Archive: 7 February 2001
54 articles found
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Malaysia palm oil ends down
<p>Malaysia palm oil ends down</p><p> KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Tuesday, extending their losses as players liquidated positions ahead of a crop report for January.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Comedian questioned over Wiranto report
<p>Comedian questioned over Wiranto report</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Noted comedian Tubagus Dedi "Mi'ing" Gumelar was quizzed by police officers on Monday as a witness in a defamation complaint filed by former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Farmers want more attention
<p>Farmers want more attention</p><p> PADANG, West Sumatra: Hundreds of farmers from 14 regencies in West Sumatra visited the provincial legislative council on Tuesday, asking for more attention from the administration, which they claim have been exploiting them through a number...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Geo-radar detectors find passageway
<p>Geo-radar detectors find passageway</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Geo-radar detectors have indicated the existence of a passageway leading from Jl. Cendana in the Menteng area of Central Jakarta, to the former office of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) on Jl.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Dewi's remains might be moved
<p>Dewi's remains might be moved</p><p> BANDUNG, West Java: The grave of West Javanese heroine Dewi Sartika, located on Jl. Karanganyar, Bandung, might have to be moved to make way for development.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
One killed, two injured in armed robberies
<p>One killed, two injured in armed robberies</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Robbers shot and killed a motorist and stole his vehicle early on Tuesday morning in Cikarang, Bekasi, police said.</p><p>A passerby who attempted to intervene in the robbery also was injured and his...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Stock Exchange
<p>Stock Exchange</p><p>Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 6, 2001:</p><p> Shares Close Change Trading</p><p> Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,950 0 15,000 Adindo Foresta...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Expert warns of high cost of subway
<p>Expert warns of high cost of subway</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A overseas expert warned on Tuesday of the price the city would have to pay for its Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) or subway system, saying the project would be barely feasible.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Wolfowitz to take No. 2 Pentagon post
<p>Wolfowitz to take No. 2 Pentagon post</p><p>By Charles Aldinger</p><p> WASHINGTON (Reuters): Paul Wolfowitz, President George W. Bush's selection for the No. 2 job at the Pentagon, has held senior posts at the U.S.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
PTMSI gloomy over SEAG chances
<p>PTMSI gloomy over SEAG chances</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI) is pessimistic about fulfilling the target of two gold medals set by the National Sports Council (KONI) in the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Club, players fined for violence
<p>Club, players fined for violence</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The disciplinary commission of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) announced on Tuesday that Petrokimia Putra of Gresik, East Java, has been fined Rp 5 million (US$520) and given a three-match probation for failing to...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Strike results in fuel shortage, blackouts in Aceh
<p>Strike results in fuel shortage, blackouts in Aceh</p><p> BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): A massive solidarity strike involving truck drivers and state oil company Pertamina workers has resulted in fuel supply shortages and power outages in restive Aceh.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Farmers receive Rp 3.4b loan
<p>Farmers receive Rp 3.4b loan</p><p> TANGERANG (JP): Local farmers grouped in 96 community units have been selected to receive a Rp 3.4 billion loan under the government-sponsored staple food resilience improvement program in the current fiscal year, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
U.S. Dollar Rates Feb.6
<p>U.S. Dollar Rates Feb.6</p><p> Latest Previous %Change</p><p> Yen 114.56-66 114.67-77 -0.10 Euro* 0.9337-39 0.9373-78 -0.38 British Pound* 1.4664-74 1.4745-49 -0.55 Swiss Franc 1.6468-78 1.6394-04 +0.45 Canadian Dollar 1.5080-90 1.5066-76 +0.09 Australian Dollar* 0.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Violation of copyright
<p>Violation of copyright</p><p> On Oct. 2, 2000, I applied for a job as a photographer at djakarta! magazine. As arranged earlier by phone, I met Mr. Daniel Ziv of the editorial board of the magazine.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Australia to strive for better relations with Indonesia
<p>Australia to strive for better relations with Indonesia</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Australia will give priority to practical measures in business, economics and education as part of an effort to improve strained ties with Indonesia, Australian Ambassador Richard Campbell Smith said...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Protesters block Ketapang Port
<p>Protesters block Ketapang Port</p><p> SURABAYA (JP): Supporters of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, angered by what they see as moves by the House of Representatives to unseat the President, blocked Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Gus Dur asked to defend truth
<p>Gus Dur asked to defend truth</p><p> Those wishing President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to step down:</p><p>* Amien Rais, an Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) member: Gus Dur had better step down. It's good for him and all of us.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Commission approves new tap water rates
