Archive: 10 January 2001
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Search team fails to locate missing plane
Search team fails to locate missing plane WAMENA, Irian Jaya (JP): A joint search and rescue team have failed to locate the missing Cassa plane on Tuesday, which carried senior Irian Jaya military and civilian officials, and abruptly halted the search early in the afternoon due to bad weather conditions. Trikora Military Command Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. K. Ralahalo, who led the search in Wamena, said that the operation which started at 5:30 a.m. local time had to be stopped at 3:30 p.m.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Wushu body hires Chinese coaches
Wushu body hires Chinese coaches JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Wushu Association (WI) will hire two Chinese coaches in preparation for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in Kuala Lumpur in September. WI chairman Mediteransyah said on Monday that coaches Cai Li Yuan and Seng Xian were contacted by the association and have agreed to coach 60 athletes based in Lampung, West Java, North Sumatra, East Java and Jakarta.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Megawati returns home from trip abroad
Megawati returns home from trip abroad JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri returned home on Tuesday night after a 12-day trip abroad. She arrived on a chartered Garuda Indonesia airplane and was met at Halim Perdanakusumah Airport by, among others, Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, chief of the State Intelligence Coordinating Board Lt. Gen. (ret.) Arie J. Kumaat, Indonesian Military Chief Adm.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Vajpayee's RI visit gives new direction
Vajpayee's RI visit gives new direction By Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is scheduled to arrive here this morning bringing with him greetings from one billion Indians, over 120 million of whom are Muslims. India has been home to Muslims for over a thousand years making them the largest minority community in the world.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Marlev hopes to reach Korea Open quarters
Marlev hopes to reach Korea Open quarters JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's singles player Marlev Mainaky hopes to be able to reach the quarterfinals of the US$250,000 Samsung Korea Open on Cheju Island starting Wednesday despite a lack of preparation due to a long holiday at the year-end. "I really want to grab another title but it seems it will be very difficult.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 9, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,075 -25 52,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 100 0 4,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 1,000 50 1,072,500 Alter Abadi 115 10 4,000 Alumindo Light Metal 725 0 0 Andhi Chandra 1,100 -50 78,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 260 0 0 Aneka Tambang (Persero) 900 -25 1,617,000 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 APAC...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Efforrts to stigmatize Islam as extremism
Efforrts to stigmatize Islam as extremism By Adian Husaini JAKARTA (JP): The editorial of The Jakarta Post on Jan. 8, 2001, entitled "Soldiers of fortune", referred to a police statement about the involvement of the "Afghan militia" in the recent Christmas Eve bombing. The editorial went on to say that the young Asian Muslims, from Indonesia and the Philippines, who took part in the Afghan War were recruited by the CIA in the context of the American Cold War against the Soviet Union.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Exhibition * Painting Exhibition The Power of Religious Colors by seven artists, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5615246), until Jan. 20. Music and Entertainment * The Westin Surabaya, Jl. Embong Malang 85-89 (Phone: 031 5458888): - Java Jimmy's Irish Pub: Aia Reforms Band, Monday to Sunday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Thursday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
A holiday experience
A holiday experience In early September we reserved seven seats with Garuda to Lombok. By the end of November, the travel agent requested us to issue the tickets otherwise the reservations would be canceled? We were very surprised also to learn that Garuda had issued a new regulation on Oct. 23 stating that tickets for the season should be three month tickets. This meant that suddenly we had to pay Rp 1,000,000 more for our flight compared to the price issued at the time of reservation.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah rates Jan. 9
Rupiah rates Jan. 9 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Mob ransacks church in Kalasan
Mob ransacks church in Kalasan KALASAN, Sleman (JP): A group of people ransacked a Biblical Church in Taman Martani village, Kalasan, on Tuesday some 14 kilometers east of Yogyakarta when Sleman regency officials were discussing the church's operation. There was nobody inside the church when the vandalism took place, and the church established in the last of the 1980s suffered only minor damage. Witnesses said that the mob arrived at 12:30 p.m. on motorbikes and in cars.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
No regions fully autonomous: Soerjadi
No regions fully autonomous: Soerjadi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja warned governors on the possible pitfalls and potential conflicts between the central government and the provincial administrations as a result of regional autonomy, while reminding them that no region is fully autonomous.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Maybank to expand operations
