Archive: 18 April 2001
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Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
DPR plenary session could be relocated
DPR plenary session could be relocated DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Top legislators agreed on Tuesday that a House of Representatives (DPR) plenary session later this month could be held outside the capital due to security concerns. The decision came as questions of how to control President Abdurrahman Wahid's diehard supporters, tens of thousands of members of ready-to-die forces, loomed large ahead of the session, scheduled for April 30.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
RI forex reserves decline
RI forex reserves decline JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday that the country's gross foreign exchange reserves in the week ending April 12 fell to US$28.66 billion, compared to $28.76 billion in the previous week. The central bank said in a statement that the decline was primarily due to the repayment of foreign debt. Gross forex reserves are net forex reserves plus outstanding forex contracts.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bimantara buys 25 percent stake in 'Metro TV'
Bimantara buys 25 percent stake in 'Metro TV' JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed PT Bimantara Citra agreed on Tuesday to invest Rp 40 billion (US$3.7 million) in equity participation in the newly operated TV station PT Media Televisi (Metro TV). Bimantara's newly appointed president, Joseph Dharmabrata said the company had been given a 25 percent ownership in the new television station in return for its investment.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police conduct internal inquiry over Bogor murders
Police conduct internal inquiry over Bogor murders JAKARTA (JP): National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Didi Widayadi said on Tuesday that the police were conducting their own internal investigation following Monday's fatal burning and stabbing of two police officers over the accidental fatal shooting of a worker. "The murdered officers were part of an undercover operation to apprehend gambling operators in the Prumpung village of Gunung Sindur district.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Farmers eager to reclaim land rights, FSPI claims
Farmers eager to reclaim land rights, FSPI claims JAKARTA (JP): While an estimated 70 percent of Indonesians depend on the agricultural sector for a livelihood, little has been done to ensure the rights of farmers, with complaints of exploitation and abuse of their rights a frequent occurrence. Despite mounting calls for agrarian reform and revisions to the 1960 Agrarian Law there has been little headway in the legal field on this subject.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Singer sues producers
Singer sues producers JAKARTA (JP): Local jazz vocalist Iga Mawarni filed on Tuesday a defamation suit at Jakarta Police Headquarters against two top directors of the record company which produced her debut album, Kasmaran (Infatuated). "I reject strongly what the directors of JK records, Judi Christianto and Djadjat Sudradjat, have said about me in the mass media...that my entire livelihood has been funded by JK Records," Iga told reporters.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Easter boat accident leaves 21 dead and one missing
Easter boat accident leaves 21 dead and one missing JAKARTA (JP): Easter celebrations in the Sangihe Talaud islands turned tragic when 21 people died and one passenger was reported missing after their traditional pamo boat capsized in the waters off the islands, Antara reported on Tuesday. The fatalities included Sensong subdistrict head A.H. Lawendatu, 53, and priest M. Lembong, 69, while the missing passenger was identified as 18-year-old Lexie Salawati.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police kill drug suspect
Police kill drug suspect JAKARTA (JP): A drug suspect lost his life early on Tuesday morning in Duren Sawit district, shot down by East Jakarta Police officers as he attempted to flee. Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bahrul Alam identified the slain suspect as 25-year-old Anser Tambunan. "Police seized 17 small packets of heroin from Anser. He was placed under arrest in Wika field on Jl. Nusa Indah in Malaka Jaya subdistrict. Then the suspect attempted to escape at about 1:45 a.m.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ginandjar still in cell at Attorney General's Office
Ginandjar still in cell at Attorney General's Office JAKARTA (JP): Former mines and energy minister Ginandjar Kartasasmita continued to remain in his cell at the Attorney General's Office detention center on Tuesday, while his lawyers and supporters continued the struggle for his release.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Marines reveal findings of shootout
Marines reveal findings of shootout JAKARTA (JP): The marines disclosed on Tuesday that marine Chief Sgt. Aliman was armed without the permission of his superiors at the time he was shot dead by police earlier this month. "The marines have discovered that marine Chief Sgt. Aliman was guilty of possessing a gun without the knowledge of the corps," marine intelligence assistant Col. Toto Arjanto told a media conference on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