<p>Commission approves new tap water rates</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's Commission C for economic affairs approved on Tuesday new tap water rates which compensate for a zero increase in the case of social institutions with higher prices for basic and mid-range...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Political parties still ponder fast-track MPR session plan
<p>Political parties still ponder fast-track MPR session plan</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Political wrangling continued as major factions in the House of Representatives remained aloof on whether they would seek a fast-track route for the holding of a special session of the People's...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Asia Pulp and Paper's investors may not cut to default option
<p>Asia Pulp and Paper's investors may not cut to default option</p><p> HONG KONG (Reuters): As forest products group Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) lumbers toward a potentially huge debt crisis, analysts say one missed interest payment may not necessarily fell Indonesia's...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Local issues dominate Asian market
<p>Local issues dominate Asian market</p><p> HONG KONG (Reuters): Asian asset markets turned introspective on Tuesday, with investors taking leads from domestic factors after a mixed overnight session on Wall Street failed to give clear direction.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
RP leftist leader caught in Manila
<p>RP leftist leader caught in Manila</p><p> MANILA (AFP): Philippine leftist leader Filemon Lagman, a former communist guerrilla leader, was in critical condition after being ambushed on Tuesday by unidentified gunmen at a university compound in northern Manila, aides said.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
18-month jail term sought for Sapuan
<p>18-month jail term sought for Sapuan</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors asked the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday to sentence Sapuan, the former deputy head of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), to 18 months in jail for his role in an alleged Rp 35 billion (US$3.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
VW to invest 1.84b euros in Asia Pacific
<p>VW to invest 1.84b euros in Asia Pacific</p><p> SINGAPORE (AFP): German auto-maker Volkswagen AG said Tuesday it will invest 1.84 billion euros (US$1.72 billion) in China and the Asia-Pacific region in the next five years.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Hendri sees better challenge ahead
<p>Hendri sees better challenge ahead</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Men's singles player Hendri Susilo Pramono said on Tuesday he did not regret his decision to quit the country's Davis Cup team following a dispute with an Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) official last week.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
TV today
<p>TV today</p><p>TVRI</p><p> 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 Children's Songs 4:30 Student's Quiz 5:00 News 5:30...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Culinary society puts food on the front burner
<p>Culinary society puts food on the front burner</p><p>By Maria Endah Hulupi</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): It may seem a tall order in a country where many people still do not have enough to eat, but the Indonesian chapter of Chaine des Rotisseurs wants more local faces among...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Is Amien Rais desperate?
<p>Is Amien Rais desperate?</p><p>By Benny Subianto</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) censured President Abdurrahman Wahid for his alleged involvement in two financial scandals on Feb. 1.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Investor ready to take over OPIC bill from PLN
<p>Investor ready to take over OPIC bill from PLN</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A foreign investor has offered to take over the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)'s US$290 million insurance claim against state electricity company PT PLN in return for the operation of two...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Yen lends support to Asian currencies, rupiah pressured
<p>Yen lends support to Asian currencies, rupiah pressured</p><p> SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): A firmer yen lent support to most Asian regional currencies Tuesday, while heightening political tensions in Indonesia kept pressure on the rupiah.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Police, military chiefs meet to clear the air
<p>Police, military chiefs meet to clear the air</p><p> AMBON, Maluku (JP): Military and police commanders in Maluku sat down together on Tuesday to patch-up growing rivalry and antagonism amongst their personnel on the field.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Sutiyoso delays announcing results of Jaya Ancol probe
<p>Sutiyoso delays announcing results of Jaya Ancol probe</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso delayed announcing on Tuesday the results of the investigation into the alleged misuse of funds from PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Al fresco dining, local style, with Santiga Seafood Halal
<p>Al fresco dining, local style, with Santiga Seafood Halal</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Since Hartadi H., better known as Abeng, took to the streets in business in 1989, his seafood sidewalk eatery has won a place in the hearts and stomachs of connoisseurs of the fruits of the sea.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Security in Jakarta
<p>Security in Jakarta</p><p>From Media Indonesia</p><p>The increasingly uncontrolled security situation in the capital has pushed the governor to equip his civil servant security personnel (peace and order officer) with tear gas pistols.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Telkom plans to invest $1 billion in major project expansion
<p>Telkom plans to invest $1 billion in major project expansion</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): State telecommunications company PT Telkom says it will invest US$1 billion to further develop its telephone line business and to expand into mobile phone, cable TV and the Internet service...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
IPTN-made CASA aircraft