Maybank to expand operations KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's biggest commercial bank, Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), will expand its lucrative overseas operations to focus on China and Middle East markets, a news report said Tuesday. Top bank officials said the bank aims to upgrade its Beijing representative office to a full branch office within the next two years, and to open operations in China's central region, the Star daily reported.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
All Ajinomoto products to be withdrawn
All Ajinomoto products to be withdrawn JAKARTA (JP): Seasoning producer PT Ajinomoto Indonesia announced on Tuesday they are also withdrawing their other two taste enhancer brands, namely Masako and Sajiku, for "security reasons". "After a discussion with the authorities and based on their suggestions we decided to also pull out Masako and Sajiku from the market," Susetyanto of General Affairs Unit of the Ajinomoto Indonesia told a media briefing.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Public order crackdown a success: Officials
Public order crackdown a success: Officials JAKARTA (JP): Despite several operational complications, the city administration pledged on Tuesday to continue its integrated campaign to maintain security and order across the capital. Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Abdul Kahfi said the program has so far been effective in creating a feeling of security among the public.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
S'pore wants free trade agreement with Europe
S'pore wants free trade agreement with Europe SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore wants to establish a free trade agreement with Europe in addition to the pacts it is forming with the U.S., Japan, Mexico, Australia and Canada, a top trade official said Tuesday. "We would ... like to establish free trade with Europe," said Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Jaya Agung for satay on the cheap
Jaya Agung for satay on the cheap JAKARTA (JP): This week we check out one of the oldest established (1972) satay restaurants in Jakarta which to this day remains a highly popular choice for cheap eats. Jaya Agung, Jl. Wahid Hasyim No. 56c, Central Jakarta (on the corner of Jl. Sabang, next to the Djakarta Theater building and across from Sarinah Thamrin). Open: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ajinomoto is 'halal': Gus Dur
Ajinomoto is 'halal': Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid added further confusion to the Ajinomoto taste enhancer controversy by claiming that the product, which was declared as uneatable for Muslims by the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), is halal since it did not contain pig enzymes. The President made the comments after reviewing a study conducted by the National Institute of Sciences and the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Asian monies mostly up late, equity inflows boost won
Asian monies mostly up late, equity inflows boost won SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies strengthened modestly against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, with a rebound in North Asian stock markets bolstering the South Korean won and New Taiwan dollar. In Southeast Asia, Thai markets continued to rally following an opposition party victory in the weekend general election. The Philippine peso and Indonesian rupiah got a boost from the firmer baht, while the Singapore dollar edged lower.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Teenager gets 8-year jail term
Teenager gets 8-year jail term TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday 18-year-old Jefri to eight years jail for intentionally killing his friend Budi Wahyudi and stealing his motorcycle. Presiding Judge Rukmini said in the final session to hear the verdict that defendant Jefri was proven to have committed the premeditated murder along with the other defendant in this case, Jana alias Calang, whose trial is still ongoing. The court revealed that on Oct.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
PSSI chief not to mediate player transfer dispute
PSSI chief not to mediate player transfer dispute JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Agum Gumelar said on Tuesday that he had asked the body's arbitration committee to resolve players' disputes ahead of the seventh Bank Mandiri soccer league series. "I will comply with the committee's decision," he said after briefing the team managers from 28 club across the nation competing in the league. The series will kick off in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Sunday.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Promoting children's books
Promoting children's books I have just returned from an extensive trip to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. My purpose in being in Indonesia was to assist Dr. Murti Bunanta in giving workshops related to storytelling, children's books and reading. Indonesia is home to persons of Islamic, Christian, Hindu and Buddhist beliefs. All of these religions use parables, stories or hadith, to teach simple truths of life.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Joint bomb probe team to be set up
