Archive: 11 December 2000
41 articles found
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Wartime forced labor case settled
Wartime forced labor case settled Kajima Corp. agreed on Wednesday to settle a damage suit brought by Chinese laborers who were forced to work in a mine in Akita Prefecture during World War II operated by Kajima-gumi, the predecessor of Kajima Corp. Workers in the Hanaoka mine staged an uprising on June 30, 1945, to rebel against the torture they had been subjected to. As a condition of the settlement, Kajima Corp. has agreed to contribute 500 million yen toward a fund for the forced laborers.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
FIFA recognizes improving Nigeria
FIFA recognizes improving Nigeria JOHANNESBURG (AFP): Nigeria has emulated South Africa by winning the FIFA Mover of the Year competition. The annual award from the controlling body of international soccer goes to the country that makes the most progress on the monthly rankings and Nigeria pipped Honduras for first place. Runners-up to Cameroon in the 2000 African Nations Cup, the Super Eagles won nine matches this year, drew four, lost one, scored 30 goals and conceded 10.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Pare down Jakarta's budget
Pare down Jakarta's budget As a resident of Jakarta, I thank God and fully support the resolve of City Council Commission C for city revenue chairman Amarullah Asbah, to remove nonsensical budget items from the capital's 2001 draft budget. (Media Indonesia Dec. 5, 2000).
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Man kills his business partner
Man kills his business partner BOGOR (JP): Edi, a resident of Rabak subdistrict, stabbed his business colleague Aliyudin, 35, to death on Saturday night, after being dissatisfied with the victim's manner of distributing profits from their joint used-wheel business. A witness said it was 6:30 p.m. when Edi, 30, accidentally met Aliyudin when they were passing a street nearby the latter's house.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Asia-Pacific women meet for peace
Asia-Pacific women meet for peace HANOI (AFP): A group of 150 women from the Asia Pacific region have issued a declaration for peace following a three-day conference in the Vietnamese capital, organizers said on Sunday. The decade-long project, which will be launched in 2001, will focus on ending war, conflict, poverty and violence and inequality against women and children, they said.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sucofindo chosen to reevaluate PLN's assets
Sucofindo chosen to reevaluate PLN's assets JAKARTA (JP): The government has appointed state surveyor company PT Sucofindo to reevaluate the assets of state electricity company PT PLN. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the ministerial team supervising PLN's restructuring recently approved the appointment of Sucofindo. "The plan is that Sucofindo will complete the reevaluation of PLN's assets in January next year," he was quoted as saying by Antara on Friday.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Prison governor honored at death
Prison governor honored at death BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai prison governor who died of injuries sustained in a hostage drama staged by a band of Myanmar convicts last month is to be given a royal honor at his cremation this week, reports said on Sunday. Governor Somwong Sirivej died on Saturday of organ failure after spending 17 days in a critical condition as doctors battled to treat gunshot wounds to his head, leg and arms.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Man arrested for selling gun
Man arrested for selling gun JAKARTA (JP): Pancoran police in South Jakarta arrested a man attempting to sell a gun in a housing complex on Friday night. Chief of the subprecinct, Asst. Supt. IGN. Susanto, said on Saturday that Mimin Ardianto, 22, was just about to sell the gun to a man set up by police.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
RI heading for a 'banana republic'?
RI heading for a 'banana republic'? By J. S. Uppal YOGYAKARTA (JP): Since the crisis in Indonesia, some macroeconomic variables have shown minor improvements. From 1999 to 2000, the real gross domestic product growth rate has increased by 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent. There is single digit inflation and some improvement in the balance of trade. However, behind the veil of these aggregate figures, deteriorating variables continue, casting doubts on the self-sustaining growth of the fragile economy.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Drugs with PPA put consumers at high risk: YPKKI
Drugs with PPA put consumers at high risk: YPKKI JAKARTA (JP): To give four months to cough and cold medicine producers to "adjust" the amount of phenylpropanolamine (PPA) -- a substance reportedly known to cause hemorrhagic stroke -- in their drugs, is a risky disservice to the public, the chief of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation for Health (YPKKI) said.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Man dies of slash wound
Man dies of slash wound JAKARTA (JP): An allegedly drunk man died of a slash wound to his head after a quarrel with a ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver in Kota Bambu Selatan subdistrict in Palmerah, West Jakarta on Saturday. The victim, Kholili, 35, was beating beduk (a drum used as calling instrument for Muslim prayers) at about 3:00 a.m., when Bachtiar, 20, an ojek driver was running his motorcycle with a loud noise. Bachtiar said Kholili was allegedly drunk and very angry about the loud noise.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Officials refuse to give up govt cars
Officials refuse to give up govt cars PADANG, West Sumatra: The local administration said that four officials out of 28 who just retired or moved, have refused to return their official cars. Antara reported that the officials should have returned their official vehicles last month at the latest.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Children's Program 8:30 Music 9:00 Interval 2:00 p.m. News 2:30 Talk Show 3:30 Music 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Mutiara Ramadhan 6:00 TVRI News 6:30 Sports 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 5:00 p.m.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
KUHP 'must address all crimes' against women
KUHP 'must address all crimes' against women JAKARTA (JP): Activists are calling for greater recognition of violent acts against women in the Criminal Code (KUHP) as currently most articles in the code only address general physical crimes.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Govt to reject new visa-free facility plan
