Archive: 13 November 2000
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Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Various tips to expedite info search, create and delete lines
Various tips to expedite info search, create and delete lines By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Well, it has been quite some time since we last talked about some practical tips for increasing productivity with the computer. However, if you have been following this column, you will know that my PC is now connected 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to the Internet through Kabelnet network. This has really been a boon to me. The connection has not been exactly 24 hours a day, though.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Billboard controversy a sign of administration's weakness
Billboard controversy a sign of administration's weakness JAKARTA (JP): The recent controversial erection and subsequent removal of a Pepsodent billboard at a major thoroughfare in South Jakarta has, at least, highlighted the weaknesses of the city administration in regulating the mushrooming number of such giant ads in and around the capital.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Adi Sasono elected ICMI's new chairman
Adi Sasono elected ICMI's new chairman JAKARTA (JP): Former state minister of cooperatives and small and medium enterprises Adi Sasono was elected chairman of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI) at the end of the association's four-day congress on Sunday. He replaces former president B.J. Habibie, who had held the post since the association was established in Malang, East Java, in 1990.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Chandra Asri's debt restructuring signed
Chandra Asri's debt restructuring signed JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has signed an agreement with Prajogo Pangestu on the restructuring of PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center's debts, allowing the tycoon to own 58.18 percent of the firm, according to a recent document.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
RP rejects US bid for military maneuvers
RP rejects US bid for military maneuvers MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government has rejected a United States proposal to hold multilateral military exercises involving four other countries next year, a senior defense official said Sunday. In its proposal, the U.S. government wants Thailand, Singapore, Australia and Canada to join the training exercises on a date which is yet to be decided.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Nightspot attacked over alleged prostitution
Nightspot attacked over alleged prostitution JAKARTA (JP): About 150 people claiming to be from the Front Hizbullah group attacked the JeJe Discotheque on Jl. Budi Kemuliaan, Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta in the wee hours of Sunday, the police said. Armed with wooden sticks and swords, the mob smashed furniture and electronic equipment in the discotheque, including three computer units, a video projector and a pool table. Damages were estimated at about Rp 100 million (US$10,869).
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bentoel rift may have wide repercussions
Bentoel rift may have wide repercussions DENPASAR (JP): A play of words -- Bentoel pilihan betoel (Bentoel a correct choice indeed) -- in which Bentoel rhymes with betoel, an Indonesian word written in the old spelling system which means "correct indeed", was once the motto of this cigarette company. With its head office in Malang, East Java, Bentoel now has scores of sales representative offices across Indonesia and has some 12,000 employees.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Yogyakarta's 1st shrimp farming venture harvests
Yogyakarta's 1st shrimp farming venture harvests JAKARTA (JP): Sultan Hamengkubuwono X inaugurated on Saturday the maiden harvest at what is described by fisheries experts at Gadjah Mada University as the first intensive shrimp farming venture on the southern coastline of Yogyakarta.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Hunting crooks through taxation
Hunting crooks through taxation Based upon investigations conducted by the Directorate General of Taxation, there are believed to be at least 100 cases of tax crimes committed by various corporations and institutions as well as some 50 individual cases. Over the last 10 years, some Rp 130 trillion could have been lost through tax evasion.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bina Nusantara must introspect
Bina Nusantara must introspect Published in The Jakarta Post of Nov. 6, 2000 are two letters, one complaining of poor service at Bina Nusantara University, and the other responding to the complaint. As someone who is financially supporting a mature, intelligent and hardworking student in the same program (MMSI Dual Master's), I have been hearing the same complaints, and others, for more than a year. Thus, I tend to believe that what the complainant reported has much basis in reality.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Estrada faces impeachment as Congress meets on Monday
Estrada faces impeachment as Congress meets on Monday MANILA (Agencies): President Joseph Estrada appeared on Sunday almost certain to become the first Philippine president to be impeached when Congress starts a debates on Monday on charges that he took bribes from gambling syndicates. Opposition leaders said on Sunday they were confident Estrada would be impeached even as the Filipino leader vowed to hang on to power and prove his critics wrong.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Performance 3:00 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Music 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 TV Series: Dos Mujeres 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 Sports 8:30 Talk Show 9:00 News 9:30 Music 10:30 News Program 2 5:30 p.m. TVRI News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:00 City News 8:30 Documentary TPI 5:30 a.m.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
