Archive: 6 January 2001
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Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 2,175 100 414,000 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 100 0 0 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 975 75...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Faulty conversion
Faulty conversion As a regular reader of The Jakarta Post, I feel I must point out this time one of the Post's regular mistakes: the conversion of monetary values from rupiah to U.S. dollar.In page 12 (Business and Investment) of Jan.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Withdrawal of Ajinomoto's products closely watched
Withdrawal of Ajinomoto's products closely watched JAKARTA (JP): The government said it is closely monitoring PT Ajinomoto Indonesia's recall of its monosodium glutamate (MSG) products, which the company has promised to withdraw from store shelves within three weeks.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Bintang deserves to be president
Bintang deserves to be presidentFrom Rakyat MerdekaAmien Rais honestly said the other day that the present and future of Indonesia does not rest on the four top national leaders. There are many younger figures who are energetic and capable of becoming national leaders.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Exploring the Hyde Park of Batavia
Exploring the Hyde Park of BataviaBy Ida Indawati Khouw It's the Jakarta landmark that everybody knows and looks up to. The National Monument (Monas), located in the heart of the capital, was once a favorite spot for residents to enjoy a breath of fresh air and a stroll.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Chief justice gets death threat over Estrada trial
Chief justice gets death threat over Estrada trial MANILA (AFP): Philippine Supreme Court chief justice Hilario Davide on Friday read out a death threat sent to him for presiding over the corruption trial of President Joseph Estrada for allegedly taking bribes from illegal gambling bosses.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
IBRA to resume talks with Marubeni over Chandra Asri debt
IBRA to resume talks with Marubeni over Chandra Asri debt JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) plans to start fresh negotiations with Japanese Marubeni Corp. early next week over the crucial restructuring of petrochemical giant PT Chandra Asri's debt, according to a senior...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
National Education Minister opens Papua University
National Education Minister opens Papua University JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of National Education inaugurated on Friday the new Papua State University and appointed the first rector for the university located in Manokwari city, some 638 kilometers west of the Irian Jaya capital of Jayapura.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
School building needs renovation
School building needs renovation TANGERANG (JP): The Cempaka Putih state elementary school building in the district of Ciputat, Tangerang, is in very poor condition, forcing students from two classes to go home when it rains.The roof of the whole building has been decaying for a long period of time.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Crime rate drops in Bogor
Crime rate drops in Bogor BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police recorded a sharp decline in its crime rate throughout 2000, but 40 percent of the cases investigated during the same period remain unsolved.The regional police's Chief Comr.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Shangri-La Hotel staff seek help from House
Shangri-La Hotel staff seek help from House JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of striking workers from Shangri-La Hotel went to the House of Representatives on Friday to ask legislators to intervene in their dispute with the hotel.The workers, who have been on strike since Dec.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Textile association hails new export quota policy
Textile association hails new export quota policy JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Textile Association (API) on Friday welcomed the government's new regulation on the allocation of export quotas, calling it a concrete step towards eradicating rampant quota trading practices among textile producers.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Photo: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24. * Painting Flying Horizon by Teguh Ostenrik, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Corruption as role distortion
Corruption as role distortionBy Ignas Kleden JAKARTA (JP): Corruption in Indonesia should always be a question and an issue, never to be taken for granted because almost everybody is tempted to practice it.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Government asked to be flexible on tax policy
Government asked to be flexible on tax policyBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Legislators on Friday called upon the government to show willingness to review recent regulations that raised income taxes on interests from bank time deposit, and imposed value added taxes on agriculture and animal...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Joint investigation on Xmas bombings proposed