UN officials hope E. Timor refugees will return home
UN officials hope E. Timor refugees will return home DILI, East Timor (Agencies): A senior UN official said on Tuesday he was hopeful thousands of East Timorese refugees still living in the Indonesian province of West Timor will soon return home. Nagalingam Parameswaran, the UN chief of staff in East Timor, said a three-day tour of four camps last week had been successful in addressing the fears of many about personal safety in East Timor.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Thais to revive rice cartel
Thais to revive rice cartel BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to resurrect a discarded agreement to form an "OPEC-like" rice cartel with Vietnam during an official visit to Hanoi on April 25, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. The spokesman said Thaksin would like to raise the issue with his Vietnamese counterparts during his one-day visit.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
RI bans Argentine grains
RI bans Argentine grains JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia said on Tuesday it had temporarily banned imports of corn, soymeal and soybeans from Argentina because of fears of foot and mouth disease. Director of veterinary health at the Agriculture Ministry, Bachtiar Moerad, told Reuters the ban, which also applies to European imports, had been imposed because there had been a foot- and-mouth outbreak in Argentina.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian confidence down, ringgit won't be budged
Malaysian confidence down, ringgit won't be budged KUALA LUMPUR (AP): New economic research released Tuesday lowered Malaysia's economic growth prospects this year from 5 percent to 4 percent and showed that consumer confidence was slumping as people worry about their job prospects. The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research released a quarterly report stating that weak labor markets are weighing on consumers' minds, while the slowdown in the U.S.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia protests Indian antidumping move
Indonesia protests Indian antidumping move JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will lodge a formal protest to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India's move to impose antidumping duties on Indonesian polyester fiber (POY) products.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Peace on borrowed time on RP's 'hostage island'
Peace on borrowed time on RP's 'hostage island' By John Grafilo JOLO, Philippines (DPA): People chatted and laughed as they disembarked from an overnight passenger ferry that had just docked at the port of Jolo island in the southern Philippines. Workers unloaded boxes of goods and other cargo into vehicles for hire, unmindful of the fact that armored tanks and heavily armed soldiers that used to guard the port were no longer around.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah rate April 17
Rupiah rate April 17 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Fine French food at La Fontaine in Cipete
Fine French food at La Fontaine in Cipete JAKARTA (JP): Jl. Cipete Utara (formerly known as Jl. Abdul Majid) is a well-used shortcut in the north Cipete area of South Jakarta, running between Jl. Fatmawati (almost opposite the junction with Jl. Haji Nawi) and Jl. Pangeran Antasari (also known as Jl. Arteri).
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
High court turns down Soeharto's libel appeal
High court turns down Soeharto's libel appeal JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta High Court has turned down former president Soeharto's appeal against a verdict on a libel suit against Time weekly for publishing an article which alleged that the long-time authoritarian amassed vast wealth. Time's lawyer, Todung Mulya Lubis, said on Tuesday that the high court's decision was handed down on March 16 by a panel of judges led by Gde Soedharta.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Caltex wants government to extend contract
Caltex wants government to extend contract JAKARTA (JP): PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia has asked the government to extend its contract over Coastal Plain Pekanbaru (CPP) for at least one year to enable the oil giant to fully recover its investment in the oil field, the company's president Humayunbosha said on Tuesday, Humayunbosha said that the extension of the contract, which is due to expire in August this year, was needed to give the company enough time to transfer the oil block's operations...
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
NGOs file suit against city
NGOs file suit against city JAKARTA (JP): Nine non-governmental organizations grouped under the NGO Coalition for City Budget Transparency (KOTA) filled a lawsuit against the city administration and the City Council on Tuesday. In the suit, filed at the Central Jakarta District Court, KOTA demanded Rp 11 billion (US$1.1 million) in compensation for the increase in taxes in the 2001 city budget.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Violence forestalled?