Govt to reject new visa-free facility plan JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra has said the government would probably reject the idea proposed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to give a visa- free facility for foreigners from some 20 countries in Europe and Africa.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
A note for Muladi
A note for Muladi From Bisnis Indonesia The process of selection of chief justice from the nominees is now completed. It is almost certain that Muladi will be chosen the new Supreme Court's chief justice. It is still fresh in our minds that once Muladi stated the following, "What's the use of being a Supreme Court justice if you cannot be the chief justice". As a former chairman of team XI of the General Election Committee (KPU), allow me to remind Muladi of the following: 1.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Banten gets funds from West Java
Banten gets funds from West Java SERANG, Banten: The West Java provincial council has approved the allocation of some Rp 6 billion (US$631,578) to be used as an "operational fund" for the newly established Banten provincial administration. West Java council speaker Eka Santosa said that the money would likely be disbursed in the next three days.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
India to allow BPCL to go it alone with refinery: 'PTI'
India to allow BPCL to go it alone with refinery: 'PTI' NEW DELHI (Reuters): The Indian government has decided to allow Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd to build the Bina refinery without a joint venture partner due to a lack of response from prospective equity partners, the Press Trust of India quoted the country's Oil minister as saying on Saturday.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
BI to adopt risk-based bank supervision
BI to adopt risk-based bank supervision JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will gradually shift its banking supervision system from the current compliance-based mechanism to include the internationally practiced risk-based system starting next year, according to a senior official at the central bank. Bank Indonesia director for banking supervision Djoko Sarwono said that the new measure would strengthen the central bank's banking supervision system, which has been widely criticized for being too weak.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Cellular services for holidaymakers
Cellular services for holidaymakers Holidaymakers celebrating Idul Fitri, Christmas and New Year will be able to access nearest points of services during their journeys by using their cellular phone handsets. The TelkomselSIAGA service is provided by GSM operator Telkomsel. It offers ease to holidaymakers as they do not have to memorize many numbers, only easy-to-memorize four-digit numbers.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Small-scale vendors' outcry
Small-scale vendors' outcry From Media Indonesia We are owners of small shops all over Jakarta and earnestly ask the relevant government agencies to immediately close down IndoMart chain supermarkets as they have robbed us of our right to run small-scale businesses. Otherwise, we will close them down in our own way. The Indofood Group and Marco-Mart-Groceries have siphoned off Rp 64 trillion of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support Loans (BLBI) and taken the money abroad.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Ramadhan time for Jakarta
Ramadhan time for Jakarta Monday Maghrib 6:03 p.m. Tuesday Imsak 3:59 a.m. Subuh 4:09 a.m.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Questioning on E. Timor mayhem to go on: Marzuki
Questioning on E. Timor mayhem to go on: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on Sunday that his office, together with the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), will resume efforts to question 22 witnesses in connection with violence in East Timor last year, despite opposition from their lawyers.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Drunken Navy men mobbed
Drunken Navy men mobbed JAKARTA (JP): Three Navy personnel were mobbed by several pedicab and motorcycle taxi drivers at the Tanjung Priok bus station, North Jakarta, on Saturday morning after the three got drunk and ran amok, a police report said. One of the military personnel, identified as Second Pvt. Ateng, 24, suffered from serious wounds to the head and face and was admitted to the Koja hospital, the report said. The other two, Second Pvt. Yosnia Yong, 25, and Second Pvt.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Principal assets up 50%
Principal assets up 50% JAKARTA (JP): Pension fund management company PT Principal Indonesia said assets under its management rose 50 percent to Rp 230 billion (US$24.21 million) this year, crediting strong marketing efforts for the increase. "Our marketing team worked well in raising our market position among pension fund management companies. For the year 2001, we are optimistic we will reach assets growth of 100 percent," Principal president Jeffrey P.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
President donates Rp 300m to N. Sulawesi flood victims
President donates Rp 300m to N. Sulawesi flood victims JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid donated on Saturday Rp 300 million (US$31,578) to flood victims in the North Sulawesi capital of Manado. Speaking during a one-day visit to the flood-hit areas in the province, Abdurrahman called on the people not to blame each other for the disaster. He also called on the residents and local government to work hand in hand in repairing public facilities in the area. North Sulawesi Governor A.J.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Postmen who also deliver computers
Postmen who also deliver computers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's postmen are carrying more than just cards this festive season -- they also deliver computers. But the government's unusual scheme, part of its drive to bring information technology to the people, has come under fire from retailers and consumers who say it distorts the free market.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Government fails to try rights offenders: Todung
Government fails to try rights offenders: Todung JAKARTA (JP): A noted human rights activist said on Sunday that the current government was repeating its predecessors' failure to bring human rights perpetrators to trial and to uphold the people's basic rights. Executive director of the Center for Human Rights Studies (Yapusham), Todung Mulya Lubis, said he cannot imagine what would happen to the country if the government failed to improve the situation.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sharp divisions remain ahead of ASEAN-EU talks
