Archive: 7 June 2001
67 articles found
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
IBF president against importing players
IBF president against importing players JAKARTA (JP): The increasing number of people playing for other countries is troubling newly elected president of the International Badminton Federation (IBF) Korn Dabbaransi of Thailand.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Man stabbed for rebuking brother
Man stabbed for rebuking brother BEKASI (JP): A man was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after being stabbed by his brother who was angry at being reproached for being drunk.Bekasi General Hospital identified the victim as 31-year-old Uma Syarifuddin, a resident of Perum Harapan Jaya, South Bekasi.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Lessons behind Sukarno and Hatta's bittersweet relationship
Lessons behind Sukarno and Hatta's bittersweet relationship This is the second of two articles on Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta by Halida Nuriah Hatta Jusuf. JAKARTA (JP): As Bung Karno let himself be absorbed in politics -- in which he increasingly favored leftist ideology -- the dwitunggal...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
House urges Telkom to review rate hike
House urges Telkom to review rate hike JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged the government on Wednesday to review a plan to increase fixed telephone rates by an average of 21.67 percent beginning next week.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Dual police leadership remains
Dual police leadership remains JAKARTA (JP): The present dual leadership of the National Police remains, with suspended National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro denying reports that he will accept a new position in the government.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 6, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,550 -50 762,500 Adindo Foresta 110 -5 79,500 AGIS 140 5 4,192,000 Alakasa 150 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Uprooting the New Order
Uprooting the New OrderFrom Forum KeadilanIt is popular these days to discuss how to eradicate the New Order. As nearly everyone agrees the New Order is rooted in militarism, some people have opined that militarism should be crushed. Strangely, militarism is still alive and kicking among us.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Jatiluhur has plenty of water
Jatiluhur has plenty of water PURWAKARTA, West Java: The water level of the Jatiluhur reservoir is approaching the maximum limit due to the excessive amount of rain in the region, Antara reported on Wednesday.The water level reached 106.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
New privatization strategy
New privatization strategy The government's decision last week to focus its privatization program on private placement to strategic investors, instead of public share offerings, seems to be the best alternative available in the present circumstances.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
KL palm oil cool, focus on China
KL palm oil cool, focus on China KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded at the close on Wednesday amid prospects of more buying from China when it releases the second batch of import quotas in June, traders said.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Rebel says U.S. man injured, demands ransom
Rebel says U.S. man injured, demands ransom MANILA (Reuters): The Abu Sayyaf rebels said on Wednesday one of three American hostages they were holding in the southern Philippines was injured by an army grenade, and demanded a military pullback as a condition for talks."He took many hits in the back.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Agum opposes imposing state of emergency
Agum opposes imposing state of emergency JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Agum Gumelar has kept his predecessor's key policy intact with his opposition to the issuance of a presidential decree on a state of emergency.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Mining firms in limbo under regional autonomy
Mining firms in limbo under regional autonomy JAKARTA (JP): Six months after the implementation of regional autonomy, unprepared local governments have left mining firms adrift in legal limbo, the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) said on WednesdayIMA executive Kosim Gandataruna said in a report...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Palestine's suffering and the misery of Yasser Arafat
Palestine's suffering and the misery of Yasser Arafat The following is an interview with Dr. Azzam Tamimi, director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought, on the recent suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. He spoke to The Jakarta Post's Santi Soekanto in London.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Indonesia seeks larger quota for textile exports to the U.S.
