Archive: 10 January 2001
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001
All Ajinomoto products to be withdrawn
All Ajinomoto products to be withdrawn JAKARTA (JP): Seasoning producer PT Ajinomoto Indonesia announced on Tuesday they are also withdrawing their other two taste enhancer brands, namely Masako and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".
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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 ...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
How to help a child with constipation
How to help a child with constipationBy 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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
Rupiah rates Jan. 9
Rupiah rates Jan. 9 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,975.00 9,975.00 9,428.00 9,522.00Australian dollar 1 5,084.34 5,655.83 5,340.96 5,398.97Austrian schilling 1 616.17 685.19 647.27 654.07Belgian franc 1 210.18 233.72 220.79 223.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
Efforrts to stigmatize Islam as extremism
Efforrts to stigmatize Islam as extremismBy 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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock 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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
Vajpayee's RI visit gives new direction
Vajpayee's RI visit gives new directionBy 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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
What does GAM want?
What does GAM want?From Rakyat MerdekaIt 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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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...
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.
Wed, 10 Jan 2001
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.