Violence forestalled? However one looks at it, the recommendations made by the recently concluded plenary meeting of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Cilegon, Banten, must be a sort of anticlimax. As we all know, Indonesia's political landscape is at present divided into two sharply opposing camps, with those who are for Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid maintaining his presidency until the end of his term in 2004 standing on one side of the divide and those who want him to go as soon as possible on the other.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Carrefour apologizes
Carrefour apologizes We would like to extend our apology to Juliana NR for the unpleasant experience she had in our store at Hayam Wuruk as described in her letter to The Jakarta Post on April 2, 2001 titled Transaction rejected. We have established relationships with a number of banks to provide debit machines to simplify transactions for customer purchases.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian squash team to train in KL for SEA Games
Indonesian squash team to train in KL for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The national squash team is planning to undergo overseas training in Kuala Lumpur for at least one month prior to competing in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the city starting in June.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ethnic conflicts pose complex problem: Scholars
Ethnic conflicts pose complex problem: Scholars JAKARTA (JP): The recent spate of ethnic conflicts constitutes a very complex problem, needing careful management in order to preserve the multi-ethnic country, according to noted intellectuals.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies mostly up on modest yen support
Asian currencies mostly up on modest yen support SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were slightly higher late Tuesday, finding only modest support from the yen's bounce as participants braced for another roller-coaster ride on Wall Street this week. The South Korean won was the biggest beneficiary of the yen's advance. The Singapore dollar, the New Taiwan dollar and the Thai baht were marginally higher.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
'Cendana' nearly extinct
'Cendana' nearly extinct KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): Sandalwood trees, locally known as cendana (santalum album), are on the brink of extinction in the province of East Nusa Tenggara due to excessive exploitation, an official said on Tuesday. "Plantations of cendana suitable for industry are rare now as they have been exploited both by locals and state-run companies in several areas of the province," an official with the local office of the Ministry for Forestry, Murdadi, said.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
KL palm oil extends losses
KL palm oil extends losses KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses by the close on Tuesday on the back of weak export data, with prices dipping below the 800 ringgit a ton support level. Traders said players sold on fears that exports would slip sharply in April.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
ExxonMobil still uncertain about resuming operations
ExxonMobil still uncertain about resuming operations JAKARTA (JP): American based ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc. said on Tuesday that it had no set target for the resumption of its gas production in Aceh as uncertainty in the security field persisted.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Restricted area needs reviewing
Restricted area needs reviewing JAKARTA (JP): The City Land Transportation and Traffic Control Agency (DLLAJ) submitted on Tuesday a proposal to the city administration that recommended the revocation of the capital's restricted traffic zone called three-in-one, especially on Saturdays and other holidays.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Avoid horizontal conflicts
Avoid horizontal conflicts From Media Indonesia I am writing because I am worried about possible horizontal conflicts between supporters and opponents of Gus Dur following the plenary session of the House of Representatives slated for April 30, 2001.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Revision of presidential instruction on Aceh urged
Revision of presidential instruction on Aceh urged JAKARTA (JP): Observers urged the government on Tuesday to revise the recently issued presidential instruction on the approach to be adopted in Aceh, saying that it merely served to provide a legal basis for the military to stage a comeback in the troubled province.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
We want a better Indonesia
We want a better Indonesia I refer to the front page of The Jakarta Post of Sunday, April 15, 2001 titled NU mass prayer to go on as scheduled: Chairman. How arrogant and pathetic the present administration under President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid is.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April. 17, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 -25 37,000 Adindo Foresta 95 0 0 AGIS 170 -5 577,500 Alakasa 105 -5 2,500 Alfa Retailindo 1,225 0 0 Alter Abadi 75 -10 19,000 Alumindo Light 575 25 2,500 Andhi Chandra 1,800 75 461,500 Aneka Kimia Raya 230 0 0 Aneka Tambang 825 0 245,000 Anwar Sierad 300 0 0 Apac Citra 295 0 0 Aqua Golden...
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
39 RI fisherman on trial in KL court
39 RI fisherman on trial in KL court KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian court commenced on Tuesday the trial of 39 Indonesian fishermen arrested after a two-hour sea chase during which the Malaysian navy fired on their boat, killing one crew member. The Indonesian government has lodged an official protest about the shooting on Feb. 2, interception of the boat and subsequent arrest of the crew, which it said was inside Indonesian waters at the time.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Febi, Hendri strive to improve rankings
