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Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct. 22
Rupiah Rates Oct. 22 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,386.48 4,825.35 5,133.70 5,077.91 Brunei dollar 1 5,429.65 4,865.65 5,174.83 5,120.32 Canadian dollar 1 6,187.40 5,546.04 5,897.03 5,836.32 Swiss franc 1 6,401.96 5,738.29 6,101.52 6,038.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
For many Australians, Bali is part of Australia
For many Australians, Bali is part of AustraliaEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Terror Hits Home -- screamed the headline in the Oct. 14 morning edition of The Australian as it broke the tragic news about the powerful bomb explosions that left scores of Australians dead in Bali the...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Bali administration prepares mass grave for bomb victims
Bali administration prepares mass grave for bomb victimsI Wayan Juniartha and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali The Bali administration has set aside a plot of land in the Mumbul area of Jimbaran subdistrict, some 30 kilometers south of the provincial capital of Denpasar, for a mass...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
JP/8/Parkir
JP/8/ParkirBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaThe City Council is likely to approve a bylaw next month on a parking tax that would require all private parking management firms to pay 20 percent of their total revenue to the city administration.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Mega's role in APEC
Mega's role in APEC President Megawati Soekarnoputri loves to travel. Now she is off again to Mexico to attend the summit meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization (APEC). In fact, following the disastrous Oct.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
'Give me back my Bali'
'Give me back my Bali' In the aftermath of the bomb blast in Bali on Oct. 12, 2002, it is apt to reflect upon a song composed by Guruh Soekarnoputra, entitled "Give me back my Bali."It is true that Bali must be restored to normalcy: the security, the peace and the original charm, untainted by the...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Coal dusted rice for the poor
Coal dusted rice for the poorYuliansyah, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan The Banjarmasin Environmental Impact Agency said on Tuesday that it would evaluate some of the hundreds of tons of rice for the poor that were found to be contaminated with coal dust in order to assess any...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Megawati to discuss terrorism at APEC
Megawati to discuss terrorism at APECFabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post JakartaPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to hold bilateral talks with world leaders on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Mexico.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Customs uncover 1.4 tons of snakes
Customs uncover 1.4 tons of snakes VIETNAM: Customs officials at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport discovered 1.4 tons of snakes smuggled into Vietnam aboard a Singapore Airlines flight from Indonesia, state media said on Tuesday.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Mega, world leaders to discuss terrorism at APEC summit
Mega, world leaders to discuss terrorism at APEC summitFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri is set to hold bilateral talks with world leaders on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Mexico.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Thank you
Thank you The tragic Oct. 12 bombing in Bali has shown in a moving manner how citizens from a number of countries, neighbors and even far-away countries, have been working voluntarily to help the victims of that horrendous event.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 22, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
RI joins APEC meeting to shore up confidence
RI joins APEC meeting to shore up confidenceThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri has left for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Mexico, where she is to confront international skepticism on the Indonesia economy since the Oct. 12 terrorist strike in Bali.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Kelapa Gading residents sue Sutiyoso
Kelapa Gading residents sue Sutiyoso JAKARTA: About 70 residents from Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, rallied on Tuesday against Governor Sutiyoso's decision to allow the construction of a sports mall in an area designated to be used for the development of social facilities.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Mega's role in APEC
Mega's role in APEC President Megawati Soekarnoputri loves to travel. Now she is off again to Mexico to attend the summit meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization (APEC). In fact, following the disastrous Oct.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
34 Chinese citizens deported
34 Chinese citizens deported TANGERANG: Fifty-nine Chinese women, including a number of prostitutes, have been arrested in Jakarta and deported for abusing their tourist visas.Directorate General of Immigration spokesman Ade E.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
City mulls parking bylaw draft
City mulls parking bylaw draftBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council will likely approve a bylaw next month on a parking tax that would require all private parking management firms to pay 20 percent of their total revenue to the city administration.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Diabetics can take control of lives
Diabetics can take control of livesMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For people with diabetes, the disorder is not the end of the world -- they have the power to help prevent the onset of possible health complications.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Tax officer nabbed for embezzlement
