Archive: 6 March 2001
42 articles found
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Week long anti-violence drive
Week long anti-violence drive BANDUNG (JP): Six non-governmental organizations based in Bandung are jointly holding a week-long anti-violence campaign to commemorate World Women's Day starting on Thursday. The event, coordinated by the Bandung Institute of Women (IP- Bandung), will end on World Women's Day, March 8. Valent, IP-Bandung chairperson, said that the theme of the campaign was "Because We are All Human Beings".
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Resource dispute resolution
Resource dispute resolution By Ryad Areshman Chairil MELBOURNE (JP): Disputes over the development of mineral resources appear to be inevitable given the high financial stakes, the complexity of financial and development issues, and the changing environment both in host nations and that of developers. Now the government plans to set up a new system of minerals and petroleum contracts which best suits the interests of empowering the regions.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Three thieves killed
Three thieves killed JAKARTA (JP): Three alleged thieves were killed, two of them by police, in three separate incidents, a city police spokesman said on Sunday. City Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bahrul Alam said 34-year-old Asep was beaten to death by angry residents of Buaran subdistrict in Pulogebang, East Jakarta who caught him redhanded stealing a Kijang van bearing registration number B 1352 HU at midnight on Saturday.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Air force chief joins S'pore Airlines
Air force chief joins S'pore Airlines SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's air force chief Maj. Gen. Raymond Ng is to quit the military for a senior role with Singapore Airlines, the defense ministry and the airline announced on Monday. The switch, which has been approved by the republic's President S.R. Nathan on the recommendation of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, will see Ng become Singapore Airlines senior vice president for flight operations.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Broom business swept away by success
Broom business swept away by success PURBALINGGA, Central Java (JP): Wirmada Prapanca did not imagine four years ago that his job making brooms from coconut palm midribs would bring him such success, with his products being exported to Japan and Singapore. The 35-year-old from Karangbanjar villager, Kutasari district, Purbalingga regency, sells the brooms for from Rp 7,000 to Rp 10,000 each to the exporters.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Conflict mapping is needed, says sociologist
Conflict mapping is needed, says sociologist YOGYAKARTA (JP): Detailed conflict mapping, showing the areas with potential for conflict, is needed to help the government prevent communal and sectarian clashes which endanger the nation's unity and sovereignty, a sociologist has said. Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University Sociologist Lambang Trijono told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that actually it was too late for the government to make such a map.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia envoy sees IMF mission in RI by March
Indonesia envoy sees IMF mission in RI by March WASHINGTON (Reuters): Indonesia's differences with the International Monetary Fund are narrowing and significant progress over a stalled US$400 million loan could be seen by the middle of March, Jakarta's envoy to the United States said on Friday. Ambassador Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti told Reuters in an interview he was confident the two sides would reach an agreement. "What we see is narrowing differences.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN losing out to China in investment
ASEAN losing out to China in investment SINGAPORE (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been left behind in the race with China for foreign investment, Singapore Trade Minister George Yeo said Saturday. Southeast Asia must press ahead with regional integration to avoid becoming an Asian backwater, he said in a speech at a business conference in the Malaysian state of Johor.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Lightning kills two children
Lightning kills two children SEMARANG, Central Java: Lightning killed two children and severely injured another as they played soccer in an open field during a rainstorm in Banjarnegara regency on Sunday. Antara reported that the deceased, Romli Dananto, 12, and Martin, 12, were playing soccer with their friends on the local soccer field when they were struck by lightning.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung: Exhibition * Photo Pandangan Mengenai Kota, CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone:
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
President's character
President's character Pak Soegih Arto in his letter (The Jakarta Post, March 2, 2001) dreamed of Gus Dur's sweet victory when people were urging him to immediately return from his overseas trip and pilgrimage. CNN quoted the calls as "Gus Dur, come back. Or don't bother to return at all". Well, it could be perceived that way, but I believed the calls were merely to see how much sense of crises Gus Dur has with regard to the Sampit tragedy.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Observers cautious over Friday political meeting
Observers cautious over Friday political meeting JAKARTA (JP): Observers were cautious in their assessment of a meeting on Friday between representatives of major political parties, including several Islamic-based parties, warning that it may be a fleeting coalescence to court Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri for the parties' respective short-term gains. Bara Hasibuan urged Megawati to remain wary of the purported political support, saying it was probably not sincere.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
AGO to 'invite' MPs, not 'question' them: Marzuki
AGO to 'invite' MPs, not 'question' them: Marzuki JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman denied on Monday that his office would question several members of the House of Representatives' now-dissolved special committee on the Bulog scandal, saying he would invite them to ask to clarify the House's report on the scam. "It's not really a questioning...the press made it so.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
History for the taking at old museum
History for the taking at old museum Text and photo by Kartika Bagus C. SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Pieces of the country's heritage are disappearing from the very institution that is supposed to preserve and protect them. And it's not the ravages of time that are causing their loss to the nation -- but thieves. Burglaries are becoming a regular occurrence at Radya Pustaka Museum, located in the Sriwedari recreational and cultural complex in the city.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Clashes in Aceh continue, claim 17 more lives