Sharp divisions remain ahead of ASEAN-EU talks VIENTIANE (AFP): The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remained at odds on a series of key issues on Sunday as the two sides prepared to resume ministerial talks after a three-year hiatus.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur's planned visit to Aceh
Gus Dur's planned visit to Aceh On the advise of Minister of Defense Mahfud MD, President Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur is now scheduled to visit Aceh on Dec. 19, 2000, not on Dec. 15, 2000 upon his return from his trip to Bangkok, as previously planned. The dates do not really matter as long as Gus Dur's intention to come to Aceh is genuine, not undertaken as a fulfillment of a promise. The questions are: 1.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Thoughts on human rights
Thoughts on human rights More than two-and-a-half years after the fall of the authoritarian New Order regime -- and 52 years after the United Nations passed the historic Universal Declaration on Human Rights -- some very basic issues concerning people's basic rights continue to bother this nation.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Student dies of stab wounds in a brawl
Student dies of stab wounds in a brawl JAKARTA (JP): A senior high school student was mobbed to death on Jl. Subur in Menteng Atas subdistrict, South Jakarta, early on Sunday morning. Sixteen-year-old Heri Susanto died at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital after suffering 14 stab wound injuries to his body. Seven wounds were discovered on his back, while the other seven were on his chest and stomach. The victim also suffered several bruises to his body.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Irian-PNG border remains tense after rebel attack
Irian-PNG border remains tense after rebel attack JAKARTA (JP): The situation remained tense in parts of Irian Jaya on Sunday after at least one person was killed in an attack by separatist rebels on a logging camp in Skouw village, some two kilometers from the border of Papua New Guinea. Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. S. Y. Wenas confirmed the Saturday morning attack. "The details of the attack is not known yet. The Army, who guards the border, probably know more about it," Wenas said.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Arianespace remains upbeat on RI satellite market
Arianespace remains upbeat on RI satellite market By Tantri Yuliandini HONG KONG (JP): Indonesia remains an important market for satellites despite the country's current economic troubles, according to a senior executive of the French-based satellite launch company Arianespace.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Unknown group attacks cafe, restaurant in Kemang
Unknown group attacks cafe, restaurant in Kemang JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of men attacked the Salsa Club cafe and the Pasir Putih Seafood Market Grill & Bar, both in Kemang, South Jakarta, on Saturday night, causing losses of hundreds of millions of rupiah. Kemang area is well known as home to many cafes, restaurants, and art galleries. Several witnesses told The Jakarta Post that the gang, all dressed in black, arrived at Pasir Putih on Jl. Kemang Raya in three minibuses at about 11 p.m.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Youths sought to promote peace
Youths sought to promote peace JAKARTA (JP): The Office of the State Minister of Women's Empowerment and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are working out a program to train youths from conflict-stricken regions to serve as peacemakers on their home soil. However, state minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa said the program remained in the planning stages, and would not move forward for eight months.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Abdurrahman set to visit Aceh despite violence
Abdurrahman set to visit Aceh despite violence JAKARTA (JP): Despite a grenade attack on the home of newly- appointed Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh and recurring violence that has claimed the lives of one soldier, two police officers and a civilian on Saturday, President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is slated to visit the volatile province of Aceh on Dec. 19.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Australia-RI ties improving
Australia-RI ties improving JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Sunday that bilateral relations with Indonesia are greatly improved following last week's ministerial meeting in Canberra. Howard said in a televised interview Sunday that he was pleased the meeting finally happened, adding: "The substance and the atmosphere of the meeting was excellent. "Our relations are improving," he said as reported by AFP from Sydney.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
UGM spearheads comparative religion program
UGM spearheads comparative religion program By Sri Wahyuni YOGYAKARTA (JP): Asians, especially Indonesians, no longer have to go to the United States to pursue religion comparative study at postgraduate level. Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has recently opened the program, the first of its kind in Asia. The program's first batch of 23 students were selected from some 34 applicants. One is a Hindu, two Christians and the rest Muslims.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Sociologist warns of administrative crisis
Sociologist warns of administrative crisis JAKARTA (JP): A sociologist warned on Saturday of a possible administrative breakdown if President Abdurrahman Wahid continued to govern in an enigmatic and confusing manner. "His ambiguous policies and the way he runs this government have created uncertainty both at the top and at the grassroots level," sociologist Imam Prasodjo of the University of Indonesia told The Jakarta Post.
Mon, 11 Dec 2000, 00:00 WIB
Open government schools give education to the poor
Open government schools give education to the poor JAKARTA (JP): The prolonged monetary crisis has resulted in an alarming number of school dropouts. Records from the Ministry of National Education show that some six million children have not continued their education beyond elementary school. This number does not include thousands of school-aged children who live in refugee camps as a result of natural disaster or social unrest.