Archive: 16 January 2001
59 articles found
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Visa electron card
Visa electron card From Bisnis Indonesia I am a holder of Lippo Bank's Visa Electron credit-and-debit card. I had my first bad experience with this card when I purchased a ticket at a Mandala Airlines agent. While deciding which form of payment I was going to make, I was told that if I used a debit card, the charge would be 3 percent. After inquiring about this matter and getting no satisfactory reply, I had to use my credit card.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Central bank limits rupiah transactions with foreigners
Central bank limits rupiah transactions with foreigners JAKARTA (JP) Bank Indonesia announced on Monday a new ruling which limits rupiah transactions between banks operating in the country with non-residents in a bid to help curb speculation against the beleaguered local currency.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police deny report on Army role in bombings
Police deny report on Army role in bombings JAKARTA (JP): The National Police claimed on Monday to have never issued any report indicating or stating the involvement of former Army generals in the Christmas Eve bombings that left at least 19 people dead. After confirming with top police intelligence officials, National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said the police had never made, much less issued, a report stating that former Army Special Forces (Kopassus) chief Lt. Gen.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Improving bank supervision
Improving bank supervision It is encouraging to note that amid the political battle to take control of Bank Indonesia (central bank), both the government and the House of Representatives remain fully aware of the vital importance of effective supervision in preventing a financial crisis.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
House to deliberate 22 bills in 3 months
House to deliberate 22 bills in 3 months JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives opened its 2001 session on Monday with a conviction to focus more on its legislative duties targeting the deliberation of 22 bills in the next three months. "The House is expected to complete 17 bills submitted by the government and five others it has proposed, during the third sitting period that ends in April," House Speaker Akbar Tandjung said during the opening plenary meeting.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Trial shows Estrada running a 'mafia' style government
Trial shows Estrada running a 'mafia' style government By Girlie Linao MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial has given the public a glimpse of how the former movie action star has ran the government like a "gangster" for the past two and a half years, analysts said. While a verdict is not expected until the middle of next month, analysts said prosecutors have already successfully exposed Estrada's criminal activities and his failure as a leader.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Choosing the chief justice
Choosing the chief justice From Rakyat Merdeka If the President gives his pretext that the chief justice is yet to be chosen from the two candidates offered by the House of Representatives, the demand that an explanation about this matter be given must be addressed directly to the president himself, and not to Megawati. It is the President that is authorized to decide which of the candidates will assume the position of chief justice.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Toll road workers demand pay rise
Toll road workers demand pay rise TANGERANG (JP): Around 400 employees of the Tangerang branch of the state toll road operator PT Jasa Marga staged a rally in front of their office on Jl. MH Thamrin here on Monday, demanding a 30 percent wage rise. The rally, however, did not result in the closure of toll road gates, under the auspices of the branch office, in Kebon Nanas, Karawaci, Cikupa and Curug.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Two important BLBI documents go missing
Two important BLBI documents go missing JAKARTA (JP): Two important documents of the Bank Indonesia believed to contain information that could help reveal the violations of the central bank regulations in the extending of emergency loans scam during the period from 1997 to 1999 are mysteriously missing. Spokesman to the Attorney General's Office Muljohardjo said on Monday that an investigation by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) disclosed that the directors' meeting notes on Aug. 15, 1997 and Aug.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Faisal Basri to resign from PAN membership
Faisal Basri to resign from PAN membership JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Faisal Basri said on Monday that he will relinquish his membership of the National Mandate Party (PAN) due to fundamental differences of opinion with the party's stance on several principles and policies. Faisal, who is also one of the party's founding members, further revealed that more than five other party members will submit their letters of resignation, together with his, before the end of the week.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Satelindo customers given e-mail access from cell phones
Satelindo customers given e-mail access from cell phones JAKARTA (JP): Cellular service operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) launched its SMS-based e-mail notification service on Monday, enabling its customers to retrieve e-mail from their handsets.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Jan.15