<p>IPTN-made CASA aircraft</p><p>From Kompas</p><p>A number of air crashes involving CASA NC-212 aircraft made by Nusantara Aircraft-Manufacturing Industry (IPTN) have occurred, killing passengers and crew members, generally because of the failure of the aircraft to...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Where to go in Surabaya:
<p>Where to go in Surabaya:</p><p>Exhibition</p><p>* Poster Exhibition Hari Terindah dalam Masa Remajaku, CCCL - French Cultural Center, Jl. Darmokali 10 (Phone: 031 5615246), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Feb. 17.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Morbid gift highlights plight of street kids
<p>Morbid gift highlights plight of street kids</p><p>By Hera Diani</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): What kind of gift does a minister usually get? A gold wristwatch? Leather wallet? Jewel-studded pen?</p><p>It was none of the above that Minister of Health and Social...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Microsoft says software piracy may rise in Indonesia
<p>Microsoft says software piracy may rise in Indonesia</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Sales of personal computers (PCs) in Indonesia may increase by more than 20 percent this year, but for PT Microsoft Indonesia this is not necessarily good news.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Yellow card for Gus Dur
<p>Yellow card for Gus Dur</p><p> Legal proceedings against President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid following the indictment by the House Commission on Buloggate and Bruneigate scam look like an impossible mission.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
BI to use treasury bills for management
<p>BI to use treasury bills for management</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) will switch to treasury bills as its main tool for monetary management starting this April or May, the central bank deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Rupiah Rates Feb.6
<p>Rupiah Rates Feb.6</p><p> Bank notes rates TT rates</p><p> Buying Selling Buying Selling</p><p> Rp Rp Rp Rp</p><p> U.S. dollar 1 9,080.00 10,080.00 9,532.00 9,628.00</p><p>Australian dollar 1 4,994.91 5,550.05 5,243.55 5,301.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Campaign to turn Daewoo Motor 'people's firm'
<p>Campaign to turn Daewoo Motor 'people's firm'</p><p> SEOUL (AFP): Former South Korean prime ministers and academics launched a campaign Tuesday to turn bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co. into a "people's company.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
House sets terms for approval of BCA and Bank Niaga sale
<p>House sets terms for approval of BCA and Bank Niaga sale</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will approve the government's plan to divest its ownership in publicly listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) and Bank Niaga in the first semester of this year if the...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Two more bodies found from boat accident
<p>Two more bodies found from boat accident</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The bodies of two young children were found on Tuesday morning as the search continued for survivors of PLM Oleo Putra II which sank in waters off Jailolo in North Maluku on Sunday morning.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Tight security at The Corrs' concert
<p>Tight security at The Corrs' concert</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): People attending the Feb. 27 concert of Irish band The Corrs in Jakarta will be searched before they enter the venue, organizers said here on Tuesday.</p><p>"We are going to check people's bags.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Saving Bank BII
<p>Saving Bank BII</p><p> The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has opted for what seems to be the least costly and least risky option to prevent publicly listed Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) from going under, consequently putting out a spark that could have...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
One arrested over killing of soldiers in Irian Jaya
<p>One arrested over killing of soldiers in Irian Jaya</p><p> JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): A military team set up following Saturday's killing of four soldiers in Betav, Jayapura regency, Irian Jaya, apprehended on Tuesday a man believed to be a member of the separatist group...
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Key bomb suspect abroad: Police
<p>Key bomb suspect abroad: Police</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A prime suspect in the Christmas Eve bomb attacks who is at large is strongly suspected to have fled to Saudi Arabia, a top police official said.</p><p>National Police chief of detectives Insp. Gen.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Three arrested for drug possession
<p>Three arrested for drug possession</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Police have arrested three men for allegedly possessing 2.05 kilograms of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) worth more than Rp 71 million (US$7,552) in two separate places in the city, city police spokesman Adj. Sr.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Expert upbeat about tourism outlook this year
<p>Expert upbeat about tourism outlook this year</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Hotel occupancy rates in Indonesia are expected to increase to an average of 45 percent this year, from 40 percent in 2000, if political and economic conditions improve, an expert said on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Amatil sells RP subsidiary
<p>Amatil sells RP subsidiary</p><p> MANILA (AFP): Philippine brewer San Miguel Corp. and The Coca-Cola Co. of the United States are to acquire the local Coke bottler from Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. of Australia for US$1.24 billion, San Miguel said Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
Education experts call for greater school autonomy
<p>Education experts call for greater school autonomy</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Education experts called on Tuesday for greater autonomy for schools to allow them to employ their own teaching methods without being hampered by rigid guidelines that often do not correspond with local...