Archive: 28 May 2001
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Mon, 28 May 2001
World Cup adieu for RI after 0-2 defeat
World Cup adieu for RI after 0-2 defeat JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian soccer team had to say goodbye to its hopes of reaching the forthcoming World Cup final qualifying round and will have to wait for another four years for the next opportunity after losing 2-0 to China in the Group Nine Asia Zone...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Valley A wins int'l hockey tourney
Valley A wins int'l hockey tourney JAKARTA (JP): The Valley A field hockey team from Hong Kong grabbed the first division title at the Le Meridien Jakarta International Hockey Tournament 2001 held at Bung Karno hockey field on Sunday.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Striker Xie Hui aims for Bundesliga
Striker Xie Hui aims for Bundesliga JAKARTA (JP): Only a few Far East Asian soccer players could impress European clubs and win a contract with them.One could mention Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, who is now playing with Italian Serie A club AS Roma after ending a contract with Perugia, as an example.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Anne Frank exhibition tells a human story for all times
Anne Frank exhibition tells a human story for all timesBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): You know the story: Young Jewish girl, cooped up in a secret loft in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II, fights her loneliness and boredom by putting pen to paper to share her innermost thoughts.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Advertising Postcards, Gallery RPC, Jl. Suryo 8 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, until May 31. * Modern Indonesian Literature, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), May 31.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Authorities in East Java brace for unrest
Authorities in East Java brace for unrest SURABAYA (JP): East Java authorities have stepped up precaution measures in anticipation of possible unrest resulting from the heightened tension between members of political elite in Jakarta.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Police arrest local TV actor over drugs
Police arrest local TV actor over drugs JAKARTA (JP): Kemayoran police officers arrested local television actor Hengky Tornado for possession of six grams of shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.Central Jakarta police chief of detectives Adj.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Students call on leaders to resign
Students call on leaders to resign YOGYAKARTA: Dozens of students staged a protest at the front of the local provincial council building on Saturday to demand the resignation of the country's four most prominent political leaders -- President Abdurrahman Wahid, Vice President Megawati...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Government vs the House
Government vs the House Since 1989, with the exception of a few intervals, my husband and I have had the privilege of living in Indonesia. During these years, The Jakarta Post has been our daily reading.
Mon, 28 May 2001
KL armed forces on high alert for RP kidnappers
KL armed forces on high alert for RP kidnappers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian security forces in the eastern state of Sabah have been put on high alert to prevent a group of Filipino kidnappers holding 20 hostages from slipping into the country, officials said on Sunday.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Gus Dur's choices
Gus Dur's choices Jakarta is thick with talk that President Abdurrahman Wahid, isolated and feeling unloved for all his heroism in Indonesia's cause, is a few moves away from arrogating all power to himself.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Boeing may invest in MSC
Boeing may invest in MSC KUALA LUMPUR (AFX-ASIA): Boeing Co will explore investment opportunities in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), Bernama news agency quoted Boeing chairman and chief executive officer Phil Condit as saying.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Police threaten to shoot troublemakers
Police threaten to shoot troublemakers JAKARTA (JP): Police have threatened to shoot anyone who attempts to disrupt the House of Representatives' Plenary Session, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, and the Group of 15 (G-15) summit to be held on Wednesday and Thursday.Jakarta Police chief Insp.
Mon, 28 May 2001
72-year-old escapes python attack
72-year-old escapes python attack KUALA LUMPUR (AP): An elderly woman narrowly escaped a python that attacked her through a hole in her bathroom in a northeastern Malaysian state, the national news agency Bernama reported on Sunday.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Train ticket scalpers
Train ticket scalpersFrom KompasWhen trying to book a railway ticket for the Parahyangan train plying the Jakarta-Bandung route for April 14, I was told all the tickets were sold because April 13 was a national holiday. I was then offered a ticket costing twice the official price by some scalpers.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Shadow terminal at Cengkareng
Shadow terminal at CengkarengFrom Warta KotaThe traffic conditions in Jakarta are really horrible. This is caused, among other things, by traffic officers' ignorance of drivers who are undisciplined. Take, for example, the Cengkareng crossroad in West Jakarta.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Analysts express mild optimism about rupiah
Analysts express mild optimism about rupiah JAKARTA (JP): The rupiah may gain some strength as market players reserve mild optimism that legislators' key plenary session this week could open the way for Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri to assume the country's leadership, analysts said.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Proton's profit beats forecast
Proton's profit beats forecast KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian national carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd's (Proton) earnings in fiscal 2001 grew more than four-fold, boosted by brisk sales of its latest Waja model and contributions from its retailing arm.Net profit rose to 297.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Candy for change
Candy for change It seems now on the island of gods that candy is money. This is the case when it comes to uang kembali or change. Many stores such as Bintang Supermarket, Circle K and Matahari department store in Kuta give their customers candy in lieu of a Rp 100 coin.
Mon, 28 May 2001
If a PDA device married a cell phone ...