Indonesia seeks larger quota for textile exports to the U.S. JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will ask for a larger textile export quota from the United States to enable the country's textile industry to absorb jobless workers during the economic crisis, Minister of Industry and Trade Luhut B.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
National parks under threat, says expert
National parks under threat, says expert BOGOR (JP): The uncontrolled deforestation of the Salak, Pangrango and Halimun national parks in West Java, which are crucial water conservation areas for at least 30 million people, including Jakartans, is an environmental disaster in the making, a green...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
PSSI to reschedule soccer league matches
PSSI to reschedule soccer league matches JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has been forced to reschedule numerous matches of the 2001 Bank Mandiri national league, which were postponed over fears of fan violence.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Asia Pacific must be wary of trade protection: Report
Asia Pacific must be wary of trade protection: Report SHANGHAI, China (Reuters): Asia-Pacific trading powers must kick-start another round of trade liberalization to head off a growing tendency of protectionism amid a global economic downturn, the APEC think-tank said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
RI also to seek car trade compensation
RI also to seek car trade compensation KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesia has joined Thailand in seeking compensation from Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur was allowed to delay the opening up of its auto sector under a regional free trade deal, sources said Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Military tribunals cover soldiers' impunity: YLBHI
Military tribunals cover soldiers' impunity: YLBHI JAKARTA (JP): Legal activists made a fresh call on Wednesday for the abolishment of military courts and joint civilian- military tribunals which, they said, were often used to protect the military's impunity.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Maid tries to kill her newborn baby
Maid tries to kill her newborn baby JAKARTA (JP): A housemaid who claimed to work for the Philippine Embassy was detained on Tuesday evening for allegedly trying to kill her one-day-old baby at the Menteng public health clinic (Puskesmas) on Jl. Menteng Raya, Central Jakarta.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Displaced Acehnese move southward
Displaced Acehnese move southward BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Hundreds of residents of Aceh Timur regency, displaced by the armed conflicts, have migrated southward to the neighboring province of North Sumatra, Antara said on Wednesday."They decided to move to North Sumatra because of security concerns," O.K.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Indonesia's rating outlook remains stable despite doubts
Indonesia's rating outlook remains stable despite doubts JAKARTA (JP): The United States-based rating agency Moody's maintained its B3 foreign currency country ceiling for Indonesian bonds and notes, despite the country's uncertain financial position.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Performance artist Erawan mouths off about politicians
Performance artist Erawan mouths off about politiciansText and photos by I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Erawan did it again. The versatile artist gave new meaning to the act of tooth brushing in his most recent performance.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Udayana to take on more students
Udayana to take on more students DENPASAR, Bali: State-run University of Udayana will accept 3,191 new students in the new academic year starting in August, slightly higher than this year's 3,058 intake, according to Antara on Wednesday.No explanation was given for the increase in the intake.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Golkar chairman Tadjus Sobirin to be replaced
Golkar chairman Tadjus Sobirin to be replaced JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Party city chapter chairman Tadjus Sobirin will likely be replaced in an expedited congress this month, a councillor said on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Painter Arie Smit honored for contribution to the arts
Painter Arie Smit honored for contribution to the artsBy I Ketut Sutika UBUD, Bali (JP): Harmony emerging out of bright colors used in unusual formats and contexts is the defining characteristic of the works of the Young Artists, a school of Balinese painters who owe their existence to Dutch-born...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
National boxers to train in Cuba
National boxers to train in Cuba JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) will send boxers for a two-month overseas stint in Cuba as the final preparation for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Rupiah rate June 6
Rupiah rate June 6 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,678.00 11,678.00 11,122.00 11,234.00Australian dollar 1 5,501.31 6,022.34 5,730.05 5,793.37Austrian schilling 1 661.46 723.75 688.97 696.23Belgian franc 1 225.63 246.88 235.01 237.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Exhibitions * Cartoon by 16 Balinese cartoonists, Gedung Titik Dua, Jl. W.R. Supratman, Denpasar, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until June 15. * Indonesian Ikat from many places around the country of many ages, at Gaya Gallery (Gaya Fusion of Senses), Jl.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Two hikers remain missing
Two hikers remain missing PADANG, West Sumatra: Bad weather on Wednesday hampered the search for two teenagers who went missing while hiking on Mount Marapi in Tanah Datar regency on Sunday.An official from the Tabing Airport search and rescue team, Alfizan, told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday that...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Nation celebrates Sukarno's birthday
Nation celebrates Sukarno's birthday JAKARTA (JP): What started as a day of sentimental remembrance became one full of political nuances as the nation commemorated on Wednesday the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of the state's founding father, Sukarno.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