Febi, Hendri strive to improve rankings JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Febi Widhiyanto and Hendri Susilo Pramono are hoping to improve their ranking by competing in the German third division tennis competition for the third year. "I must improve on my ATP ranking, currently in the 800s, to reach 500 in four to five years. I will compete in five or six challenger events in Germany," Febi told a press conference on Tuesday. "Last year I was unbeatable while ranked fifth in my club.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Indofarma to sell 29% stake to investors
Indofarma to sell 29% stake to investors JAKARTA (JP): State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Indofarma plans to sell an additional 29 percent of its shares to strategic investors as part of the government's divestment program. Indofarma president Gunawan Pranoto said here on Tuesday investors from Singapore, the Netherlands and Australia had expressed an interest in purchasing the government's stake in the company.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Regional advertising expenditure nears $30b
Regional advertising expenditure nears $30b HONG KONG (AFP): The advertising market in the Asia-Pacific region broke the US$29 billion mark amid strong growth in 2000, but several markets are showing signs of a slowdown this year, ACNielsen Media International said Tuesday. "Eleven markets reported double-digit growth and nine experienced faster growth in 2000 than in 1999," said Frank Martell, ACNielsen president for Asia Pacific.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Aussie rejects UN suggestion
Aussie rejects UN suggestion CANBERRA (AFP): Foreign minister Alexander Downer said Tuesday Australia was unlikely to agree to a United Nations suggestion that all oil profits from the Timor Sea should be given to East Timor. Downer and Resources Minister Nick Minchin will be briefed Wednesday on negotiations on a new treaty for splitting oil profits. "We are still negotiating a range of issues regarding revenue- sharing options," a spokesman for Downer said.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Thailand, South Korea, Japan plan swap deals
Thailand, South Korea, Japan plan swap deals TOKYO (Reuters): A plan to create an Asia-wide currency safety net will take a big step forward when Japan signs bilateral deals with Thailand and South Korea next month, a year after the ambitious scheme was launched.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
SEA auto sales override economic fall
SEA auto sales override economic fall SINGAPORE (AFP): New vehicle sales in Southeast Asia's four biggest markets rose 19 percent in the first two months of the year despite the regional economic slowdown, an industry monitor said Tuesday. However, signs of an impact on consumer confidence were starting to emerge which may hurt sales in coming months, Automotive Resources Asia Ltd. said in its latest report.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Gaikindo predicts car sales to drop by 15% this year
Gaikindo predicts car sales to drop by 15% this year JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian car sales are likely to drop by about 15 percent this year to 250,000 units, from more than 300,000 last year, Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) chairman Bambang Trisulo said on Tuesday. He blamed the estimated drop on uncertainty caused by the social-political condition in the country and lower than expected economic growth.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Foreign relief workers are free to return to NTT
Foreign relief workers are free to return to NTT KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): It is safe for foreign relief workers to return to East Nusa Tenggara and help the Indonesian government resolve the refugee problem there, Governor Piet A. Tallo said on Tuesday. He said security personnel were prepared to safeguard the relief workers, particularly ahead of the planned registration of East Timorese refugees on May 21.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
ExxonMobil sets target for Cepu oil block
ExxonMobil sets target for Cepu oil block JAKARTA (JP): U.S.-based ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Corp. hopes to produce up to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the Cepu oil block in Central Java and East Java. "The production rate will be around 100,000 bpd by the year 2004," a company official said on Tuesday. Last week, ExxonMobil announced that its subsidiary Mobil Cepu Limited had discovered new oil reserves at the Cepu technical assistance contract (TAC) block.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
End confusing rules to improve bureaucracy
End confusing rules to improve bureaucracy By D. Chandramouli JAKARTA (JP): "How many bureaucrats does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to assure us that everything possible is being done while the other screws the bulb into a water tap." This joke published in the Reader's Digest many years ago came to mind when reading the latest report of the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC). Is the bureaucrat a servant of the government (read "politicians in power") or of the people?
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
'Bughot', from law to politics
'Bughot', from law to politics By M. Ishom Hadzik JOMBANG, East Java (JP): In the early 1950s, Indonesian Muslims were preoccupied with the question, "When a Muslim woman, who no longer has a wali nasab (guardian by lineage, such as father or uncle), is married by a wali hakim (appointed religious official), is her marriage religiously legal?" The question emerged against the backdrop of an ideological conflict between two large groups -- those who wanted a state based upon the Pancasila...