Rupiah Rates Jan.15 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Policy removing tax relief for debtors deplored
Policy removing tax relief for debtors deplored JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) criticized on Monday the government's decision to withdraw tax facilities given to indebted companies, describing the measure as being unrealistic.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Journalists protest against violence
Journalists protest against violence MEDAN, North Sumatra: Around 120 reporters from various media based in the North Sumatra capital of Medan marched to the provincial legislative council on Monday to protest against violence committed by members of a youth organization. The reporters, under the group title Press Solidarity against Violence, waved scores of banners reading, among other things, Use Rights to Reply Peacefully, not Violently.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies fall late; focus on firmer rupiah
Asian currencies fall late; focus on firmer rupiah SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies slumped late Monday as the Japanese yen continued its downward spiral and as worries over President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial sent the Philippine peso to a new record low.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
BPGS sets ambitious target following its name change
BPGS sets ambitious target following its name change JAKARTA (JP): The Gelora Senayan Management Board (BPGS) set an ambitious target for the next five years following President Abdurrahman Wahid's decision on Sunday to rename the Senayan Sports Complex as Bung Karno Sports Complex.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Controversy fact emerges on Guterres at court hearing
Controversy fact emerges on Guterres at court hearing JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers defending former East Timor prointegration leader Eurico Guterres insisted on Monday his trial was unlawful following their latest assertion that the government had yet to revoke the defendant's status as a member of the legislative council in the former Indonesian province.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur's rejection of justices gets mixed reaction
Gus Dur's rejection of justices gets mixed reaction JAKARTA (JP): Legislators on Monday gave mixed reactions to President Abdurrahman Wahid's Friday letter to the House of Representatives officially rejecting the two nominated chief justices proposed by the legislature.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Canopy trail provides up-close look at wildlife
Canopy trail provides up-close look at wildlife By Yusran Endo Fauzi MT. HALIMUN, West Java (JP): The 100-meter-long canopy trail is suspended at a height of between 25 meters and 30 meters, a bridge suspended in the valley of wilderness that is Mt. Halimun National Park. If lucky, visitors will be able to glimpse a panther, or one of the primates to be found in the area.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Beddu's house arrest extended
Beddu's house arrest extended JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors failed to meet their initial deadline on Monday to file the corruption charges against former chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang and extended the suspect's house arrest instead. The Jakarta Prosecutors' Office assistant for special crimes, Andi Syarifuddin, said his team still need more time to complete the indictment. "The indictment is almost completed.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Antigovernment rally fails to materialize
Antigovernment rally fails to materialize JAKARTA (JP): The feared massive antigovernment rally failed to materialize here on Monday, and the city's unusually quiet streets were a testimony of residents' concerns. With some 40,000 stand-by security troops deployed across the city, businesses and schools were mostly untroubled, except for several places where bomb threats were received.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
W. Java legislators want new cars
W. Java legislators want new cars BANDUNG (JP): In a bid to be equal to the executive, the members of the West Java provincial legislative council want their official cars to be replaced with new and better ones. Speaker of the West Java legislative council Eka Santosa confirmed the legislature's request, telling reporters on Monday that his Nissan Terrano sports utility vehicle (SUV) was inappropriate. "I want a car with a capacity of 3,000cc, which can be driven in hilly areas.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Thai delegates to hold rice talks with Manila
Thai delegates to hold rice talks with Manila BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai trade officials may hold talks in Manila later this month to sell rice to the Philippines, officials at the Thai commerce ministry said on Monday. "The Thai trade delegation led by Karun Kittistaporn, director-general of the commerce ministry's foreign trade department, is scheduled to hold rice talks with Domingo Panganiban, newly installed Agriculture Secretary," an official at the Thai commerce ministry told Reuters.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Children paid runners at Malaysia-Thai border
Children paid runners at Malaysia-Thai border KUALA LUMPUR (AP): School children as young as nine years old are being used as runners by smuggling syndicates along the Malaysian border with Thailand, the national news agency reported on Monday.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Sri Lankan students held