If a PDA device married a cell phone ... JAKARTA (JP): In many countries, most premium users who invested substantially in high-end models of electronic devices, have bought a highly versatile cellular phone.
Mon, 28 May 2001
England to rely on doubles players
England to rely on doubles players JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will decide its lineup in the opening campaign of the Sudirman Cup mixed team event against England on Tuesday morning at the latest."We are waiting for the second batch of arrivals this afternoon before holding an internal meeting which...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Session, rate hikes spur increase in food supply
Session, rate hikes spur increase in food supply JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has increased its stocks of staple food in anticipation of a possible increase in food demand ahead of the much anticipated plenary session of the House of Representatives on May 30 that could spark civil unrest.
Mon, 28 May 2001
China, India Asia's most polluted
China, India Asia's most polluted SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's poorer and most populous countries China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia are perceived to be the most polluted, while Singapore, Malaysia and Japan are the cleanest, a regional survey showed.
Mon, 28 May 2001
[i]The main opportunity lies in economic development while the
The main opportunity lies in economic development while the threats are "leftover" points of tension in the region ...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Political blackmail
Political blackmail In his desperate attempt to cling to power, President Abdurrahman Wahid has increasingly resorted to tactics such as threats, intimidation and political blackmail that have put the nation on a dangerous course.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Transsexuals deliver AIDS awareness to their own
Transsexuals deliver AIDS awareness to their ownBy Sulistyo Budi N YOGYAKARTA (JP): Every city has its hangouts for transsexuals, where they can be seen sauntering along the street or waiting in dark parks late at night, often dressed up in garish, in-your- face attire.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Emergency still on cards: Gus Dur aide
Emergency still on cards: Gus Dur aide JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's camp continued to hustle for a political solution on Sunday as aides to the embattled President again warned that a state of civil emergency remained on the cards if censure proceedings persisted.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Megawati takes in quick trip to Blitar
Megawati takes in quick trip to Blitar JAKARTA (JP): Amid the political uproar in the capital, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri made a sudden visit to the grave of her father, founding president Sukarno, in Blitar, East Java on Sunday.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Burglars shot dead in Bali
Burglars shot dead in Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Three burglars were killed and another two were severely injured in two separate shooting incidents with police here over the weekend.The burglars, known to be part of a gang that specializes in stealing safety deposit boxes, were believed to be...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Nigeria plans to buy Indonesian aircraft
Nigeria plans to buy Indonesian aircraft JAKARTA (JP): The Nigerian government has made a firm commitment to purchase aircraft from the state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Indonesia's Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut Pandjaitan said here on Saturday.
Mon, 28 May 2001
RP to see first power privatization in 2002
RP to see first power privatization in 2002 MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines will likely see the first privatization of its power assets late next year should a key power bill pass Congress in a special session next week, Energy Secretary Jose Camacho said on Saturday.
Mon, 28 May 2001
China and the U.S.: Implications for SE Asia
China and the U.S.: Implications for SE AsiaBy Karim Raslan KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The Republican administration has taken the high road with China. Reversing the Clinton White House's more accommodating approach and egged on by aging Cold War warriors such as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield, Bush...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Sultan launches poster campaign
Sultan launches poster campaign YOGYAKARTA: Sultan Hamengkubuwono X launched on Sunday posters of Wakil Rakyat (people's representatives) in a bid to popularize the province's representatives.The sultan, who is also the governor of Yogyakarta, symbolically handed over the posters to the province's...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Regents to issue forestry licenses
Regents to issue forestry licenses BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: State Minister of Forestry Marzuki Usman said that a presidential decree would soon be released enabling regents throughout the country to issue forest concession licenses (HPH) and similar permits.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Manggarai riots holds trains
Manggarai riots holds trains JAKARTA (JP): Trains heading for and leaving Jakarta through Manggarai station in South Jakarta were held up for one and a half hours on Sunday evening due to attacks by unidentified people against local people in the area.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Dikes neglected due to low funds: Jasa Tirta II
Dikes neglected due to low funds: Jasa Tirta II JAKARTA (JP): Amid the agony of hundreds of thousands people suffering from water shortages following the collapse of a dike here, the state water company admitted on Saturday that not all dikes and water networks in the city are properly maintained...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Poso plotters' appeal rejected
Poso plotters' appeal rejected PALU, Central Sulawesi: South Sulawesi Provincial Court rejected on Saturday appeals for lighter sentences for Fabianus Tibo, Marianus Riwu and Dominggus da Silva who have all been sentenced to death by a lower court for their involvement in the Poso riot.