China sweeps World Junior c'ships title
China sweeps World Junior c'ships title JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian junior badminton team went away empty-handed after their sole survivor in the boys' singles, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, surrendered to Chinese Bao Chunlai 1-7, 5-7, 7-1, 5- 7 at the World Junior Badminton Championships for the Bimantara Cup. With Bao's victory, China completed a clean sweep to grab the title before the home crowd at Guangzhou, China.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
City to provide Rp 70b for ex-brothel owners
City to provide Rp 70b for ex-brothel owners JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta administration will provide approximately Rp 70 billion (US$7.6 million) to compensate the appropriation of the 10.4-hectare plot of the former Kramat Tunggak red light district in Tugu Utara subdistrict, North Jakarta.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
UN wants continued effort against W. Timor militias
UN wants continued effort against W. Timor militias DILI, East Timor (AFP): The UN chief administrator in East Timor on Sunday hailed efforts by Jakarta to disarm and disband militias in West Timor, but said the United Nations wanted to see proof of a sustained effort.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Like father, like son
Like father, like son From Republika Our judicial system proved ineffective when the Attorney General's Office failed to execute the sentence meted out to Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra for involvement in the Bulog-Goro land swindle because he was nowhere to be found. At the same time this failure shows the weakness of our law enforcement apparatuses, particularly regarding control over law violators.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Security approach?
Security approach? In Irian Jaya, people get shot at for raising the separatist flag. In Aceh, they get shot at for trying to join a rally calling for a referendum on self-determination. One would have thought that peaceful methods of political expression were part of the freedom of expression and speech which are guaranteed in a democracy. Welcome to Indonesia, where some things just don't change in spite of all the promises of reform, democracy and respect for human rights.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
AS-IOP beats Ricky Yacoby for Under-13 Aspirin Cup
AS-IOP beats Ricky Yacoby for Under-13 Aspirin Cup JAKARTA (JP): Host AS-IOP Apacinti won the Under-13 Aspirin Cup soccer tournament on Sunday with a convincing 6-1 victory over Ricky Yacoby here. Earlier, Bintaro Jaya topped Tunas Patriot 6-2 to claim third place in the event. AS-IOP's Andro Levandi netted goals in the eighth and 31st minutes.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia goes to semis after routed Myanmar 5-0
Indonesia goes to semis after routed Myanmar 5-0 CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP): Gendut Doni Christiawan and Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto scored two goals apiece as Indonesia whitewashed Myanmar 5-0 Sunday in its finest display of football so far in the Tiger Cup tournament. Playing a 3-5-2 formation, the white-shirted Indonesians seized the early initiative and went forward in search of the victory that takes them into the semifinals.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt to raise import duty on sugar again
Govt to raise import duty on sugar again YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Agriculture Bungaran Saragih said here on Saturday that the government would further raise the import duty on sugar from the current 25 percent in order to protect local producers from cheap imports. "We, along with the other ministries involved, are discussing the ideal increase that would be capable of protecting local producers," he told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar on Indonesia's sugar industry.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Computers for museums
Computers for museums JAKARTA (JP): Following up on a sister city agreement signed in September, the Rotterdam Mayor Ivo W. Opstelten has contributed four sets of computers and a photocopier to museums in Jakarta. The donations were handed over symbolically by Dutch Ambassador Baron Schelto van Heemstra, to the head of the City Museum and Conservation Agency, Robert P. Silalahi, on Thursday. "I'm very impressed with the enthusiasm of these people. We'll do what we can do.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Betawi leaders eye governor's chair
Betawi leaders eye governor's chair JAKARTA (JP): Native Jakartans reiterated on Saturday their plan to nominate a person of Betawi descent to become the next Jakarta governor in the 2002 elections. "It's time for a Betawi to be governor of their hometown," said noted Betawi figure Abdul Syukur, who is also the head of the Betawi Consultative Body. Speaking during a meeting of Betawi leaders, Syukur said Betawi people should be given the trust to contribute to the development of the capital.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bomb blast kills one, injures four