Joint investigation on Xmas bombings proposed JAKARTA (JP): The Forum for Indonesian Peace (FID) in a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday appealed to be given access to information on the Christmas Eve bombings.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Asia looks to region for growth in 2001
Asia looks to region for growth in 2001 HONG KONG (AFP): Asian economies will have to look to regional and domestic demand for growth in 2001 as the U.S. economy slows down, a bank report said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Indover creditors may be named as suspects
Indover creditors may be named as suspects JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors could name several businessmen as suspects in the loan scandal involving two of Bank Indonesia's (BI) foreign based subsidiaries, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Subagyo upbeat about RI men's singles chances in Korea Open
Subagyo upbeat about RI men's singles chances in Korea Open JAKARTA (JP): Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) chairman Subagyo Hadisiswoyo expressed optimism that Indonesian men's singles shuttlers would perform well at the six-star Korea Open despite the absence of the country's two top...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 9:30 Variety Show 11:00 Talk Show 2:00 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 Feature 4:00 Children's Program 5:00 TVRI News 5:30 Documentary 6:00 Comics 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Quiz 9:00 News 10:00 Sports 11:00 Traditional CultureProgram 2 5:00...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
C. Java to send full team to c'ship
C. Java to send full team to c'ship SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian Taekwondo Association will send a full team to the LG Cup National Taekwondo Championship in Jakarta in early February, an official said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
New Order figures must 'be tried'
New Order figures must 'be tried' JAKARTA (JP): The director of the Institute of Public Policy Studies said that in the rush to indict former president Soeharto and his family, the activities of other prominent players in the New Order regime should not be overlooked.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Indonesia's economy not as bad as people think: Economist
Indonesia's economy not as bad as people think: Economist Noted economist Dr. Mubyarto said recently that he had a different opinion about the state of Indonesia's economy to most mainstream economists. The following interview attempts to pinpoint those differences.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Suspect says he learned to make bombs in Afghanistan
Suspect says he learned to make bombs in Afghanistan JAKARTA (JP): A senior police detective revealed on Friday that one of four suspects in the Christmas Eve bombing case has confessed to having received explosives training in Afghanistan.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
JSX bomb suspects to be handed over
JSX bomb suspects to be handed over JAKARTA (JP): The City Police will hand over the six suspects in the bomb explosion at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building on Sept. 13 last year, to the Jakarta Prosecutors Office, early next week.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Jakarta gets approval to buy Chinese buses
Jakarta gets approval to buy Chinese buses JAKARTA (JP): The central government has endorsed the city administration's proposal to import some 4,000 completely-built- up (CBU) buses from China, Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Tension still grips Lombok rival villages
Tension still grips Lombok rival villages JAKARTA (JP): Tension continued to grip the border between the warring villages of Bongor and Parampuan on the resort island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara on Friday amid a heavy security deployment in the area.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Heidelberger to buy Indocement shares: IBRA
Heidelberger to buy Indocement shares: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): German cementmaker Heidelberger Zement AG has agreed to purchase the government's interest in publicly listed PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa at Rp 1,900 per share, an official at the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Minister demands law to combat ticket scalpers
Minister demands law to combat ticket scalpers JAKARTA (JP): In response to the rampant incidents of ticket scalping occurring over the recent holiday period, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Agum Gumelar pledged on Friday an all-out effort to stamp out the practice.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Rupiah Rates Jan. 5
Rupiah Rates Jan. 5 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,035.00 10,035.00 9,487.00 9,583.00Australian dollar 1 5,149.34 5,724.97 5,407.59 5,467.10Austrian schilling 1 626.72 696.82 658.08 665.43Belgian franc 1 213.78 237.69 224.48 226.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Police report two deaths
Police report two deaths JAKARTA (JP): City Police reported two deaths on Thursday and Friday, with the latter case appearing to be murder.A police clerk, Rojak, identified Friday's victim as 35-year- old Baharudin from Medan, North Sumatra, a driver of the local Swa Sembada taxi group.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Payoff scam prompts mayor's resignation