Sri Lankan students held COLOMBO (Reuters): The Sri Lankan army has detained nine university students in northern Jaffna amid a campaign to push the government to match a unilateral ceasefire declared by Tamil separatists, the government said on Monday. The detentions come before a proposed rally in Jaffna city on Wednesday, at which students said they planned to pressure the government to agree to a ceasefire called last month by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
African leaders launch new alliance after 23 years
African leaders launch new alliance after 23 years ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP): Three eastern African countries launched a new alliance on Monday, reviving a regional partnership that collapsed 23 years ago amid bitter recriminations and disagreements over how modern African states should develop. In a colorful ceremony in this northern Tanzanian town, the presidents of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya launched the East African Community and pledged to work toward regional integration.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Tanker explodes off S Korea
Tanker explodes off S Korea SEOUL (Reuters): A tanker exploded and sank off South Korea's southeastern port of Pusan on Monday, killing three crew and injuring seven, an official at the ship's charterer said. "We can confirm three deaths and seven injuries from a crew of 16 as a result of the explosion," SK Shipping spokesman Hwang Shin said. Hwang said the coastguard and navy were searching for the remaining six crew who had been missing since the tanker sank near Koje Island.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
UPCOMING TOPICS
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Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Indomobil secures order
Indomobil secures order JAKARTA (JP): Local car producer PT Indomobil Sukses International has secured an order from the Khansons Group of Bangladesh to export 4,000 Suzuki-Carry vans to the country. Indomobil's president Soebronto Laras said on Saturday that about 1,200 of the vans would be used for public transportation. "About 600 units which will be used for the public transportation have already been shipped to the country," he was quoted as saying by Bisnis Indonesia.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
AFC asks PSM for more renovations
AFC asks PSM for more renovations MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will examine the PSM Makassar club's preparations in February before deciding whether the capital of South Sulawesi is fit to host the quarterfinals of the eastern Asia zone of the Asian Club Championships from March 21 to March 25. In a brief visit to Makassar over the weekend, the AFC's competition director David Thompson and representatives of AFC's sponsors Simon T.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Real actions needed to thwart corruption: Experts
Real actions needed to thwart corruption: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Corruption cases in Indonesia have increased because no real action has been taken to handle them, a criminal law expert said Monday. "During the reform era, corruption problems tend to escalate instead of lowering," J.E. Sahetapi said in a discussion at the launching of the Indonesian Judicial Watch (JWI) at Hotel Mulia.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Correction
Correction Correction: Nisak Indri Khaya, Ni Made Sudarmi and Ni Made Suciarmi were among the 41 painters featured in the exhibition of women artists at Taman Ismail Marzuki (Painters try to break free of the past, Page 8, Jan. 12). Purple Clothes is by Ni Nyoman Sani. We regret the errors. -- The Editor
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
What a dramatic situation!
What a dramatic situation! More and more I find letters from readers to The Jakarta Post about strange situations in Jakarta, like crimes at Soekarno- Hatta Airport, uneasy things about airlines or parking spaces etc. But reading a published article A thankfully short walk on the wild side by Bruce Emond (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 14, 2001) makes me feel sad. Traveling the world businesswise for over 20 years now, the last 2.5 years have taken me all over Indonesia.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
KL trade mission to visit U.S.
KL trade mission to visit U.S. KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysia's minister for international trade and industry will lead a trade and investment mission to the United States and Canada from Feb. 7 to Feb. 16, the national news agency Bernama reported. Rafidah Aziz said Sunday that the delegation would include representatives from government agencies and private sector looking for investors in information technology and electronics.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
LG Electronics expects robust sales in 2001
LG Electronics expects robust sales in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Electronics manufacturer PT LG Electronics Indonesia recorded US$170 million in sales in 2000, far exceeding the sales figure in 1999 of about $60 million and its initial target of $150 million, an executive said on Monday. According to LG general manager Herman Surjadi, the company projected sales to increase by 47 percent this year to about $250 million.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Weapons sweep in Aceh results in more violence
Weapons sweep in Aceh results in more violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Three people were killed Monday and nearly all Aceh regencies were paralyzed as residents stayed home for fear of massive conflicts between authorities and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels. Cinta Meunasah Operation spokesman Sr. Comr. Kusbini Imbar said a soldier was killed in Beutong area of West Aceh on Monday when he tried to defuse a bomb allegedly planted by rebels.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Shangri-La workers to sue managers for blocking union
