Archive: 13 March 2001
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001
RI's chaotic decentralization
<p>RI's chaotic decentralization</p><p>By Hans W. Vriens</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Two months ago Indonesia overnight moved from one of the most centralized to one of the most decentralized states in the world. The first results are not promising.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
KOSTRAD
<p>KOSTRAD</p><p> Correction: The story Kostrad to launch new intelligence battalion which appeared on Monday, March 12, 2001, should have read Kostrad to launch new intelligence platoon. We apologize for the error.</p><p> -- Editor</p>
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Net delivery service puts women first
<p>Net delivery service puts women first</p><p>By Dwi Rahayu</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Joko is a tall, well-groomed young man who is glad to be at your beck and call.</p><p>Need that important document you accidentally left at home? Craving a takeout order of...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
'Baku Bae' team meets Maluku governor
<p>'Baku Bae' team meets Maluku governor</p><p> AMBON, Maluku (JP): The Maluku's Baku Bae reconciliation team met with Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina here on Monday in an effort to establish a neutral turf for the two warring camps and speed up the recovery...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Dodgy land deal sealed by group
<p>Dodgy land deal sealed by group</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): About 30 former employees of the now defunct Ministry of Information sealed entry to a 14,198-square meter plot of land in South Jakarta on Monday which once belonged to the ministry's State Film Production Company...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Akbar briefs Gus Dur on scam
<p>Akbar briefs Gus Dur on scam</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung admitted on Monday to have met with President Abdurrahman Wahid in connection with his alleged involvement in a land scam in the past.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Asian currencies down late, rupiah plunges to 30-month low
<p>Asian currencies down late, rupiah plunges to 30-month low</p><p> SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Indonesian currency Monday suffered one of its hardest blows since the Asian financial crisis, plunging below the Rp 11,000 rupiah level in intraday dealings, though its spillover...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Call for national strike gets mixed response
<p>Call for national strike gets mixed response</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Student Executive Boards' (BEMs) call for a national strike received a mixed response from both the people and university students nationwide, and life practically went on as normal in all cities...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
U.S.-China tension is bad for Southeast Asia
<p>U.S.-China tension is bad for Southeast Asia</p><p>By Kavi Chongkittavorn</p><p> BANGKOK: With U.S.-China tension steadily on the increase, Southeast Asia's future strategic environment is full of uncertainties.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Asian stocks end down on Wall Street losses
<p>Asian stocks end down on Wall Street losses</p><p> HONG KONG (Dow Jones): Asian stocks fell sharply Monday in a stereotypical knee-jerk reaction to Wall Street's heavy losses Friday.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Gus Dur refuses to step down
<p>Gus Dur refuses to step down</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid remained unmoved despite loud protest on Monday by thousands of students besieging the presidential palace calling for his resignation.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Several buses hijacked during massive strike
<p>Several buses hijacked during massive strike</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Monday's mass student rally was marked by the hijacking of several buses with their drivers being forced to transport protesters to the scene of the demonstration.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
APP faces slew of S'pore court actions
<p>APP faces slew of S'pore court actions</p><p> SINGAPORE (Reuters): Debt-ridden Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and several units face eight lawsuits by ABN Amro NV, Credit Lyonnais and others for tens of million of dollars in Singapore courts in the next few weeks.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Centralink wins bid to purchase Indocoal
<p>Centralink wins bid to purchase Indocoal</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): PT Centralink Wisesa, in a joint venture with Thai coal mining firm Banpu Plc, has won the bid to purchase Indocoal, a group of four coal mining companies in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Where to go in Bandung:
<p>Where to go in Bandung:</p><p>Exhibition</p><p>* Handicrafts NTT Traditional Handicrafts, the lobby of Grand Hotel Preanger Bandung, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 81 (Phone: 022 4231631), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until March 31.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Govt officially declares GAM as separatists
<p>Govt officially declares GAM as separatists</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The government officially declared on Monday the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as separatists with a clear aim to separate Aceh province from the unitary Republic of Indonesia.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
<p>Stock quotations on JSX</p><p>Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 12, 2001:</p><p> Shares Close Change Trading</p><p> Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,700 -50 478,500...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
SCB, BII sign deal
<p>SCB, BII sign deal</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) customers are now able to pay their credit card bills through Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) automatic teller machines (ATMs) under an agreement signed here on Monday.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Govt to raise fuel prices for industry
<p>Govt to raise fuel prices for industry</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The government decided on Monday to raise fuel prices for industries by 50 percent up to 100 percent on April 1 but keep kerosene and fuel prices at gas stations unchanged until October to protect the poor.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Merpati airline services
<p>Merpati airline services</p><p> I, and a few others, planned a holiday trip to Surabaya and Bali during the recent holiday (from March 2 to March 7). We bought our Merpati Nusantara Airline tickets in advance at an authorized agent (PT Kijang Tours) and we were issued valid...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Insecure Argobromo train
<p>Insecure Argobromo train</p><p>From Media Indonesia</p><p>On Feb. 22 three of us took an Argobromo executive train to Surabaya. We boarded carriage no. 6 and our seat numbers were 6A, 6B and 6C. The train left Gambir station at 8:05 p.m.