Payoff scam prompts mayor's resignation PADANG, West Sumatra: Padang mayor Zuiyen Rais finally resigned following his alleged involvement in a payoff scandal, deputy speaker of the provincial legislature Muhidi said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
PDI-P under fire for 'illogical' protest
PDI-P under fire for 'illogical' protest JAKARTA (JP): Government and parliamentary watchdogs slammed the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at the City Council on Friday, for its walkout during a plenary session which endorsed the city's draft budget last week.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Going for laughs with comedian Tika Panggabean
Going for laughs with comedian Tika PanggabeanBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): Tika Panggabean is accustomed to being the odd woman out.She is the lone female performer in comedy group Project P and one of the few women entertainers in the country who does not conform to the entertainment industry...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
President denies shifting task to VP Megawati
President denies shifting task to VP Megawati JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid denied accusations on Friday that he had been trying to shift the responsibility for making major political decisions to his deputy Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Megawati arrives in Dhaka on 3-day visit
Megawati arrives in Dhaka on 3-day visit DHAKA (Agencies): Indonesian Vice President Megawati Soekanoputri arrived here on Friday on a three-day official visit, the first by a senior Jakarta leader since Bangladesh's independence in 1971.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
RI among Asia's major sugar buyers
RI among Asia's major sugar buyers BANGKOK (Reuters): Indonesia, Pakistan and China are likely to be Asia's major sugar importers in 2001 due to shortfalls in domestic production, traders in the region said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Princess Selaras and the Chosen Land
Princess Selaras and the Chosen Land Jambi (JP): Once, Princess Selaras Pinang Masak, one of the ascendants of King Adityawarman, who resided in Pagaruyung (also known as Minangkabau in what is now West Sumatra), wished to return to her native land in the Malay Kingdom, east of the Pagaruyung...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Airlines boost seats for holidaymakers
Airlines boost seats for holidaymakers JAKARTA (JP): Several national airlines are boosting their seat capacity to accommodate people returning to Jakarta from December holidays.At least two airlines -- flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia and privately-owned PT Awair International -- confirmed they...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Trouble in Shangri-La
Trouble in Shangri-La While millions of Jakartans were reveling in a binge of merrymaking celebrating Christmas, Idul Fitri and the coming of the new year, the end of the year was anything but happy for Jakarta's Shangri-La Hotel. On Friday, Dec.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Malaysia's palm oil higher
Malaysia's palm oil higher KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures ended mostly higher on Friday on pre-weekend covering, but traders said such gains were artificial because of uncertainties in future trends.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Aceh talks to resume in Switzerland
Aceh talks to resume in Switzerland JAKARTA (JP): Make or break talks on Aceh will commence in Davos, Switzerland, on Saturday with Indonesian government negotiators likely to make one final offer to Free Aceh Movement (GAM) representatives for special autonomy in the province.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
IT training centers in Asia
IT training centers in Asia TOKYO (Nikkei): The Japanese government by 2003 plans to create 30 information technology training centers mainly in Southeast Asia as part of a US$15 billion initiative pledged by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori to help erase the so-called digital divide between...
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Adi Sasono's interpretation
Adi Sasono's interpretationFrom RepublikaThe comment by the chairman of the Association of Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) Adi Sasono on the series of bombings on Christmas eve (Republika, 29, 2000) was in general heartening enough.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Dutch man arrested over fake passport
Dutch man arrested over fake passport MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): A Dutch national was arrested on Thursday for using a fake passport to live in Makassar for two years, an Immigration official said here on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
Compensation for S'pore PoWs
Compensation for S'pore PoWs SINGAPORE (AFP): More than 70 Singaporean survivors of Japanese World War II prison camps are seeking compensation from Britain for their wartime suffering, a report said on Friday.
Sat, 06 Jan 2001
A hidden treasure in Sumatra
A hidden treasure in SumatraBy Naswan Iskandar Like it or not, this province is probably the most forgotten region in the country. It seems many Indonesians have no idea that, for instance, 60 percent of Jambi comprises forests.