Shangri-La workers to sue managers for blocking union JAKARTA (JP): Striking workers from the Shangri-La Hotel are considering filing a lawsuit against the hotel's management for ignoring their rights of association, the workers' lawyer Surya Tjandra said on Monday.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Takaful to raise RI stake
Takaful to raise RI stake KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysian Islamic insurance company Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd. Monday said it has signed an agreement to subscribe to more shares in its Indonesian affiliate, PT Syarikat Takaful Indonesia. In a statement, Syarikat Takaful said the share subscription will raise its stake in PT Syarikat Takaful to 51.5 percent from 17 percent.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Accenture targets 15% rise in RI revenues
Accenture targets 15% rise in RI revenues JAKARTA (JP): Global management and technology consulting firm Accenture, formerly known as Andersen Consulting, expects a 15 percent increase in revenues from its Indonesian operation this year, a company executive said here on Monday. The company's national managing partner Heru Prasetyo said that revenues from Indonesia reached about US$45 million in 2000, with the assumption that each of its 300 workers received average earnings of $500 per day.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
'Use constitutional means to change govt'
'Use constitutional means to change govt' JAKARTA (JP): Political observers requested all citizens on Monday to avoid instigating mass riots in an attempt to end Abdurrahman Wahid's presidency, and instead accept constitutional and peaceful methods. Addressing a seminar on national leadership here on Monday, political observers Siswono Yudohusodo and Riswandha Imawan suggested that people should use elegant rather than physical force to change the national leadership.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bunker search leads police to drill into Tommy's home
Bunker search leads police to drill into Tommy's home JAKARTA (JP): Using drills and jack hammers until late on Monday night, the police were still trying to open an alleged underground bunker below the residence of fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, despite President Abdurrahman Wahid's claim that Tommy was hiding in a former general's house. "We need special equipment to continue drilling into the floor of Tommy's fitness center.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 15 to Jan.21
Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 15 to Jan.21 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,470.00 Austrian schilling 1 Rp 644.44 Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,263.43 Belgian franc 1 Rp 219.83 Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,307.03 Swiss franc 1 Rp 5,816.95 Deutschemark 1 Rp 4,538.27 Danish krone 1 Rp 1,212.20 French franc 1 Rp 1,351.86 Poundsterling 1 Rp 14,084.73 Hong Kong dollar 1 Rp 1,214.13 Italian lira 100 Rp 457.98 Japanese yen 100 Rp 8,034.28 Malaysian ringgit 1 Rp 2,492.43 Dutch guilder 1 Rp 4,024.01 New Zealand dollar...
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Dell boosts plant capacity
Dell boosts plant capacity KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): Dell Computer Corp said it will triple its production capacity in Malaysia by opening a second plant in Penang next month. Dell Asia-Pacific customer centre vice-president Simon Wong declined to reveal the additional investment planned but said the move will give the company "significant space to plan for further expansion over the next three years." Wong said the U.S.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Global Sources: A dot-com success story
Global Sources: A dot-com success story Jakarta (JP): There are many dot-coms doing business in Indonesia, but only a few will survive successfully. Global Sources is one of those successes. It has been successful in establishing a community with an exclusive membership, maximizing Internet advantages and posting US$100 billion worth of transactions per year. We can put this company in the New Economy Society.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bangladesh-Myanmar row continues
Bangladesh-Myanmar row continues TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP): Schools closed and thousands of villagers fled their frontier homes on Monday after Bangladesh and Myanmar reinforced troops in a dispute over building of an embankment on a river shared by the two neighbors. The weekend buildup came after border troops of the two countries exchanged fire over Myanmar's construction of the embankment on the River Naaf. Myanmar halted the construction after Dhaka's protests.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Militias are by nature fracture prone
Militias are by nature fracture prone By Siswo Pramono CANBERRA (JP): What an irony. As the Indonesian military formally withdraws from the political stage, the country also witnesses a growing number of civilians in uniforms. Should the hands of militias rock the cradle of our baby democracy? 'Militianism', one might argue -- not militarism -- is now becoming a major concern of the country.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Effort to involve community falls flat at Mt. Halimun