Bomb blast kills one, injures four MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): A woman was killed and four others injured here on Sunday afternoon when a bomb exploded near an intersection on Jl. Syailendra. Details of the incident remain sketchy, but several witnesses claim the bomb was hurled from a passing motorcycle into a pedicab. However, National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Week-long national holiday
Week-long national holiday From Media Indonesia This year Muslims will start celebrating their post-fasting holiday of Lebaran one day after the Christians celebrate Christmas. So in the week ending the year 2000 there will be three holidays, namely Christmas on Dec. 25 and Idul Fitri on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28. Considering that the only working days in this week will be Dec. 26 and Dec. 29, (Saturday Dec.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
DHL introduces Cargoscan
DHL introduces Cargoscan JAKARTA (JP): DHL Worldwide Express has introduced Cargoscan, a device to accurately determine weight and volume of a commodity using laser technology to improve services to its Indonesian clients. "This device is our initiative to provide optimum customer satisfaction," DHL Indonesia services technical advisor Sean Wall said in a statement.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Police to question Tommy's lawyers
Police to question Tommy's lawyers JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro said on Saturday that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's defense lawyers would be questioned on Monday in connection with their client's whereabouts. "Police will summon Tommy's lawyers on Monday.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government to revoke over 70 unused mining permits
Government to revoke over 70 unused mining permits JAKARTA (JP): The government will revoke between 70 and 80 unused mining permits in a move to get tough against negligent local mining investors, a senior government official said.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Rp 52.6b for flood control
Rp 52.6b for flood control JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has set aside Rp 52.6 billion (US$5.84 million) this year to cope with floods, an official said on Thursday. The head of the Public Works Agency, Fadly Katib, said most of the funds would cover maintenance and construction projects in some 80 flood-prone areas. Fadly said the program would include the purchasing and maintaining of new pumps, floodgates and electric generators, and also cleaning up canals and waterways.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
10 years jail for raping own kid
10 years jail for raping own kid MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan (JP): Presiding Judge Sularso of the Muara Teweh District Court sentenced a former rape convict Jumbriadi to a 10-year jail term on Saturday for raping his own child. Antara reported that the defendant confessed to having raped his daughter at least 20 times, as a prerequisite to "intensive learning of black magic". "I am supposed to rape my child 40 times to make myself vanish," the defendant said in initial hearings.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Mask: Sartoris' Masks in the Commedia dell'Arte, at Museum Nasional Jakarta, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 12, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3868172), daily except Monday, until Nov. 27. * Artisans at work at ICAC (International Community Activity Center), Jl. Bonavista Raya, Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta (Phone: 75816710). See crafts in process and shop for Christmas, on Saturday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Work on Paper by Eddie Hara, Ivan Sagito, Galeri Santi, Jl.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Bentoel vs Bentoel -- Corporate battle hots up
Bentoel vs Bentoel -- Corporate battle hots up By Winahyo Soekanto DENPASAR (JP): The conflict pitting PT Bentoel Prima (BP), a producer of various cigarettes, and PT Bentoel International Investama Tbk (BINI), the majority shareholder controlling 75 percent of shares, has reached a point of no return. Bentoel International is insisting that the Bentoel Prima board of directors convene an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to, among other things, replace its president director.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
China promises Laos more in move to expand influence
China promises Laos more in move to expand influence VIENTIANE (AFP): Chinese President Jiang Zemin promised Laos more economic assistance on Sunday as he sought to consolidate Beijing's growing influence here with a first-ever state visit. Officials declined to put a figure on the new package for China's impoverished southern neighbor and gave few details of what it would comprise.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Kiki to head audit team in probe of Army foundation
Kiki to head audit team in probe of Army foundation MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Newly appointed Army Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Kiki Syahnakri is to lead an audit team on the Army's Kartika Eka Paksi Foundation to probe the Rp 48 billion financial irregularity uncovered by the Supreme Audit Agency during the first semester of this year.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Air France, Delta make a joint bid for Air India stake
