarded by MSI
Authors awarded by MSI JAKARTA: Two history writers -- Rosihan Anwar and Ramadhan KH -- were honored for their contribution to historical writing from the Indonesian Society of Historians (MSI) on Tuesday. The two were also made honorary MSI members.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Jakarta police commendable
Jakarta police commendable JAKARTA: Jakartans should be proud of the discipline and behavior displayed by police during Monday's operation to remove asylum seekers from the Arya Building, used by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an executive of the UNHCR Jakarta office...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
U.S. marines deliver humanitarian aid
U.S. marines deliver humanitarian aid EAST TIMOR: About 1,000 U.S. marines were deployed across East Timor on Tuesday to provide medical assistance and other aid as part of a three-day visit to the new nation which is still struggling to recover from years of violence.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
"This historical event should be taken into consideration in
"This historical event should be taken into consideration in determining the province's anniversary." Edi S. Ekadjati
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
RI faces shortage of lawyers
RI faces shortage of lawyers BOGOR: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said here on Monday that Indonesia was short of about 2,000 lawyers.Indonesia should have 5,500 lawyers to serve at least 400 district courts throughout the country, but in reality there are only about...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Global recovery fights new costs of terrorism
Global recovery fights new costs of terrorismVincent Lingga, Senior Editor, The Jakarta Post, Hong Kong The United States was pushed decisively into recession when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on that country undermined consumer confidence, disrupted trade and destroyed assets, most economists at...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Taufik flown to Australia for checkup
Taufik flown to Australia for checkupFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Taufik Kiemas, the husband of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, was flown to Perth, Australia on Tuesday evening, after being treated overnight for heart problems at Jakarta's Harapan Kita Hospital.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Council to build new building
Council to build new buildingAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City council members moved forward with plans for a new building equipped with sauna and fitness facilities as the council's deputy chairman Tarmidi Suhardjo revealed on Tuesday a construction plan valued at Rp 30.5 billion (US$3.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
JAL told to compensate house owners
JAL told to compensate house ownersMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court ordered Japan Airlines (JAL) on Monday to pay US$1 million in compensation for causing anxiety to 55 families of three villages near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Megawati must assume more control
Megawati must assume more controlKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a meeting with members of the Indonesian community in Tokyo last month, President Megawati Soekarnoputri shared the secret of how she manages the country, including restoring calm to the economic and...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct.30, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 1,250 0 41,500 Adindo Foresta 80 0 0 AGIS 105 -5 661,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 190 20 9,500 Alakasa 215 0 0...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
"This historical event should be taken into consideration in
"This historical event should be taken into consideration in determining the province's anniversary." Edi S. Ekadjati
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Indonesia's economic malaise: Fix the banks, quick!
Indonesia's economic malaise: Fix the banks, quick!Christopher Lingle, Global Strategist, eConoLytics.com Indonesia's economy remains plagued by structural inefficiencies and the banking system is near collapse.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
ASEAN warned not to delay on utilizing AFTA
ASEAN warned not to delay on utilizing AFTA Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should move quickly to implement the Asean Free Trade Agreement to meet the 2002 deadline, the World Trade Organization's Director-General designate Supachai Panitchpakdi said Tuesday.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Hundreds lose their homes
Hundreds lose their homes JAKARTA: East Jakarta Mayoralty officers on Tuesday completely demolished hundreds of houses at Kampung Garapan in the Pondok Kopi area."There was no clash during today's demolition because the residents surrendered in desperation when faced with the powerful joint...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Deflation rears its head in Asia
Deflation rears its head in AsiaAlan Wheatley, Reuters, Tokyo The spectre of deflation is haunting Asia, bringing the risk of further pain to a region struggling with one of the steepest economic downturns on record.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
The first 100 days
The first 100 days President Megawati Soekarnoputri's first 100 days in office is more noteworthy for things that did not take place, than for what did. For sure, many things happened during that period. Most notable of these was the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
TIM, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Tel. 325130);
TIM, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Tel. 325130); Destiny, 4:55 p.m., Spring to Come, 7:05 p.m., City of Sadness, 9:15 p.m. .Film schedule was correct at press time. More information is available at www.jiffest.com or the JiFFest Communications Director, Vashti (Tel. 325113, 325115).