Joint bomb probe team to be set up JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham) resolved on Tuesday to establish a joint fact-finding team to identify culprits behind the Christmas Eve bomb explosions, which claimed 18 lives and injured dozens of others.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Active grenades only used by soldiers: Police
Active grenades only used by soldiers: Police JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mulyono Sulaiman said on Tuesday that live or active grenades similar to those found on a railway track in Bekasi, West Java were commonly used by soldiers. But the police chief refused to speculate that certain members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) were involved in the planting of the grenades. "Active grenades are only used by soldiers... the Army.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Perbakin fights for double trap in SEAG
Perbakin fights for double trap in SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association (Perbakin) secretary-general Antony Sunarya said on Tuesday that the body would try to persuade host Malaysia to feature the double trap event in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in September. Antony said that Malaysia has ensured the exclusion of the double trap event from shooting in the Games although the event was staged at the previous Games in Brunei Darussalam in 1999.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:30 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 Technology 4:00 Music 4:30 Children's Program 5:00 News 6:00 Village News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 9:30 Music 10:00 News 11:00 Performances Program 2 5:30 p.m. Music 6:30 City News 7:00 Music 7:30 English Learning Program 8:30 Documentary TPI 5:30 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:00 Music 9:00 Indian Film 12:00 p.m.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
PTMSI aims for two gold at SEAG
PTMSI aims for two gold at SEAG SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI) has set a target of two gold medals for the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games despite players in neighboring countries Singapore, whose strength is drawn from China, Vietnam and Thailand posing large threats. "In anticipation of the threat, we'll stage initial selection trials from Jan. 26 to Jan. 28 to recruit eight male and eight female players.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Sapuan's hearing delayed by two weeks
Sapuan's hearing delayed by two weeks JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers for former State Logistics Agency (Bulog) deputy chief, Sapuan, requested a hearing of their client's corruption case on Tuesday be adjourned due to the absence of presiding judge Lalu Mariyun and asked the South Jakarta District Court to postpone the hearing until Jan. 23.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
How to help a child with constipation
How to help a child with constipation By Donya Betancourt SANUR, Bali (JP): I was recently on call at the hospital and I met a five-year-old boy who came in suffering from severe abdominal pain. It had lasted for two days and was getting worse. When I examined him I found a big mass in the lower abdomen. It was a fecal impaction because the boy had not had a bowel movement for five days.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
C. Java yet to receive SEAG funds from KONI
C. Java yet to receive SEAG funds from KONI SEMARANG (JP): The National Sports Council's (KONI) Central Java chapter has not yet received financial support from KONI despite having already staged the first phase of 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games training, which ended in December. The chapter's official in charge of media and promotion, Farchan, said on Tuesday that none of the athletes have received their monthly allowance for the training program.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
President's brother suggests change in style
President's brother suggests change in style JAKARTA (JP): A younger brother of President Abdurrahman Wahid asked the President on Tuesday to alter his leadership style and carefully deliver statements relating to critical issues. Salahuddin Wahid said that the President should develop a softer character when dealing with certain parties and "make friends" with Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Amien Rais, instead of widening the division between them.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Government won't extend humanitarian pause in Aceh
Government won't extend humanitarian pause in Aceh JAKARTA (JP): As peace talks between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) resumed on Tuesday, Jakarta announced here that it will not extend the Humanitarian Pause with the movement when the truce expires next week. "It is certain that the Humanitarian Pause will not be extended," defense minister Mahfud MD told journalists after a meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid in Jakarta.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Umar discloses malaria rampant in refugee camps
Umar discloses malaria rampant in refugee camps JAKARTA (JP): Last year saw a marked increase in the number of malaria cases, with health experts predicting continued high numbers if there large concentrations of refugees remain. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's director general for Contagious Disease Eradication and Environmental Sanitation Umar Fahmi Achmadi described malaria as one of the major health problems in 2000. "It is especially rampant in refugee camps," he told reporters.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
What's the motive of corruption?
