Archive: 27 January 2001
59 articles found
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Kapok mattresses taboo in Kasuran hamlets
Kapok mattresses taboo in Kasuran hamlets YOGYAKARTA (JP): Those headed to two hamlets some 20 kilometers north of here can forget about enjoying a comfortable night's sleep on a soft kapok mattress.At first West Kasuran in Margodadi village and East Kasuran in the village of Margomulya appear no...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Taufik won't play in World Grand Prix Finals
Taufik won't play in World Grand Prix Finals JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's teen idol Taufik Hidayat, whose world ranking has dropped from two to five, will definitely lose more points as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) officially announced that he would not participate in the six- star...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Oh, my Samsung washing machine
Oh, my Samsung washing machine I bought a Samsung WS-7000 washing machine from Carrefour in November last year. The first time I tried to use the machine, the drain and spin functions wouldn't work. I called the Samsung Service Center and the next day they promptly fixed the problem.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Southeast Asian auto sales skyrocket in 2000
Southeast Asian auto sales skyrocket in 2000 SINGAPORE (AFP): New vehicle sales in Southeast Asia's four largest markets climbed 53 percent in the first 11 months of 2000, despite a sharp downturn in the Philippines late in the year, according to a survey released Friday.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Police officer, driver shot during armed bank robbery
Police officer, driver shot during armed bank robbery JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta Police detectives are searching for four men in connection with the shooting of a police officer and a civilian during an armed bank robbery on Jl. Raden Inten in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, on Friday morning.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Rallies continue ahead of House session
Rallies continue ahead of House session JAKARTA (JP): Anti and pro-government rallies continued on Friday ahead of the House of Representatives plenary session next Monday that will mark the delivery of the House special committee's findings concerning two financial scandals allegedly involving...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
League for senior shuttlers proposed
League for senior shuttlers proposed BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Jakarta-based Tangkas badminton club official Lius Pongoh called on the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to introduce a badminton league for the senior shuttlers who are not admitted to the Indonesian Badminton Center...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
'Red Axe' members shot dead
'Red Axe' members shot dead JAKARTA (JP): City police shot dead five alleged robbers between Jan. 15 and Jan. 20, three of them were members of the notorious "Red Axe" street gang.Chief of Jakarta Police Detectives Sr. Comr.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Grand reunion for national athletes planned on Feb. 11
Grand reunion for national athletes planned on Feb. 11 JAKARTA (JP): For many years, Indonesian athletes have been concerned about their future after their prime years as an athlete are over. Many examples of former athletes who live a disgraceful life displaying no trace of their past glories have...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Bogor, N. Holland sign water deal
Bogor, N. Holland sign water deal BOGOR (JP): The local water company here has signed an agreement with its North Holland counterpart NV PWN to expand the tap water network to accommodate 5,000 new subscribers in the regency.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Where to go in Yogyakarta:
Where to go in Yogyakarta:Exhibitions:* Disartikulasi audio-video by Nefrita Primadewi (Popi), Cemeti Gallery, Jl D.I. Panjaitan No. 41 (phone: 0274-371015), until Jan. 29. * Percussion instrument set, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl. Suroto 2 (phone: 0274-560404), until Jan. 29.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
School to plant 250 trees
School to plant 250 trees JAKARTA (JP): A high school plans to plant some 250 trees in its 4,000-square-meter compound to improve the students' environmental awareness.The project, launched on Friday, involves at least 50 students of the school located on Jl.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Scholar Jackson possible new U.S. envoy to RI
Scholar Jackson possible new U.S. envoy to RI JAKARTA (JP): A United States government official said in New York on Thursday that Karl D. Jackson has been nominated to replace U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert S. Gelbard.Jackson was nominated by former U.S.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Probe begins into military rogue shooting incident in Ambon
Probe begins into military rogue shooting incident in Ambon AMBON, Maluku (JP): A military fact finding team on Friday began investigations into the involvement of 14 police and members of the military in abetting a riot by shooting on soldiers trying to quell a frenzied mob.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
RI may have a chance in billiard