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
'Organda' should be dissolved
'Organda' should be dissolvedFrom PelitaI see that the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) in Jakarta is not useful any more, as it is unable to prevent city public transportation fares from going up. Some transportation company owners have increased their fares arbitrarily.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Elite shuttlers boost championship standards
Elite shuttlers boost championship standardsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) defended on Tuesday the mandatory presence of elite players at the 2001 National Badminton Individual Championships, saying they boosted the event's standards.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
52 prosecutors dismissed
52 prosecutors dismissed MEDAN, North Sumatra: Fifty-two prosecutors have been dismissed this month for misrepresenting cases that have gone to trial, Attorney General M.A. Rachman said.Rachman said on Saturday that the dismissals were conducted in a bid to wipe out prosecutors who were hindering...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Telephone rates shouldn't go up
Telephone rates shouldn't go upFrom Forum KeadilanThe delay in discussions at the House of Representatives (DPR) on the increase of telephone rates is understandable, due to the lack of transparency in the calculation of such an increase, as presented by PT Telkom.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Da'i nomination faces mounting opposition
Da'i nomination faces mounting oppositionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The nomination of Comr. Gen. Da'i Bachtiar as the new National Police chief by President Megawati Soekarnoputri has faced mounting opposition from observers, who say his neutrality in the police's internal conflict should not be the...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Harm reduction: A necessary solution to IDU/HIV dilemma
Harm reduction: A necessary solution to IDU/HIV dilemmaChris Green, AIDS Activist and advocate, Jakarta Nowhere in the world is the practice of harm reduction, as explained in the accompanying article, uncontroversial.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
West Java set to have anniversary to celebrate
West Java set to have anniversary to celebrateYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung The West Java political elite has been uneasy due to the absence of a major provincial anniversary celebration, which it considered had something to do with the low participation of ordinary people in the...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Ban on firecrackers
Ban on firecrackersFrom Rakyat MerdekaSome districts in Jakarta have now been disturbed by the loud noise of firecrackers. It shows that firecracker vendors have tried to make profits by selling firecrackers ahead of a possible ban by the government on their sale.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
RI incapable of 'controlling extremism'
RI incapable of 'controlling extremism'Associated Press, Jakarta Religious minorities in Indonesia face persecution and discrimination and cannot count on authorities to protect them from attacks by extremists, according to a U.S. State Department report.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Schools remain closed in Jayapura
Schools remain closed in Jayapura JAYAPURA, Papua: Thousands of elementary and high school students in Pantai Timur subdistrict in Jayapura regency missed classes because their teachers had left the city due to security disturbances in the subdistrict.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Pertamina eyes stake in BP unit
Pertamina eyes stake in BP unitMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company Pertamina said on Tuesday it was considering buying British American oil firm BP Plc.'s shares in Singapore Refining Co.
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
PPP told to accelerate its national congress
PPP told to accelerate its national congressAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Members of the United Development Party (PPP) from half of the party's provincial branches across the country reiterated their demand on Tuesday that the party's central executive board bring forward the timing...
Wed, 31 Oct 2001
Entry point to constitutional change
Entry point to constitutional changeJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Political Analyst, Jakarta A great number of issues are likely to be on the agenda of the upcoming Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) Schedule for Tuesday:
Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) Schedule for Tuesday: Pusat Perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. 22, South Jakarta (Tel. 5268458); Our Island of South Pacific, 7:30 p.m., Indonesian Comfort Woman, 9:30 p.m.Djakarta Theater, Thamrin, Central Jakarta (Tel.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Let us renew our spirit of nationalism, union
Let us renew our spirit of nationalism, union The following is an unofficial translation of the speech of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, delivered at the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28 at the Cibubur camping ground, East Jakarta.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Man sentenced for murder
Man sentenced for murder TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday a man to six years imprisonment for killing a neighbor, who was accused of assaulting the defendant's brother.Presiding Judge Agus Budiarto said defendant Arpin Jalaludin, 20, a resident of Rawa Bambu village in...