Tax officer nabbed for embezzlement BOGOR: Bogor Police arrested an officer working in the Depok Tax Office for embezzling some Rp 69.1 million paid in tax by a private company, PT Puninar Tekton Asia.The suspect, Dajat Hidajat, 53, was arrested at his home in Tegal Gundil, Bogor, on suspicion of...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Concerts fall victim to terror scare in Southeast Asia
Concerts fall victim to terror scare in Southeast AsiaAmy Tan, Reuters, Singapore Concert tours to Southeast Asia have become the latest casualty of recent bomb blasts in Bali and the Philippines with veteran jazz guitarist George Benson and rock groups Red Hot Chili Peppers and Oasis canceling...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Religion will not prosper through violence
Religion will not prosper through violence The arrest of Muslim leaders known for their hard-line stance has contributed to fears of reprisals from Muslims. The Jakarta Post's Soeryo Winoto talked to the leader of Nahdlatul Ulama, the country's largest Muslim organization, Hasyim Muzadi, who shared...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Emergency nature of the antiterrorist regulations
Emergency nature of the antiterrorist regulations1 X 22Emergency nature of the antiterrorist regulationsSetting antiterror ruleThe antiterror regulationsSiswo Pramono PhD Graduate Program in Political Science and International Relations School of Social Science The Australian National University...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
TNI to deploy 600 agents in Surabaya
TNI to deploy 600 agents in Surabaya SURABAYA, East Java: Brawijaya Military Command chief Maj. Gen. Sikki said on Tuesday he would deploy 600 intelligence operatives to areas in the city that are possible terrorist targets.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Asian monies mixed late, peso succumbs to pressure
Asian monies mixed late, peso succumbs to pressureBy Alan Yonan Jr., Dow Jones, Singapore The Philippine peso's early rally was cut short on lingering security concerns Tuesday, while it was a mixed performance for other regional currencies in Asian trading.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Obituary
Obituary She was known simply as Bu Kasur, the wife of Pak Kasur, but as much as she claimed only to be following in the steps of her late husband, the woman -- whose real name was Sandiah -- was a great educator and children's songwriter in her own right.The energetic woman passed away at 3 p.m.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Yogyakarta hosts geoscience meeting
Yogyakarta hosts geoscience meeting YOGYAKARTA: The Coordinating Committee For Geoscience Programs For East And Southeast Asia (CCOP) is going ahead with a meeting in Jakarta despite international perceptions of deteriorating security conditions in Indonesia following the Bali bombing on Oct. 12.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
S'pore, RI holds joint military exercises
S'pore, RI holds joint military exercises SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore and Indonesia are holding annual military exercises in West Java which will end October 31, the government here said Tuesday.Codenamed 'Exercise Safkar Indopura', officers and personnel from the Singapore and Indonesian armed...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
34 foreigners leave Makassar
34 foreigners leave Makassar Makassar, South Sulawesi: At least 34 foreigners have left Makassar for Singapore via Hasanuddin International Airport since the terrorist attack in Bali.An official at the Makassar Immigration Office, Dody M.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Semen Gresik sales fall 4.7%
Semen Gresik sales fall 4.7% JAKARTA: PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia's largest cement producer, said Tuesday its cement sales in the first nine months fell 4.7 percent to 11.013 million metric tons from 11.561 million tons in the same period last year.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 23, 2001
Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, October 23, 2001Exhibitions* Painting, works of drawing competition winners, at Petra University, Jl. Siwalankerto 121, until Oct. 28. * Photo, Bulan Foto, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Tel. 031 5678639), Oct. 30 to Nov. 7.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Stewart continues agonizing search for his beloved son
Stewart continues agonizing search for his beloved sonJoanne Collins, Reuters, Denpasar David Stewart has not left a stone unturned in the agonizing search for his football player son, who was at the packed Sari Club in Bali when a bomb tore through the popular night spot 10 days ago.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Police probe firms over smuggling
Police probe firms over smugglingRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police launched Tuesday investigations into dozens of companies suspected of smuggling and tax fraud in a new effort to show the government's seriousness in fighting the crimes blamed on causing severe damage to...
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Bali blast probe moves forward
Bali blast probe moves forwardA'an Suryana and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali The grueling investigation into the Bali bombings is far from over, but a joint multinational team completed on Tuesday its forensic exam of the blast sites.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
Officials accused in dossiers scam
Officials accused in dossiers scam MEDAN, North Sumatra: The head of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Harahap, said on Tuesday that several regents, mayors, civil servants and project heads in the province were suspected of involvement in manipulating at least 200 dossiers here.