Clashes in Aceh continue, claim 17 more lives BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The run-up to Monday's Islamic holy day of Idul Adha failed to abate the violence in Aceh as at least 17 people died in various incidents including clashes between security and rebel forces which raged during the weekend. Three civilians were killed in the East Aceh town of Idi Rayeuk which Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels began to occupy at about 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 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 TV Series 4:00 Children's Songs 4:30 Student's Quiz 5:00 News 6:00 Village News 6:15 TV Drama 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Talk Show 8:00 Music 9:30 TV Series 10:00 News 11:00 Traditional Drama Program 2 5:30 p.m. Music 6:30 City News 7:00 Music 7:30 News (in English) 8:30 Documentary TPI 5:30 a.m.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
People jostle over meat at Istiqlal Grand Mosque
People jostle over meat at Istiqlal Grand Mosque JAKARTA (JP): The Day of Sacrifice, meant to be a show of compassion and brotherhood, turned into a stampede on Monday as around 2,000 poor people fought for slices of meat at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta. While there were no fatalities, several people received minor injuries during the stampede. The chaos meant that many people who had lined up for the free meat to take home to their families went away with nothing.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Manila to file another case against Estrada
Manila to file another case against Estrada MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines said on Monday it would file a case of economic plunder, which is punishable by death, against ousted president Joseph Estrada over almost four million dollars he allegedly received from state pension funds. Justice Secretary Hernando Perez told reporters the case, involving 189 million pesos ($3.98 million) of commission, would be submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday for investigation.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
TV film called Lo Fen Koei
TV film called Lo Fen Koei From Kompas On Jan. 23, 2001, a Jakarta-based private television station aired Lo Fen Koei, a TV film on, among other things, the actions and behavior of a young Indonesian of Chinese descent. Unfortunately, the film did not feature any favorable side to this young man which could be held up as a model. He was portrayed as the embodiment of the devil. He sold opium and womanized. By hook or by crook, he would get the woman he desires, even if she were married.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
S'pore, Malaysia urged to push ASEAN forward
S'pore, Malaysia urged to push ASEAN forward SINGAPORE (DPA): Malaysia and Singapore were urged on Saturday to push the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) forward in the face of economic competition from China. "ASEAN must position itself as an alternative manufacturing base to China," Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo told a conference in southern Malaysian.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Belhotel expands operation
Belhotel expands operation JAKARTA (JP): Hotel chain operator Swiss-Belhotel International will expand its hotel management network in other Indonesian cities following the opening of its hotel in Bali recently, a senior executive said. Swiss-Belhotel president Gavin Faull said that the company's expansion to Bali was proof of the operator's trust in Indonesia.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Japan helps Indonesia make new shipping strategy
Japan helps Indonesia make new shipping strategy JAKARTA (JP): The government has received financial assistance from the Japanese government to study and formulate a new strategy to help develop the country's ailing shipping industry, a senior government official said.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Endangered Bali starling nearing point of no return
Endangered Bali starling nearing point of no return The Bali starling is on the verge of extinction with only 13 left in the wild of Bali Barat National Park. With an invitation from Conservation International, The Jakarta Post's Pandaya visited the birds' habitat from Feb. 20 to Feb. 22 and observed the efforts being made to save this endangered treasure. The following article contains his report and photos.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
A president-in-waiting
A president-in-waiting Megawati Soekarnoputri is looking more and more like the president-in-waiting today than she ever has before, since becoming vice president in October 1999. Under the nation's laws, the vice president will step into the number one job if something happens to the serving president. With President Abdurrahman Wahid facing mounting pressure to go one way or the other, many people here and abroad are already analyzing the prospect of Megawati becoming Indonesia's next ruler.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Nightspots may operate longer
Nightspots may operate longer PAREPARE, South Sulawesi: Bucking the trend in other cities in the country, nightspots here have received support in their campaign to extend their operating hours. Local police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Joko Pramono promised on Monday he would meet with the regency administration to discuss the possibility of allowing nightspots to operate two additional hours every day. "The point is, we will follow up on the people's aspirations," Joko told Antara.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Mass burials in Sampit, as refugees flow
Mass burials in Sampit, as refugees flow JAKARTA (JP): With thousands of refugees continuing to flow out of Sampit, Central Kalimantan, officials in Sampit began to dig up mass graves during the long weekend to give those who died a decent burial. Some 150 bodies were buried in a mass grave on Sunday afternoon. "We worked based on reports from locals on the location of bodies that have not yet been tended to.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
TNI is not like Kumbokarno
TNI is not like Kumbokarno From Rakyat Merdeka I do not agree with the editorial of this newspaper and also a number of letters to the editor that say the Indonesian Military (TNI) is now sleeping like Kumbokarno, a character in the Indian epic. What has happened is that by virtue of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Decree Nos. 6 and 7/2000, the TNI's role is confined to state defense matters only.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police hunt for real robber