RI may have a chance in billiard JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's chances of winning medals at the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September have been diminished as the organizers have decided to scrap the three-ball event, which is Indonesia's gold mine, from the list.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
RI students participate in international debate
RI students participate in international debate JAKARTA (JP): A delegation of five senior high school children left for Johannesburg on Friday to take part in the World Schools Debating Championship which opens on Sunday.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Nuriana grilled over alleged graft
Nuriana grilled over alleged graft BANDUNG (JP): The West Java Provincial Prosecutors' Office started questioning governor R. Nuriana on Friday over alleged corruption involving a total of more than Rp 38 billion in state funds.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Bangkok, S'pore vault past Bali for hotel investment
Bangkok, S'pore vault past Bali for hotel investment SINGAPORE (DPA): Bangkok and Singapore have vaulted past Bali as the Asia-Pacific region's most attractive markets for hotel investment, a survey showed on Friday.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Shangri-La management's row with hotel union continues
Shangri-La management's row with hotel union continues JAKARTA (JP): Disputing Shangri-La hotel management and the hotel's labor union lashed out at each other on Friday over what each claimed were illegal actions perpetrated by the other.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Search for landslide victims halted
Search for landslide victims halted JAKARTA (JP): Rescue workers and local authorities agreed on Friday to call off the search for victims of a landslide, triggered by days of heavy rains, in the Sangihe Talaud regency of Sangir island in North Sulawesi.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
New luxury tax policy unrealistic: Electronics makers
New luxury tax policy unrealistic: Electronics makers JAKARTA (JP): Electronics producers on Friday urged the government to review the new luxury tax ruling, describing the move as unrealistic.The new tax policy will not only hurt manufacturers but also consumers, especially those of the lower...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Banks under fire for obstructing labor unions
Banks under fire for obstructing labor unions JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) and a federation of bank labor unions (Aspek Indonesia) were united on Friday in deploring the actions of Bank Panin and Bank Mayapada managements in obstructing their respective labor unions.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
RI unwittingly a party to money laundering: BI
RI unwittingly a party to money laundering: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia has admitted that some dirty money from international organized crime may have entered Indonesia in the form of legal foreign investment via a complex money laundering process.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Gulf Indonesia plans to invest $150m in 2001
Gulf Indonesia plans to invest $150m in 2001 SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Gulf Indonesia Resources Ltd. (GRL), an oil and gas company, plans to invest US$150 million in Indonesia this year, company president Bill Fanagan told Dow Jones Newswires Friday.Gulf Indonesia, a unit of Gulf Canada Resources Ltd.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Rate drop doesn't indicate softer monetary policy
Rate drop doesn't indicate softer monetary policy JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said that this week's slight decline in the interest rate of Bank Indonesia SBI promissory notes did not signal the implementation of a more relaxed monetary policy by the central bank.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Defending champs Djarum to face top seed Jaya Raya
Defending champs Djarum to face top seed Jaya RayaBy Novan Iman Santosa BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Defending champion Djarum Kudus of Central Java will challenge top seed and competition favorites Jaya Raya of Jakarta in a clash of the titans at the Inter-club National Badminton...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Immigration rules revised for Chinese
Immigration rules revised for Chinese JAKARTA (JP): The government has eased immigration regulations for Chinese travelers, who during the Soeharto regime faced discriminatory and complicated procedures.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Police grill Tata about why Tommy's bunker was sealed
Police grill Tata about why Tommy's bunker was sealed JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives grilled suspect Ardhia Pramesti "Tata" Regita Cahyani, the wife of fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, over why the underground bunker found below her Central Jakarta residence had been sealed.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
JSX to revise new delisting policy
JSX to revise new delisting policy JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said on Friday it would revise a new delisting policy it had earlier delayed introducing, because its untimely implementation would have threatened many public listed companies.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Ghalib ready for clarification on accusations against ex-bosses