Mon, 28 May 2001
U.S. steel firms file dumping cases against Indonesia
U.S. steel firms file dumping cases against Indonesia WASHINGTON (Reuters): Ten U.S. steel pipe producers and an industry group have filed anti-dumping cases against imported steel pipe products from Indonesia and other four countries, charging the imports are undercutting the competitiveness of...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Aceh governor ready to testify in bomb case
Aceh governor ready to testify in bomb case JAKARTA (JP): Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh said he is ready to provide police with a statement in relation to their investigation of the recent bomb explosion at an Acehnese student dormitory in Central Jakarta, which claimed three lives.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Vice President Megawati's silence speaks volumes
Vice President Megawati's silence speaks volumesBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja JAKARTA (JP): Although almost every conceivable politician has already commented on President Abdurrahman Wahid's proposal for a transfer of power to the Vice President, Megawati Soekarnoputri remained her usual silent self on...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Perbakin postpones SEA Games selection
Perbakin postpones SEA Games selection JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association (Perbakin) decided to postpone its national selection for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games squad.
Mon, 28 May 2001
G-15 summit to proceed as planned amid doubt
G-15 summit to proceed as planned amid doubt JAKARTA (JP): Preparations and pre-meeting events for the Group of 15 summit proceeded full steam ahead over the weekend, despite the fate of the summit itself seemingly stuttering as another head of state canceled his attendance.
Mon, 28 May 2001
KL says up to India to decide palm oil duty
KL says up to India to decide palm oil duty KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia said on Saturday it will leave it to the Indian government to decide whether to reduce its high import duties on palm oil.Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik said enough has been said about the issue and the...
Mon, 28 May 2001
To impeach or not to impeach
To impeach or not to impeach Just how close Indonesia got to a state of emergency and to a reshuffle of its military leaders last weekend is difficult to tell precisely; but it looked like a very close shave indeed.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Create your own custom-made CD
Create your own custom-made CDBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): In my small collection of compact discs, which I have been building for more than a decade, there are some really great CDs and CD sets. Some of my favorite sets are the ones from Reader's Digest Music and Time Life Music (yes, they produce...
Mon, 28 May 2001
East Asia gloom deepens as S'pore heads into recession
East Asia gloom deepens as S'pore heads into recession SINGAPORE (AFP): The storm-clouds gathering over East Asia's export-led economies darkened Saturday when Singapore reported an 0.8 percent contraction of its manufacturing sector in April.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Air India privatization on track
Air India privatization on track NEW DELHI (Reuters): The suspension of the head of state-run Air India is unlikely to affect the airline's privatization and the government hopes to complete the process by year-end, the disinvestment minister said on Saturday.
Mon, 28 May 2001
BI books Rp 35.5t revenue from forex management
BI books Rp 35.5t revenue from forex management JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia booked some Rp 35.55 trillion in revenue from its foreign exchange management operation last year including gains from intervention in the currency market to help stabilize the ailing rupiah, according to the Supreme Audit...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Sudden blackout upsets football fans
Sudden blackout upsets football fans JAKARTA (JP): A sudden blackout occurred on Sunday evening due to a small explosion in the Pulomas electrical relay station in East Jakarta, upsetting residents who were enjoying a football game on television between Indonesia and China.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Transsexuals enhance AIDS awareness
Transsexuals enhance AIDS awarenessBy Sulistyo Budi N YOGYAKARTA (JP): Every city has its hangouts for transsexuals, where they can be seen sauntering along the street or waiting in dark parks late at night, often dressed up in garish, in-your- face attire.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Anne exhibition tells a human story for all times
Anne exhibition tells a human story for all timesBy Bruce Emond JAKARTA (JP): You know the story: Young Jewish girl, cooped up in a secret loft in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II, fights her loneliness and boredom by putting pen to paper to share her innermost thoughts.
Mon, 28 May 2001
The probable rise of Megawati
The probable rise of MegawatiBy Kornelius Purba JAKARTA (JP): Amid growing expectations that Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will follow in her father's political footsteps, tremendous distrust remains regarding her competence and preparedness to take over as the country's fifth president.
Mon, 28 May 2001
TV Program: Monday, May 28, 2001
TV Program: Monday, May 28, 2001TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:00 Music9:00 Children's Program9:30 Computer10:00 Music11:00 Variety Show12:00 p.m. Interval3:00 News3:30 Children's Program4:30 Quiz5:00 News5:30 Traditional Performance6:00 News6:15 TV Drama7:00 Evening News 8:00...
Mon, 28 May 2001
Philippine gunmen raid tourist resort, kidnap 20
Philippine gunmen raid tourist resort, kidnap 20 PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Agencies): Gunmen believed to be the Abu Sayyaf rebels seized 20 people including two American missionaries in a dawn raid on a tourist resort in the southern Philippines on Sunday, officials said.
Mon, 28 May 2001
Textile companies cut output as orders slump
Textile companies cut output as orders slump SEMARANG (JP): Many textile companies have reduced production due to a reduction in orders from their main foreign buyers, the Indonesian Textile Association has said.
Mon, 28 May 2001
70% of RI coral reefs degraded: Worldwatch
70% of RI coral reefs degraded: Worldwatch BANGKOK (DPA): Global warming and harmful fishing methods have already degraded 70 percent of Indonesia's coral reefs, with blast fishing causing about US$500,000 in damages per day to the country's natural resources, a Worldwatch report said.