What's the motive of corruption? The way I see it, your article Corruption as role distortion by Ignas Kleden (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 6, 2001) somehow mitigates corruption and put the blame on role performance rather than on the individual himself. The corruptor is a person who is led into temptation, and, as Oscar Wilde says, the best way to overcome temptation is to yield to it.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
RP Moro separatists step up attacks
RP Moro separatists step up attacks CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (AFP): Muslim separatists accused of unleashing fatal bombings in Manila have stepped up attacks against troops in the southern Philippines, military officials said on Tuesday. Military spokesmen here said helicopter gunships have been dispatched to southern Lanao del Sur province, after some 500 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attacked army detachments in the area over the weekend. Capt.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Eurico's lawyers call for end to indictment
Eurico's lawyers call for end to indictment JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers for Eurico Guterres in court on Tuesday objected to charges that their client instigated a crime and possessed illegal weapons, stating that the indictment was obscure and should be set aside by the judges.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
City asked to relocate street vendors
City asked to relocate street vendors JAKARTA (JP): The City Council asked the city administration on Tuesday to stop its sweeping operations on street vendors and intensify the relocation of their businesses instead. Chairman of Commission B for economic affairs Syarif Zulkarnaen Ginting said the sweeping operations often proved ineffective. "The city officials and the street vendors are playing 'hide- and-seek'.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
City, ministry help bomb victims
City, ministry help bomb victims JAKARTA (JP): The city administration and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare have provided Rp 87.5 million (US$9,200) worth of medicines and payment of medical expenses for some 40 people injured in the Christmas eve bomb attacks in various churches in the capital. Spokesman for the city administration Jorlan Sinaga said on Monday his office will be in charge of all medical costs, while the ministry will pay for the medicine.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Indofarma named as first privatization target this year
Indofarma named as first privatization target this year JAKARTA (JP): Director General of State Enterprises I Nyoman Tjager said Tuesday that the government will soon privatize pharmaceutical company PT Indofarma through an initial public offering (IPO) as part of the country's privatization program. "The first company to be privatized this year is Indofarma... it's the most ready and the easiest," he told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony at the finance ministry.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Political elite told not to mobilize masses
Political elite told not to mobilize masses JAKARTA (JP): Security authorities called on the country's political elite on Tuesday not to mobilize the masses to the streets, but to sit at the same table and seek solutions to their disputes. "Political disputes cannot be solved by mobilizing the masses. "Let the political elite sit down together and find the best solution for our country," Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir says he will reshuffle cabinet soon
Mahathir says he will reshuffle cabinet soon KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he would reshuffle his cabinet soon, the state Bernama news agency reported. Mahathir, returning from a trip to Myanmar, told reporters he would make cabinet changes soon, Bernama reported. Asked when he would reshuffle his team, Mahathir said: "God willing, hopefully soon." "This is a government, we need to make an in-depth study.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Perbasi to undergo selection of 60 players for SEA Games
Perbasi to undergo selection of 60 players for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) has called 30 male and 30 female players to undergo the first selection process to join the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games national squad. Sixteen players will be selected for the men's and women's core team. The men's team selection will take place from Jan. 15 to Jan. 18 while the women's selection is scheduled from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Talks between Telkom and KSO partners show no progress
Talks between Telkom and KSO partners show no progress JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Post and Telecommunications Sasmito Dirdjo said on Tuesday that talks to end the dispute between state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom and its joint cooperation scheme (KSO) partners showed no progress.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Marijuana seized in Bali
Marijuana seized in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: The narcotics division of the Bali Police on Monday afternoon arrested separately three alleged drug dealers and seized a total of 5.9 kilograms of marijuana in Kuta, some 15 kilometers west of here. "We believe the suspects belong to the same organization," Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Wayan Ardjana said on Tuesday. The officers arrested Mohammad Faisal when they raided a rented house on Jl. Kartika Plaza and found some 50 grams of marijuana.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
China's Li Peng in India to put ties on track
China's Li Peng in India to put ties on track BOMBAY (Reuters): China's parliament chief Li Peng arrived in Bombay on Tuesday, the first stop on a nine-day visit to India which analysts say could help iron out differences between the world's two most populous countries. Li, China's second-most powerful leader, arrived with a delegation of about 120 people, the chief protocol officer of the government of Maharashtra state told Reuters. He was due to meet Maharashtra governor P.C.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Lasykar Jihad protests to 'The Jakarta Post'
Lasykar Jihad protests to 'The Jakarta Post' JAKARTA (JP): A busload of supporters of the Muslim group, Lasykar Jihad (Jihad Force), came to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday to deliver a strong protest against the daily's Monday editorial. The delegation, led by Ali and Hilal Thalib, called the editorial, entitled "Soldiers of fortune" an insult to Muslims in general and to former Indonesian volunteers in the Afghan war in particular.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
What does GAM want?