Air France, Delta make a joint bid for Air India stake NEW DELHI (Reuters): Air France and Delta Airlines joined a list of big name suitors for state-run Air India on Friday, as they put in a joint bid for a stake in the Indian flag carrier. Singapore Airlines, along with India's largest private sector conglomerate, the Tata group, and Dubai's Emirates have already bid for a stake in the loss-making airline which is being privatized by the Indian government.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI instability affects oil flows
RI instability affects oil flows SINGAPORE (AFP): Increasing instability in Indonesia could disrupt the oil supply balance in Asia and disturb oil flows to Singapore and the strategic Straits of Malacca, an industry publication said on Sunday. Singapore-based Energy Asia said events in Indonesia, including a recent diplomatic row with the United States, deserve closer attention because of their potential impact on the region's oil supply.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
House asks IBRA to increase 2001 asset sale target
House asks IBRA to increase 2001 asset sale target JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives Commission IX on state budget and finance has asked the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to consider increasing its 2001 cash sales target to around Rp 40 trillion (US$4.4 billion). Head of the commission Benny Pasaribu said the agency could do that by selling the assets that have strong market value. "I have asked them whether Rp 40 trillion is possible to achieve.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cracks emerge in APEC's globalization drive
Cracks emerge in APEC's globalization drive BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Simmering divisions within APEC burst into the open Saturday as Australia accused Malaysia of being out of step over liberalization, and cracks emerged in the drive for globalization. Following an attack by Malaysia on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum's ability to set a trade agenda, senior Thai official Kobsak Chutikal said APEC leaders would not back down from their commitment to globalization.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian soccer failure
Indonesian soccer failure From Republika Usually when Indonesia's national soccer team is sent to take part in an international competition at a level higher than that of South East Asia, the coach and the members of the executive board of the All Indonesia Soccer Association (PSSI) will say that the national team will only seek experience or that their opponents are a level or two higher.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
APEC stresses relevance amid doubts
APEC stresses relevance amid doubts BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters): Caught off-guard by a backlash against globalization, the Asia-Pacific's top regional grouping is trying to rebrand itself as a friend of the poor and downplay its role as a champion of free trade. Officials of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, in Brunei for their leaders' annual summit (this) week, say the institution must throw off its image as a tool of big business if it is to survive.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Dogs' names baffle Bali elders
Dogs' names baffle Bali elders DENPASAR, Bali: Local elders here have often lamented the fact that the younger generation were being lured away by westernization. Their complaints may have been well-founded on Sunday when almost all the canines participating in the Kintamani dog contest were given western names by their Indonesian owners. I Ketut Badeng, 70, a community elder, stared in amazement as only one dog out of a parade of 43 was said to have a "traditional" name.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sensitive issue subject of play
Sensitive issue subject of play SINGAPORE (AP): A play staged in Singapore this weekend raised the sensitive topic of a Dutch girl's forced separation from Malay Muslim foster parents which sparked deadly race riots in the city-state 50 years ago. Racial and religious themes are rarely aired in the arts in Singapore, a tightly controlled Asian country with a complex mixture of ethnic groups.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Shifting alignments in Umno
Shifting alignments in Umno By Joceline Tan KUALA LUMPUR: The venue is somewhere in Malaysia's spanking new city of Putrajaya, the participants are carefully-picked middle- and upper-tier leaders from the ruling Umno party, and the key speaker is none other than Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Dr Mahathir has made time for such sessions with the Umno grassroots leadership, meeting at least once a month since the party's elections in May.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Banda Aceh quiet after mass gathering
Banda Aceh quiet after mass gathering BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Capital Banda Aceh was quiet on Sunday following the peaceful Mass Gathering for Peace (SIRA RAKAN) which ended the previous day. Stores in several traditional markets here resumed business on Sunday after two days of closure due to the mass gathering. However, prices of basic commodities remained high as supplies were scarce because there had been no single public transportation vehicle in operation over the past two days.
Mon, 13 Nov 2000, 00:00 WIB
Oil price, U.S. slowdown to depress APEC growth
Oil price, U.S. slowdown to depress APEC growth BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): Surging oil prices and a slowdown in the United States will depress growth among members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, APEC said on Saturday. The 21-member APEC region is likely to post growth of about 3.5 percent in 2001 from a projected 4.3 percent this year, said a report by the APEC economic committee released as the Pacific- rim group met in Brunei.