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Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Officers charged with corruption
Officers charged with corruption MALAYSIA: Eleven Malaysian law enforcement officers have been charged with corruption involving illegal immigrants in the past three years, a minister said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Indonesia to replant rubber next year
Indonesia to replant rubber next yearReuters, Jakarta Indonesia, the world's second largest rubber producer after Thailand, will rehabilitate 100,000 hectares of rubber plantations a year for four years from 2002 to cut output and lift prices, the Agriculture Ministry said.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Meaning of Youth Pledge
Meaning of Youth PledgeFrom Rakyat MerdekaPrior to the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Oct. 28, we should be pondering over what we have done or should have done for our beloved nation since it was proclaimed in 1928.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
RI told to speed up reforms to cope with slump
RI told to speed up reforms to cope with slumpVincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Hong Kong Indonesia had no alternative but to stay on course and speed up reforms and structural measures to cope with the likely full- blown global economic recession exacerbated by the impact of the Sept.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Mega seen as moving too slowly in resolving economic woes
Mega seen as moving too slowly in resolving economic woesDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although 100 days may be too short to evaluate the performance of President Megawati Soekarnoputri in tackling the country's deep economic problems, some say that her economic team has been moving...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Anti-graft drive 'must start with govt officials'
Anti-graft drive 'must start with govt officials'Bambang Nurbianto and Abu Hanifah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri and high-ranking government officials will have to avoid corruption themselves if they want anticorruption campaigns to succeed, observers say.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Six schools torched in Aceh
Six schools torched in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Six schools were burned down on Sunday in separate places in Kluet Utara subdistrict, Aceh Selatan regency, with police claiming on Monday that the arson attacks had been perpetrated by an Acehnese insurgent group.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
JP;RMS;
JP;RMS; ANPAa..r.. Cirebon-province PDIP supports development of Cirebon province JP/7/Cirebon"The culture of Cirebon is very different to Sundanese culture." Prince Arief
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
PLN seeks foreign loans
PLN seeks foreign loansMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned electricity company PLN is seeking foreign loans to finance power generation projects in a bid to avoid looming power shortages in Java and Bali in 2004.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Women painters still fail to be recognized
Women painters still fail to be recognizedIda Indawati Khouw, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ask people to name the greatest Indonesian painters in history and they will mention Raden Saleh, Affandi or Basoeki Abdullah.Missing something?Indeed.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Indonesian kids all victors in Spain
Indonesian kids all victors in SpainMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three Indonesian teenage chess players made amends for their losses overnight with wins on Sunday in the seventh round of the World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Megawati gets tough on drug dealers
Megawati gets tough on drug dealersFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Criticized for its futile attempts to curb drug trafficking, the government has now decided to change tack.President Megawati Soekarnoputri has ordered National Intelligence Agency chief A.M.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Two ATMs stolen on Sunday
Two ATMs stolen on Sunday Two automatic teller machines (ATMs) were stolen on Sunday, resulting in Rp 261 million (US$26,100) in losses, a senior police officer said on Monday.City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said the ATMs belonged to Bank Mandiri and Bank Prima Express.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
The following is an unofficial translation of the speech of
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
Brawlers 'scalped' in Indramayu
Brawlers 'scalped' in Indramayu INDRAMAYU, West Java: Local police shaved the heads of dozens of locals who were involved in the recent communal brawls that took place in Jatibarang subdistrict, Indramayu, West Java, on Sunday.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
North Sumatra wins rowing gold