What does GAM want? From Rakyat Merdeka It seems that Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members do not know all about their movement's political substance and what they actually want. This was revealed in a meeting between Martin Griffiths, director of Henry Dunant Center (HDC) and the Indonesian ambassador/permanent representative in Geneva on Oct.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Focusing on Bulog, Brunei scams
Focusing on Bulog, Brunei scams This is the last of two articles by George J. Aditjondro on how President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri have failed in eliminating the corrupt practices of their predecessors. In fact, the indications are abundant that the President and Vice President's close circles are engaged in the same practices.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Prijadi reshuffles finance ministry
Prijadi reshuffles finance ministry JAKARTA (JP): Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo installed 34 new senior officials on Tuesday as part of a comprehensive restructuring program at the powerful ministry. Prijadi said that the massive reshuffle was a must because the ministry needed fresh people in order to meet the ambitious targets set in the 2001 state budget, and to overcome various challenges. "The challenges in 2001 will be tough.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Buyers of Indonesian shoes shift orders to China
Buyers of Indonesian shoes shift orders to China JAKARTA (JP): Many importers of Indonesian shoes have shifted their orders to other countries such as China and Vietnam due to uncertainty in the security situation in the country, according to the Association of Indonesian Footwear Producers (Aprisindo). Djimanto, the secretary-general of the association, said that the buyers feared that the uncertainty in the country's security situation could disrupt the delivery of the shoes.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Maluku Muslims against FKM's move
Maluku Muslims against FKM's move AMBON, Maluku: The Muslim community in Maluku voiced their rejection of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM)'s demand for Maluku's independence from Indonesia which the group declared in Ambon on Dec. 18, 2000. In a communique titled "The 2001 Statements", dated Jan. 5, 2001, the Muslim community said the FKM's declaration for independence was not a democratic way to solve the prolonged sectarian dispute in the province.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia palm oil hit by profit-taking
Malaysia palm oil hit by profit-taking KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures shed most of the morning's gains by the close on Tuesday as players booked profits amid uncertainty over the market's near-term direction, traders said. The benchmark third-month March futures contract ended up five ringgit at 779 ($205) a ton after trading as high as 793.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Party time for 'Indosiar' anniversary
Party time for 'Indosiar' anniversary JAKARTA (JP): PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, better known as private television station Indosiar, is celebrating its 6th anniversary with a host of specials on Thursday. Dozens of celebrities including Krisdayanti, Desy Ratnasari, Dewi Hughes, Yuni Shara and Titi DJ will take part in the station's anniversary celebration. Their performances in the variety show Semarak 6 tahun Indosiar will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. from the station's studios on Jl.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Don't take kids to Singapore: Thais
Don't take kids to Singapore: Thais BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand has urged parents not to take their children to Singapore in the wake of a possible outbreak of a lethal strain of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) there, newspaper reports said on Tuesday. The health ministry issued warned that children under 15 should not travel to city state, where a four-year-old boy died last week after being infected by the strain.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
New tax policy on bonds still confusing: SSX
New tax policy on bonds still confusing: SSX JAKARTA (JP): The Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) said on Tuesday that the government's new tax policy on bonds was still confusing, and that it might even lead investors to avoid reporting their transactions on the SSX. SSX president Anton Natakoesoemah said he needed more time to study the new tax policy before he could inform the market players on the policy's impact.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Estrada knew his friend bribed official: Almadro
Estrada knew his friend bribed official: Almadro MANILA (Reuters): A former Philippine stock exchange official testified on Tuesday that President Joseph Estrada indicated that one of his friends implicated in insider trading had bribed the country's top securities regulator. "I was shocked," Ruben Almadro, the former head of the compliance group of the exchange, told Estrada's Senate impeachment trial.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Gelbard not resigning
Gelbard not resigning I am writing with regard to the article on page two of the Jan. 9, Jakarta Post edition, entitled "Ambassador Gelbard to resign on Jan. 20". The report is not correct. Ambassador Gelbard will not be leaving office with the change of administration. GRETA N. MORRIS Counselor for Public Affairs U.S. Embassy, Jakarta
Wed, 10 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Up to 144 buses violate fare hike
Up to 144 buses violate fare hike JAKARTA (JP): As many as 144 inter-provincial buses violated the government-sanctioned 25 percent fare hike during the Idul Fitri holidays, the head of the city's Traffic and Transportation Office Buyung Atang said on Tuesday. "Some 105 violations were reported by our officers while the remaining 35 violations were reported by the public," Buyung told reporters at City Hall. He said the buses would have their operating permits temporarily suspended.