Ghalib ready for clarification on accusations against ex-bosses MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Responding to his successor's intention to question him over comments published in a memoir illuminating his tenure as Attorney General, Andi Muhammad Ghalib said here on Friday that he was prepared to...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
All politics is local
All politics is local All politics is local, the late speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O'Neil once said. This maxim applies, or should apply, equally in a new democratic Indonesia as it has for a long time in O'Neil's homeland which has more than two centuries of democratic...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 26, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,950 -175 2,655,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 135 -5 568,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Fine Art, Galeri Nasional Indonesia (the National Gallery), Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Phone: 34833954), until Feb. 6. * Photo: Milenium Moment, Anggota Galeri Cahya, Galeri Foto Cahya, Wisma Surya Kemang, Jl. Kemang Raya no.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
15 villas demolished in Puncak
15 villas demolished in Puncak BOGOR (JP): At least 15 villas in Kopo village in the mountain resort of Puncak were demolished on Friday as they had been built in violation of their building permits.Bogor Regional Inspectorate Office chief Deddy Hediana said the demolished villas were among 34...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Man killed for requesting funds
Man killed for requesting funds PEKANBARU, Riau: A farmer has stabbed an activist to death as he was upset by the way the victim asked him for funds for an organization. Bambang Wijaya, an oil palm farmer, admitted to attacking P.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Slave trade a scar on Batavia's history
Slave trade a scar on Batavia's historyBy Ida Indawati Khouw Three hundred years ago, the measure of a man's wealth was not merely by his property or jewels, but also by the number of slaves he owned. The 72nd article in our series on Old Batavia looks at the slave trade in the Dutch colony, when...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Verdict on Bob Hasan to be handed down on Friday
Verdict on Bob Hasan to be handed down on Friday JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court will hand down the verdict for timber tycoon Muhamad Bob Hasan, a defendant in the US$244 million fraudulent aerial mapping project, next Friday.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
SIRA chairman demands case against him proceeds
SIRA chairman demands case against him proceeds BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Detained chief of Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) Muhammad Nazar demanded on Friday that the case against him be brought to court "to reveal the truth behind all the conflict in Aceh".
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Few see the fossils at Trinil Museum
Few see the fossils at Trinil MuseumBy Sulistyo Budi N TRINIL, East Java (JP): Trinil, a small dot on the map of Ngawi regency in East Java, holds a big place in the history of anthropology.Located near the Bengawan Solo river, it was the place where Dutch anthropologist Eugene Dubois came upon the...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Singapore, Malaysia to solve prickly issues, says Goh
Singapore, Malaysia to solve prickly issues, says Goh SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong sees the city state and Malaysia resolving long-prickly issues over water supply, air space and customs but would not venture to predict exactly when.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Out of the dark ages, 'barongsai' roars back
Out of the dark ages, 'barongsai' roars backBy Anis Suryani YOGYAKARTA (JP): Sugiman Aditama is a father of three teenagers and a born and bred Javanese.He is also the head of the Association of Beskalan Barongsai Dragons, one of several barongsai dance groups which have been established in the...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Protecting patients in S'pore's health services
Protecting patients in S'pore's health services SINGAPORE: The objections voiced by the Singapore Medical Association (SMA) against night polyclinics and the Faculty Practice Plan (FPP) would strike many as a bid to protect the not-inconsiderable income streams of general practitioners and...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
House factions intensify lobbying over scandal report
House factions intensify lobbying over scandal report JAKARTA (JP): Lobbying by factions inside the House of Representatives intensified on Friday, as Monday's deadline for the submission of the report of the special committee investigating the Bulog and Brunei scandals looms.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Antidumping duties imposed on carbon black imports
Antidumping duties imposed on carbon black imports JAKARTA (JP): The government has imposed antidumping duties on carbon black imported from India, Thailand and South Korea to protect local producers.The Ministry of Finance said on Friday that under the antidumping ruling, imports of carbon black...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
First batches of haj pilgrims leave for Saudi