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta hosts figure skating
Jakarta hosts figure skating JAKARTA (JP): The capital will host the sixth 2001 Jakarta Open figure skating competition from Friday through Sunday at the Sky Rink in Taman Anggrek Mall, West Jakarta, which will also feature skaters from Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. "Most of the participants are from Sky Rink host team and Surabaya-based Dunia Es team. But there are also participants from neighboring countries," Sky Rink spokeswoman Agustina said over the phone.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
RP, Norway discuss peace talk venue
RP, Norway discuss peace talk venue MANILA (AFP): The Philippine government is negotiating to establish a Norwegian venue for peace talks with communist guerrillas, Vice President Teofisto Guingona said on Tuesday.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian tin price increases
Malaysian tin price increases KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's tin price closed up on Tuesday, correcting two straight days of losses, as the London Metal Exchange (LME) prepared to reopen after the long Easter break. The closure of the LME since Friday has deprived the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) of leads. On Friday, the local price was down $20 and on Monday it fell $10.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Pasar Jaya president summoned to testify
Pasar Jaya president summoned to testify JAKARTA (JP): The president of city-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya, Syahril Tanjung, said on Tuesday that he had received a summons from West Jakarta Prosecutor's Office to testify as a witness over an alleged corruption case. "I will meet the summons and give a proper explanation. It's normal and obligatory for me to provide an explanation to the prosecutor's office," Syahril told reporters.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
S'pore non-oil exports fall
S'pore non-oil exports fall SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in March fell 2.1 percent from a year ago, sharply down on the 5.4 percent growth the previous month, the government said Tuesday. The fall was a reflection of poor demand in the global electronics sector, the Trade Development Board (TDB) said. "The weak growth in NODX reflected continued decline in domestic exports of electronics while that of non-electronics still showed increases," it said.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir berates religious studies and free speech
Mahathir berates religious studies and free speech KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad chided Muslims for weakness in global affairs on Tuesday, saying too much emphasis on religious studies has led to world where Muslims are no longer feared by their enemies.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Malaysians suffer legal setback
Malaysians suffer legal setback KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Five opposition activists held under Malaysia's hard-hitting security laws suffered an early setback on Tuesday in efforts to secure their release. Lawyers for the detained, among seven supporters of jailed former Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim arrested by police last week, failed to have the judge replaced and to have the men brought to court.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
S'pore to open office in Riau
S'pore to open office in Riau SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore is to open a new consulate in Indonesia's Riau province, the Singapore ministry of foreign affairs said Tuesday. The consulate will start operations on Wednesday in Pekanbaru, the provincial capital of Riau, the ministry said in a statement. "With more Singaporean businessmen and tourists visiting Riau province, the Singapore consulate in Pekanbaru will provide the necessary consular services to them," it said.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
What to do when holiday spoiler of traveler's diarrhea hits
What to do when holiday spoiler of traveler's diarrhea hits By Maria Endah Hulupi JAKARTA (JP): Those tempting images of beautiful panoramas and ways of life so different from our own are hard to resist. But what some travelers get to experience, particularly people from developed countries visiting poorer regions of the world, is the problem of traveler's diarrhea -- and end up spending most of their vacation in their hotel room.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur told to control his supporters
Gus Dur told to control his supporters JAKARTA (JP): Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid asked President Abdurrahman Wahid on Tuesday to warn his ready-to-die supporters grouped under the "Defenders of Truth" force not to make any anarchic moves during a planned mass prayer of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization on April 29. "Gus Dur must adopt a convincing communication style, as founding president Bung Karno had in the past.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Most councillors reject wealth audit commission
Most councillors reject wealth audit commission JAKARTA (JP): Most of the city councillors rejected on Thursday a mandatory audit of their wealth to be conducted by the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN), a commission member revealed. KPKPN's legislative committee chief, Abdullah Hehamahua, said that, during a closed-door meeting, the councillors had insisted that they were not subject to the audit because they were not classified as state officials.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Government, IMF to sign new LoI at the end of this month
Government, IMF to sign new LoI at the end of this month JAKARTA (JP): The government expects to sign a new Letter of Intent (LoI) on reform measures with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the end of this month, according to Dipo Alam, who leads the government team in the current review of the country's economic reform program with the Fund. Dipo said on Tuesday that the IMF executive board in Washington was expected to make a decision on the new LoI sometime in the middle of May.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Surabaya:
Where to go in Surabaya: Film The British Film Festival 2001, in Mitra 21 Theater: 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 8:15 p.m., April 28, 2 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:15, April 29. Further information is available at (031) 568-9958, http://www.britishcouncil.or.id/arts/bff_schedule.htm. Music and Entertainment * Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Phone: 031 5311234): - Lobby: Gamelan (Traditional Music), 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Traffic jam to and from airport
Traffic jam to and from airport From Bisnis Indonesia Traffic jams on turnpikes, especially during the rush hours, are a common sight. We get used to such a situation and then forget about it as if it were something normal. We sometimes find ourselves asking when will we be able to cruise comfortably along the turnpikes, It is said that traffic jams are attributable to the large number of vehicles on the roads nowadays.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001, 00:00 WIB
Car-free day in Denpasar
Car-free day in Denpasar DENPASAR, Bali: In a bid to ease traffic congestion, the Denpasar mayoralty is set to launch a car-free day which will fall every Friday starting on April 20. Denpasar mayoralty spokesman Nyoman Subrata was quoted by Antara as saying on Tuesday that the decree on the new policy had been signed by mayor Anak Agung Ngurah Suprayoga. Under the decree, every official who usually travels by car must switch to traveling by motorbike on Fridays.