North Sumatra wins rowing gold MEDAN, North Sumatra: Host North Sumatra joined the gold medal winning clubs at the National Rowing Championships after three days of competition on Monday.The duo of Mintauli and Tiori gave the host team its first gold in the 500m kayak women's pairs, beating Irian...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
BI closes Unibank as CAR drops below zero
BI closes Unibank as CAR drops below zeroBerni K. Moestafa Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan Bank Indonesia closed on Monday the publicly listed PT Unibank, after days of massive runs against the bank had plunged its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) into negative territory.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Elite shuttlers to star in national championships
Elite shuttlers to star in national championshipsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's elite players dominate the seedings at the 2001 National Badminton Individual Championships at Bung Karno Badminton Stadium, which starts on Tuesday.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
PDIP supports formation of Cirebon province
PDIP supports formation of Cirebon provinceNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), a major faction in the Cirebon, Majalengka and Indramayu regency legislatures, gave its full support for the proposed establishment of the new...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Quake jolts Bengkulu, East Nusa Tenggara
Quake jolts Bengkulu, East Nusa TenggaraYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Bangka/Kupang A strong earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Bengkulu early on Monday.No casualties have been reported as yet.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Flood hits C. Kalimantan
Flood hits C. Kalimantan PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Heavy downpours over the last few days have led to flooding in Sampit, the capital of Kotawaringin Timur district, and Buntok, the capital of South Barito district.The floods have already reached around 1.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
BI closes Unibank as CAR drops below zero
BI closes Unibank as CAR drops below zeroBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia closed on Monday the publicly listed PT Unibank, after days of massive runs against the bank had plunged its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) into negative territory.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
1. Airpor (2x30)
1. Airpor (2x30)Govt to transfer management of airports to regions 2. PLN (4x8)PLN seeks foreign loans 3. Airlin (4x8)FDI in national airlines to be limited 5. Asia Asia seen insulated from Argentina risk: Barings
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Indonesia trailing against Norway in Bermuda Bowl
Indonesia trailing against Norway in Bermuda BowlMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With just two sessions remaining, Indonesia is trailing Norway by 54 Individual Match Points (IMPs) in their six-game quarterfinal match in the Bermuda Bowl World Bridge Championship in Paris on Sunday.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
PDIP supports development of Cirebon province
PDIP supports development of Cirebon provinceNana Rukmana The Jakarta Post Cirebon, West Java The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), a major faction in the Cirebon, Majalengka and Indramayu regency legislatures, gave its full support for the proposed development of Cirebon...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Rupiah Rates Oct.29
Rupiah Rates Oct.29 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,765.00 10,765.00 10,214.00 10,316.00Austrian schilling 1 633.43 698.19 662.56 669.55Australian dollar 1 4,886.41 5,392.19 5,111.09 5,167.28Belgian franc 1 216.07 238.33 226.00 228.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Damage to Monas regretted
Damage to Monas regrettedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Monument (Monas) park was dirty and in poor shape on Monday with parts of the pavement damaged and the grass trampled after an exhibition on regional autonomy that took place on the site.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
TNI to downgrade territorial affairs post
TNI to downgrade territorial affairs postTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a move designed to go some way toward relinquishing its social and political roles, the Indonesian Military (TNI) will downgrade its territorial affairs post, which is currently directly subordinate to the TNI...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Autonomy law revision 'not to centralize power'
Autonomy law revision 'not to centralize power'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Home Affairs' director general for regional public administration, Sudarsono Hardjosoekarto, reiterated on Monday that a plan to revise the law on regional autonomy was aimed mainly at avoiding...