First batches of haj pilgrims leave for Saudi JAKARTA (JP): The month-long dispatch of some 205,000 Indonesian haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia got off to a nearly flawless start on Friday.Some 450 pilgrims, many of them elderly and in wheelchairs, left aboard a government-chartered flight from...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Rupiah rates Jan. 26
Rupiah rates Jan. 26 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,925.00 9,925.00 9,378.00 9,472.00Australian dollar 1 4,873.05 5,424.01 5,120.39 5,176.45Austrian schilling 1 598.79 666.61 629.18 636.18Belgian franc 1 204.25 227.38 214.62 217.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
KL palm oil subdued, holiday lull persists
KL palm oil subdued, holiday lull persists KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil ended mostly lower in thin trading by the close on Friday due to a lack of activity after the Lunar New Year holiday break this week, traders said.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Bird-watching helps protect endangered birds
Bird-watching helps protect endangered birdsBy Bambang M. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Many bird lovers express their affection for the animal the wrong way. They keep their birds inside beautiful cages and place them in spots where the owners can enjoy watching or guests can admire them, like ornaments.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
PT Newmont clarifies
PT Newmont clarifies The characterization of the PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PT NNT) tailings pipeline leak that appeared in the Jan. 25, 2001, edition of The Jakarta Post might lead your readers to believe that the company is trying to minimize the importance of the event and has no plan to deal...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
New evidence suggests RI pimp tortured in Paris
New evidence suggests RI pimp tortured in Paris JAKARTA (JP): The brother of an Indonesian pimp, who died in mysterious circumstances in Paris last October, presented the city police on Friday with alleged new evidence concerning the death of his sibling.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
M'sia hopes for golds in silat
M'sia hopes for golds in silat JAKARTA (JP): The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games host Malaysia is optimistic that it can grab eight gold medals from pencak silat following its fighters good performance in the World Championships here in November.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Retail sales may reach $4.46 billion this year
Retail sales may reach $4.46 billion this year JAKARTA (JP): Continued strong consumer confidence might boost this year's retail sales to Rp 42 trillion (some US$4.46 billion) an increase of 20 percent from last year's Rp 35 trillion, according to a retail association on Friday.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
What's wrong with HAM
What's wrong with HAMFrom Media IndonesiaI am a retired member of this republic's military service. I am writing to express my disappointment and dissatisfaction with the present political as well as law enforcement conditions in this country, particularly in connection with the current practices...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Nurdin to be questioned in Goro Batara Sakti case
Nurdin to be questioned in Goro Batara Sakti case JAKARTA (JP): City police will question former legislator Nurdin Halid as a witness on Monday in connection with a complaint filed by a sugar firm against wholesaler PT Goro Batara Sakti (GBS).
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
PSM needs Rp 6 billion to renovate Mattoangin Stadium
PSM needs Rp 6 billion to renovate Mattoangin Stadium MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): PSM Makassar, which is hoping to host the Champions League East Asia zone quarterfinals, will have to spend Rp 6 billion (US$631,600) to renovate the Mattoangin Stadium if it wants to win the bid.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Authorities step up negotiations with rebels
Authorities step up negotiations with rebels JAKARTA (JP): Irian Jaya local authorities on Friday stepped up negotiation efforts with separatist rebels to free 16 hostages, including three Koreans, who have been held in the province's jungle-clad Asiki district in Merauke regency since Jan. 16.
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
'Starbucks Formula': Liberalization equals liberalism
'Starbucks Formula': Liberalization equals liberalismBy Karim Raslan KUALA LUMPUR (JP): Recent events in the region from the election of the morally compromised Thai billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra after a cynical, cash-infused and irresponsibility populist campaign, to the restiveness in...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Yogyakarta village promotes innovative cultural tourism
Yogyakarta village promotes innovative cultural tourismBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): When two people of different nationalities and languages try to communicate, funny things can happen.Some, like the foreign tourists staying in Brayut tourist village, try to express what they want to local...
Sat, 27 Jan 2001
Unidentified men vandalize hotel
Unidentified men vandalize hotel BATAM, Riau: A group of unidentified men, carrying sharp weapons and clubs in their hands, attacked the three-star Oasis Hotel at the Orchid Mas Center, Sei Jodoh, Batam on Thursday evening.