Tue, 13 Mar 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 12:00 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 Cartoon 4:00 Children's Songs 4:30 Student's Quiz 5:00 News 6:00...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Bontang to cover for Arun exports
<p>Bontang to cover for Arun exports</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The Bontang liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in East Kalimantan would substitute for LNG exports to Japan and South Korea, as gas supplies to the Arun LNG plant in Aceh have been disrupted due to security concerns, the...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Thousands demand Gus Dur resign
<p>Thousands demand Gus Dur resign</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): No bullets or tear gas were fired when more than 10,000 protesters, mostly students, besieged Merdeka Palace on Monday, intensifying the pressure on President Abdurrahman Wahid to resign.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Palm oil ends higher on export data in KL
<p>Palm oil ends higher on export data in KL</p><p> KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Monday, helped by higher exports in the first 10 days of March.</p><p>Cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Father and son arrested for drug trafficking
<p>Father and son arrested for drug trafficking</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A father and his son were arrested for the possession of 1.3 tons of dried marijuana with a street-value of Rp 2.6 billion (US$247,600), the police announced on Monday.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Rupiah rate March 12
<p>Rupiah rate March 12</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 10,225.00 11,225.00 10,671.00 10,779.00</p><p>Australian dollar 1 5,200.44 5,714.65 5,427.27 5,487.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from March 12 to March 18
<p>Rates for tax payment, valid from March 12 to March 18</p><p> U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,810.00</p><p>Austrian schilling 1 Rp 662.59</p><p>Australian dollar 1 Rp 4,993.29</p><p>Belgian franc 1 Rp 226.01</p><p>Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,331.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
TNI may take control of security affairs
<p>TNI may take control of security affairs</p><p> KARAWANG, West Java (JP): Army chief of staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto warned on Monday that the Indonesian Military (TNI) would take control of security affairs from the National Police if the political situation deteriorates...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Fresh tomatoes for prosecutors
<p>Fresh tomatoes for prosecutors</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Student demonstrators hurled dozens of fresh tomatoes at the Attorney General's Office compound at Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin No.1, South Jakarta, on Monday as they protested to demand an independent prosecutors' office.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
TNI's role in Indonesia
<p>TNI's role in Indonesia</p><p> I understand the full support pak Soegih Arto has for the Indonesian Military (TNI) as he is a retired military officer. If KKN (corruption, collusion and nepotism) was all over the board in Indonesia under Soeharto, it was mainly because...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
BUN abused Rp 5 trillion of liquidity support
<p>BUN abused Rp 5 trillion of liquidity support</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Tycoon Kaharudin Ongko and banker Leonard Tanubrata of the now defunct Bank Umum Nasional misappropriated more than Rp 5 trillion (US$476 million) of Bank Indonesia liquidity support funds to finance affiliated...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Woman jailed for dumping baby in Garuda plane
<p>Woman jailed for dumping baby in Garuda plane</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A migrant worker was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment on Monday for abandoning her newly born baby in the toilet of a Garuda Indonesia aircraft which brought her home from Saudi Arabia.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
People swarm money changers
<p>People swarm money changers</p><p> BANDUNG: The weakening rupiah, which fell to over Rp 11,000 against the U.S. dollar on Monday, resulted in a rush on money changers as people exchanged their dollars.</p><p>Even before these businesses opened at 9 a.m.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
INRO members meet in India to discuss rubber stocks
<p>INRO members meet in India to discuss rubber stocks</p><p> COONOOR, India (Dow Jones): Delegates to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries meeting in Cochin in south India this week will discuss the future of the rubber industry, an official from Rubber Board of...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Statoil withdrawal should not affect Vietnam gas project
<p>Statoil withdrawal should not affect Vietnam gas project</p><p> HANOI (DPA): Partners in Vietnam's largest-ever foreign investment said Monday they plan to go ahead with their huge gas project despite Norway state oil company Statoil's recent announcement that it will...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Communities without faces