Tue, 30 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.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Flooding continues, children miss classes
Flooding continues, children miss classesAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Kebumen The floods that hit Kebumen, Banyumas and Cilacap regencies in southwest Central Java have been subsiding, but dozens of schools in the three regencies were still flooded or water damaged, preventing children from...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
JIFFest films
JIFFest films Thank you for publishing an article on the Jakarta International Film Festival (Jiffest) in the Sunday edition of The Jakarta Post (Oct. 28, 2001, JIFFest: A feast for movie enthusiasts). After reading the article, we feel, however, that Jiffest buffs might be deterred from going to...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Hundreds might lose their houses
Hundreds might lose their houses JAKARTA: Some four hundred families in the Pondok Kopi area, East Jakarta, will possibly lose their homes as the Mayor of East Jakarta has issued an order to demolish their village.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Wanted: Special prosecutors for Akbar
Wanted: Special prosecutors for AkbarKurniawan Hari, Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An anticorruption campaigner proposed on Monday that the Attorney General's Office assign special prosecutors to deal with the misappropriation of Rp 40 billion in funds from the State Logistics Agency...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Satisfaction boosts profitability
Satisfaction boosts profitabilityPuji Astuti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A young woman met her tailor to have an evening gown made to wear to her friend's wedding party on the weekend.For the tailor, it was a difficult mission since such an order was usually completed in two weeks.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Govt to transfer management of airports to regions
Govt to transfer management of airports to regionsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the spirit of decentralization, the government will transfer the management of airports currently not managed by state-owned airport operators PT Angkasa Pura (AP) I and II to regional administrations,...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
No bank liquidation
No bank liquidation Central bank (BI) governor, Syahril Sabirin, has assured that there will be no bank liquidation, at least for this year -- a comforting statement amid reports that many banks have failed to meet the capital adequacy ratio requirement of 8 percent.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
The central bank saga
The central bank saga The House of Representatives failed to select three new deputy governors of the central bank out of the nine candidates put forth early this year by Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Unity in danger, Mega warns
Unity in danger, Mega warnsFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri warned on Monday that excessive ethnic pride, currently widespread in the country, posed a threat to national unity.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Paku Alam IX wins deputy gubernatorial election
Paku Alam IX wins deputy gubernatorial electionAsip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta The head of Yogyakarta's Paku Alam royal family, Paku Alam IX, was elected as deputy governor on Monday, ending an unusual and tight vote contested by the heirs of the royal family.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
"From an economic and administrative point of view, Cirebon is
"From an economic and administrative point of view, Cirebon is more prepared than Banten, Gorontalo and Bangka-Belitung to become an independent province." Suryana
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
'Sweeping' unclear to some Jakartans
'Sweeping' unclear to some JakartansAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although they have often heard of the word "sweeping", residents of Pondok Pinang area in South Jakarta have no clue about its meaning, let alone establishing an antisweeping forum to help protect foreigners in...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
'Asian recession different than '97'
'Asian recession different than '97'Agence France Presse, Hong Kong Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China, will plunge to 1-2 percent this year due to the global slowdown and in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the U.S., the IMF said Monday.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Kusmayanto elected ITB rector
Kusmayanto elected ITB rectorYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Newly elected rector of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Kusmayanto Kardiman, has vowed to improve the institute's image and help students who have financial difficulties.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Entertainment centers 'feed over 1 million people'
Entertainment centers 'feed over 1 million people'Ahmad Junaidi and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration urged Muslim organizations on Monday to support its decision to allow entertainment venues to operate undisturbed during the fasting month of Ramadhan, while police...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Asylum seekers removed from UN office
Asylum seekers removed from UN officeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police removed some 150 asylum seekers from Central Asia and the Middle East from the Arya building, which houses the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Jakarta, on Monday.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Unibank closed as CAR drops below zero
Unibank closed as CAR drops below zeroBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia closed on Monday the publicly listed PT Unibank, after days of massive runs against the bank had plunged its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) into negative territory.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
City celebrates Halloween
City celebrates Halloween JAKARTA: Halloween, which falls on Oct. 31, is now much celebrated here despite of the fact that it is not a traditional part of the country's culture.Entertainment venues in Jakarta have been gearing up for the festival with special events as part of an effort to attract...
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Asian monies mixed late, data fears check dollar bulls
Asian monies mixed late, data fears check dollar bullsDow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were mixed late Monday, with the market's appetite for U.S. dollars somewhat restrained by fears that U.S. economic data due this week may disappoint, dealers said.
Tue, 30 Oct 2001
Seven-month prison term sought for two activists
Seven-month prison term sought for two activistsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two university students are both facing a possible seven-month jail sentence for allegedly inciting chaos during a demonstration against the fuel price hike in June.