Police hunt for real robber JAKARTA (JP): The City Police have assigned a special team to hunt down an alleged bank robber to make amends for the wrongful shooting dead of an innocent man on Wednesday. A mobile detective told reporters on Sunday the team had searched the house of the suspect, identified as Robi alias Yudi, 26, in the Gondrong area in Cipondoh, Tangerang, but the man had already escaped. City Police chief Insp. Gen.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir defends govt's mega projects
Mahathir defends govt's mega projects KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday defended his government's strategy of building so-called mega projects, saying they had benefitted Malaysia's people and were not extravagant. "We do not indulge in mega projects just to pound our chest and show off," Mahathir was quoted as saying by the national news agency Bernama.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Training for export workers
Training for export workers BANDUNG: The West Java office of the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration plans to hold a training course to improve the skills of Indonesians hoping to work abroad, the head of the office, Sukarto Karnen, said on Saturday. "The unemployment rate in the province is very high, with some 1.5 million unemployed in 2000. Of this number, one million are elementary school graduates," he said.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Madurese refugees observe Day of Sacrifice in fear
Madurese refugees observe Day of Sacrifice in fear JAKARTA (JP): While millions of Indonesian Muslims celebrated Idul Adha Islamic Day of Sacrifice peacefully on Monday, hundreds of Madurese refugees observed it in fear following bloody ethnic riots in Sampit, Central Kalimantan. Tightly guarded by dozens of police officers, some 100 Madurese refugees conducted Idul Adha prayers solemnly albeit in fear, in a field in front of Kota Waringin Timur Regency office, Sampit, Central Kalimantan.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Palm oil closes higher
Palm oil closes higher KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Technical covering pushed up Malaysian palm oil futures at the close on Monday ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha celebration and an edible oils conference this week, traders said. Some traders said state-run plantation company Felda, which they said was supporting the market last week, was active again to lift prices ahead of the conference organized by the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX).
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
GPM congress begins in Maluku
GPM congress begins in Maluku JAKARTA (JP): Governor Saleh Latuconsina opened the 34th Maluku Protestant Church Synod (GPM) Congress in Ambon on Sunday, with a call for conflicting camps in the province to make peace and to refrain from using religion for political means. "I believe the GPM will continue promoting the unity of Indonesia and reject disintegration.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bryaden to coach Indonesia's U-16
Bryaden to coach Indonesia's U-16 JAKARTA (JP): A former member of England's Coventry soccer club, Jims Bryaden, will coach the Indonesian under-16 soccer team for at least three years, the project director of U-16 training at the Soccer Association of Indonesia, Johny Pardede, said on Monday.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Unitary state is God's bestowal
Unitary state is God's bestowal From Media Indonesia Why can we not thank God enough for His bestowal in the form of an archipelago made up of thousands of islands, large and small, surrounded by a vast expanse of seas endowed with a huge potential in marine resources. Why can we not be smart enough to understand God's design in bestowing on the Indonesian people this paradise on earth? Why has "God's spirit", inherent in each Indonesian, separated from the "original spirit"?
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ginandjar questioning in graft case set for March 15
Ginandjar questioning in graft case set for March 15 JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has summoned former minister of mines and energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita and his successor Ida Bagus Sudjana for questioning over their suspected roles in graft cases which took place during their tenures.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Conventions may be canceled
Conventions may be canceled JAKARTA (JP): At least 40 business conventions to be held in Indonesia this year are under threat of cancellation following the incessant political conflicts and riots, an executive said. Chairman of the Indonesian Congress and Convention Association (INCCA) Iqbal Alan Abdullah said that the challenge facing the Indonesian MICE -- meetings, incentives, convention, exhibitions -- industry this year are a lot tougher than last year.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
IDI's appeal
IDI's appeal From Media Indonesia During the last three years there have been a lot of disasters in various parts of Indonesia. They were caused not only by nature but also differences in religion, ethnicity, politics and so forth in our society.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
APP's unit pays interest
APP's unit pays interest SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Asia Pulp and Paper Co Ltd (APP) said that unit PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk has paid the US$13.25 million interest on its bonds due on Feb. 1. The payment was made within the applicable grace period, it added. APP chief financial officer Hendrik Tee said the company managed to make the payment despite a difficult business environment marked by falling paper prices which has caused liquidity constraints.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Sjahril, Akbar to discuss reshuffle at Bank Indonesia
Sjahril, Akbar to discuss reshuffle at Bank Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin plans to meet Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tandjung on Tuesday (today) to discuss the list of candidates proposed to replace deputy governors Achwan and Dono Iskandar. Sjahril said at the weekend that Achwan and Dono would end their terms on May 17. "It's up to the House to decide," he said.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Local stock market to remain flat as Sampit aftermath lingers
Local stock market to remain flat as Sampit aftermath lingers JAKARTA (JP): The local stock market is unlikely to experience a quick recovery from last week's fall, when worsening ethnic clashes in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, finally took their toll on the market's upward trend of previous weeks, analysts said on Saturday. They said that, overall, the market would remain bearish.
Tue, 06 Mar 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police break up meeting of Fiji's ousted Labor Party
Police break up meeting of Fiji's ousted Labor Party SUVA (Reuters): Fiji police broke up a meeting of the Labor Party of deposed prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry held on Monday to determine how to react to last week's court ruling that Fiji's military-backed interim government was illegal.