Effort to involve community falls flat at Mt. Halimun By Yusran Edo Fauzi MT. HALIMUN, West Java (JP): In a plan designed to marry conservation needs with those of the surrounding community, locals living in the eastern region of Mt. Halimun National Park were employed three years ago to manage a guest house in the area. But the plan has all but failed, and today people have returned to felling trees within the park.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Four detainees escape from paddy wagon
Four detainees escape from paddy wagon BOGOR (JP): Four detainees of the Bogor prosecutor's office escaped custody on Friday afternoon after they managed to break loose from the paddy wagon, a source from the prosecutors' office said on Monday. "The four escaped when the officers were about to drop them at Paledang Penitentiary after a court hearing on Friday at around 4 p.m.," the source said. Another detainee tried to escape but tripped and fell on his head.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Save your heritage
Save your heritage I look forward to your Saturday editions and with great interest read Ida Indawati Khouw's articles in the Save Old Batavia section. The first time I read these articles was in September 2000, after staying in Jakarta for some time. My interest in the aforementioned articles was awaken because I am chairman of the Association of Dutch Friends of the Sumatra Heritage Trust in the Netherlands.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Hasan's OCA status in question
Hasan's OCA status in question JAKARTA (JP): Vice Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Harsuki said that the Chairman of the SEAG Federation Tan Sri Imran Ibni Tuanku Jafar had inquired about the legal status of the OCA's Vice President for the Southeast Asia zone Mohammad 'Bob' Hasan from Indonesia. The timber tycoon is the defendant in an alleged fraudulent forest aerial mapping project between 1989 and 1999.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
KL to finalize SEAG events next month
KL to finalize SEAG events next month JAKARTA (JP): The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation will finalize the number of sports event to be featured in the 2001 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 15. However, within one month of the finalization, some participating countries are still trying to persuade host Malaysia to add new sports events.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
RI still needs time to deal with the digital era
RI still needs time to deal with the digital era By Rhenald Kasali Jakarta (JP): We step into 2001 with a number of arguments among economists who say that many of those who claim to be economists do not understand the actual condition of our economy. The result is a striking difference between on-paper calculation and the actual economic condition. Prof. Mubyarto refers to this as people economics, which the economists do not understand.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
RP ship captured for carrying guns
RP ship captured for carrying guns AMBON, Maluku: The Indonesian Navy captured a traditional vessel from the Philippines carrying six guns and 454 bullets in the waters off Maluku islands, an official said on Monday. Commodore Djoko Sumaryono revealed in a media release on Monday that the six seized guns were two Garand rifles, two revolvers, one U.S. Carabine and one U.S. Seniorita. The officer, however, did not specify when and where the capture took place.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
GAM and violence
GAM and violence In Kompas on Jan. 12, 2001 I read on page 12 that according to the President's spokesman Yahya Staquf the government has achieved positive success in managing to persuade GAM to stop using violent methods to pursue their own goals. The spokesman also declares that the international world is on the government's side. What a laugh!
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Exhibitions * Fine Arts by Bandung Young Artists, Griya Seni Popo Iskandar, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 268 (Phone: 022 2013662), until Jan. 27. * Painting, Ikatan Wanita Pelukis Indonesia, Galeri Hidayat, Jl. Sulanjana 36 (Phone: 022 4208257), 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 27 to Feb. 14. Performances * Puppet Show, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, Jl. Baranang Siang 1, Kosambi (Phone: 022 4233562), 9:30 p.m., Jan. 20.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
Dossiers on Ajinomoto case sent to Jakarta
Dossiers on Ajinomoto case sent to Jakarta SURABAYA (JP): The East Java Police sent on Monday the dossiers on four PT Ajinomoto officials, accused of violating the Consumer Protection Law, to National Police Headquarters in Jakarta. "The handing over of the dossiers was based on an instruction from the National Police chief, Gen. Sorojo Bimantoro, that the Ajinomto case will be handled by the National Police. Therefore, further action will be in the hands of the National Police.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
How successful is Internet business in Indonesia?
How successful is Internet business in Indonesia? By Jon Minofri Jakarta (JP): Internet implementation in the business world has led to a new terminology: The New Economy. It is a pity that not all companies call themselves the successful New Economy. Maybe more dot-coms will end up in dot-com graveyard than those that are successful. What is wrong with them? Everyday, we hear about the birth of a new dot-com. The number is ever increasing.
Tue, 16 Jan 2001, 00:00 WIB
RI, Singapore mend ties with gas project
RI, Singapore mend ties with gas project SINGAPORE (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong jointly launched a landmark gas pipeline project on Monday, signaling both countries remained good neighbors despite recent strained relations.