<p>Communities without faces</p><p>By Tjipto Ramuni</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Roy Sembel is a financial and investment expert. He assigns himself to educate people so that they will have a better understanding about money and investment.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Malaysian official calls for calm following bloodshed
<p>Malaysian official calls for calm following bloodshed</p><p> KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysia's deputy prime minister appealed for calm on Monday in a neighborhood still seething after days of bloody clashes between Indians and Malays, the worst racial violence in over 30...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Oil tiptoes down, awaits news on cuts
<p>Oil tiptoes down, awaits news on cuts</p><p> SINGAPORE (Reuters): Oil prices were marginally softer on Monday despite renewed calls from some OPEC producers for fresh curbs on output when the cartel meets to review production policy on Friday.</p><p>U.S.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Prijadi asked to impose tax on raw leather exports
<p>Prijadi asked to impose tax on raw leather exports</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Panjaitan has proposed that Minister of Finance Prijadi Praptosuhardjo reimpose an export tax on raw leather in a bid to protect the country's ailing tanning...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Rupiah hits 11,500 against dollar as politics heat up
<p>Rupiah hits 11,500 against dollar as politics heat up</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah plunged on Monday to an intraday low of 11,500 against the U.S. dollar amid growing political concerns as thousands of students took to the streets to demand President Abdurrahman Wahid resign.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Closures pose threat to Aceh's fertilizer plants
<p>Closures pose threat to Aceh's fertilizer plants</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Aceh-based fertilizer companies PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM) and PT ASEAN Aceh Fertilizer (AAF) expect monthly loses of up to Rp 85 billion (about US$8.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Sinar Mas offers Rp 23.10t in fixed asset collateral to IBRA
<p>Sinar Mas offers Rp 23.10t in fixed asset collateral to IBRA</p><p> JAKARTA (AFX-ASIA): The Sinar Mas Group has offered the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) fixed-asset collateral valued at Rp 23.10 trillion (about US$2.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
U.S. delegation to assess aid
<p>U.S. delegation to assess aid</p><p> JAKARTA: A United States delegation will visit Indonesia beginning Tuesday to assess the country's food situation and its need for food aid, the American Embassy said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
FORKI selects 19 karatekas for SEA Games
<p>FORKI selects 19 karatekas for SEA Games</p><p> SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Karate-Do Federation (FORKI) has selected 19 karatekas comprising 11 men and eight women to perform in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in September.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
PBSI pledges changes after All England failure
<p>PBSI pledges changes after All England failure</p><p> JAKARTA (Agencies): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will revise it training programs for the men's singles and mixed doubles following the poor showing of its shuttlers in both events at the just-concluded...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
City to disburse part of Rp 73b fund to 267 subdistricts
<p>City to disburse part of Rp 73b fund to 267 subdistricts</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will soon disburse part of the Rp 73 billion (US$7.3 million) budget allocated for its 267 subdistricts which are complaining of their inability to cover their operational...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Bind them with your brand
<p>Bind them with your brand</p><p>By Rhenald Kasali</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): "If you build they'll come," says Steve Rifkin, and that is correct. If one builds the right community, people will soon flock and fill up that community.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
The crisis deepens
<p>The crisis deepens</p><p> The rupiah predictably plunged past 11,000 to the U.S. dollar on Monday morning before closing slightly up at 10,700. It dragged down the composite price index of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) to 396.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Nine RP policemen jailed for life
<p>Nine RP policemen jailed for life</p><p> MANILA (AFP): Nine Philippine policemen were jailed for life here on Monday for the murder of two men, a lower court said.</p><p>Chief Inspector Francisco Alhambra and another policeman were found guilty of murdering two...
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Court to continue trying Aceh activist
<p>Court to continue trying Aceh activist</p><p> BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The judges of the Banda Aceh District Court ruled on Monday that the court could continue to try Acehnese independence activist Muhammad Nazar, ruling that the court had legal grounds on which to proceed.
Tue, 13 Mar 2001
Refugees want to return to Sampit
<p>Refugees want to return to Sampit</p><p> SURABAYA: Governor Imam Utomo said here on Monday most Madurese refugees displaced from Sampit and Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, by ethnic violence refused to be relocated to their hometowns in Madura, East Java.