Wed, 23 Oct 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, October 23, 2002
TV Program: Wednesday, October 23, 2002.TB.30" 1.00" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:30 Music9:00 Film9:30 Music10:30 Quiz11:00 News11:30 Music12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News3:00 Children's Program4:30 Music5:00 News7:00 Talk Show8:30 Music9:00 News9:30 Music11:00 Music12:00 a.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
'I have to go along with the regulation'
'I have to go along with the regulation' The Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan will begin in early November, and in order to protect the sanctity of the holy month the city administration will issue a regulation requiring entertainment centers and nightspots to either close down or to reduce their...
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Sydney The Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said Monday that the recent terrorist bombing on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali has dealt a severe blow to regional tourism. Bali and other Indonesian islands had been popular destinations for Australians until the Oct.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
2. Toha -- After Bali: Has Mr. Bush succeeded in his war on
2. Toha -- After Bali: Has Mr. Bush succeeded in his war on terrorism? 2 X 30 After Bali: Has Bush succeeded in war obsession against terrorism?
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Rupiah Rates Oct.21
Rupiah Rates Oct.21 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 5,375.32 4,817.27 5,123.94 5,068.42Brunei dollar 1 5,444.76 4,881.17 5,190.13 5,135.65Canadian dollar 1 6,172.82 5,533.46 5,884.15 5,821.95Swiss franc 1 6,420.21 5,755.83 6,119.97 6,055.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Sydney The Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said Monday that the recent terrorist bombing on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali has dealt a severe blow to regional tourism. Bali and other Indonesian islands had been popular destinations for Australians until the Oct.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Ima, 26, the manger of a batik gallery in Bintaro, South
Ima, 26, the manger of a batik gallery in Bintaro, South Jakarta:Closing and cutting the opening hours of nightspots is fine with me. We must reduce such activities during the holy month.But the owners and employers must take care of their employees during the fasting month, because the employees...
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
KL says it's safe despite travel warnings
KL says it's safe despite travel warningsReuters, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia said on Monday the country was peaceful and security remained good, despite travel warnings issued by the Australian and British governments in the wake of this month's bomb blasts in neighboring Bali.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Ulemas soften stance on nightspots
Ulemas soften stance on nightspotsAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city chapter of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) softened its stance on Monday by agreeing that certain entertainment centers here had the right to operate during the fasting month of Ramadhan.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
After Bali, Australia hit by deadly shooting rampage
After Bali, Australia hit by deadly shooting rampageAgence France-Presse, Melbourne, Australia A student opened fire without warning in a university classroom here on Monday, killing two fellow students and wounding five others before he was wrestled to the ground by people around him, police said.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Sydney The Madrid-based World Tourism Organization said Monday that the recent terrorist bombing on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali has dealt a severe blow to regional tourism. Bali and other Indonesian islands had been popular destinations for Australians until the Oct.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Water shortage
Water shortage The residents of Bekasi hijack trucks to get water while in Jakarta residents use water to hose down roads and chase leaves into the gutter. Universities say uncontrolled building is to blame for water shortages but in Kemang, the government does nothing while banana trees and green...
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Indorent
IndorentSERVING CUSTOMERS: Employees of PT CSM Corporatama, better known as Indorent, explain the company's car rental services to would- be customers.JP/Mulkan SalmonaWAITING FOR PASSENGERS: A number of exclusive cars operated by car rental companies wait for their customers at the Soekarno- Hatta...
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
JAKARTA : Indonesia's cigarette producer Hanjaya Mandala
JAKARTA : Indonesia's cigarette producer Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna said Monday its sales of cigarettes in the third quarter rose 17.4 percent to Rp 3.871 trillion from Rp 3.297 trillion during the same period last year. The company attributed the increase in sales revenue to higher cigarette prices.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Megawati flies to Mexico on Tuesday
Megawati flies to Mexico on TuesdayFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the aftermath of the Bali bombing, President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to leave on Tuesday to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Mexico.
Tue, 22 Oct 2002
Fitri Wulandari
Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Post JakartaThe surge in the amount of Internet users in this country has been slowing this year after doubling each year since 1998, as its market, limited to the middle class and students, has reached a saturation level.