European ambience at Fatahillah Museum
European ambience at Fatahillah Museum JAKARTA (JP): Ignore the traffic jam. Put aside the air pollution. Pretend the street vendors aren't there. If you can do all this, visiting the Jakarta History Museum will feel much like visiting a museum in a European country.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Asian currencies mostly down late; baht rally fizzles
Asian currencies mostly down late; baht rally fizzles SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies fell under the sway of the wavering Japanese yen and the Thai baht late Wednesday, dealers said.Resisting the pressure, the Indonesian rupiah was steady on hopes that President Abdurrahman would...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Refugee registration runs smoothly
Refugee registration runs smoothly KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The registration of East Timorese refugees in West Timor ran smoothly on Wednesday with a tentative result of 9,226 out of 9,533 voters choosing to stay in Indonesia and only 277 choosing to leave.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Sukarno's children vie for father's heritage
Sukarno's children vie for father's heritage JAKARTA (JP): Amid the media hype and public adulation marking the 100th anniversary of Sukarno's birth on Wednesday, the occasion has in many respects been clouded over by arguments and recriminations over who are the true inheritors of the former...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
KL police detain eight Filipinos
KL police detain eight Filipinos KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysian marine police arrested on Wednesday eight Filipinos, who were armed with a shotgun and knives, in three boats which illegally entered waters off Sabah state.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Office assistant murdered
Office assistant murdered MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Amir, alias Lili, 22, who worked as an office assistant for the Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI), was stabbed to death on Wednesday by an unidentified man in the AJI office on Jl. Serigala.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Arun gas restart in June: Minister
Arun gas restart in June: Minister VIENNA (Reuters): Indonesia hopes to reopen gas fields in the rebellious Aceh province "sometime" in June and resume valuable exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Tuesday.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
ADB considers issuing bonds
ADB considers issuing bonds MANILA (AP): The Asian Development Bank said Wednesday its board has approved raising US$3.4 billion in the international capital market for financing requirements this year - and part might be raised in Asia's emerging markets.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Ji Xinpeng, Candra and Sigit out
Ji Xinpeng, Candra and Sigit out JAKARTA (Agencies): Olympic champion Ji Xinpeng of China was sent crashing out of the World Badminton Championships in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday losing in a stunning upset to unknown Hong Kong player Agus Hariyanto.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
14,500 'Kancil' to start plying city streets
14,500 'Kancil' to start plying city streets JAKARTA (JP): Some 14,500 kancil, the locally made four- wheeled motorized vehicle, are expected to ply the city's streets in the next three months, replacing the notoriously noisy and polluting bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle), an official said...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
RI forex reserves decline
RI forex reserves decline JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's gross foreign exchange reserves fell to US$28.59 billion in the week ended on May 23 from $28.62 million the previous week, Bank Indonesia said in its weekly report.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
RI bids to host Asian futsal c'ship
RI bids to host Asian futsal c'ship JAKARTA (JP): The McDonald's futsal team is visiting the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday to lobby the soccer body to appoint Indonesia as the host for the 2002 Asian futsal championships.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Ami Priyono passes away after stroke
Ami Priyono passes away after stroke Prominent movie director Ami Priyono, 61, took his last breath on Wednesday morning after suffering a stroke at his home on Jl. Sindanglaya in Cinere, Sawangan, south of Jakarta.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Police hunt Bogor drug dealers
Police hunt Bogor drug dealers BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police are searching for drug dealers operating in a number of local university campuses, following reports of an increase in drug abuse among students.Bogor Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Moore sees China entry edging closer
Moore sees China entry edging closer SHANGHAI (Reuters): World Trade Organization chief Michael Moore said on Wednesday talks to seal China's entry to the global trade body were gathering pace ahead of a formal meeting in Geneva set for the end of this month.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
House demands higher fuel price increase
House demands higher fuel price increase JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives state budget task force surprisingly demanded on Wednesday a much higher fuel price increase than that proposed by the government.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Cooperation needed to fight piracy
Cooperation needed to fight piracy KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Piracy in Asia has risen sharply since the region's financial crisis and continues virtually unchecked, as governments and international bodies talk about tackling the problem but struggle to translate words into action, analysts said on...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
A tribute to Sukarno from the people of Algeria
A tribute to Sukarno from the people of AlgeriaBy Abdelaziz Bouteflika ALGIERS (JP): There are men who, due to their unique qualities, flawless commitment and a rarely denied prospective vision, emerge from the community to mark their era and their contemporaries' wits.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Balinese artist Erawan mouths off about politicians
Balinese artist Erawan mouths off about politiciansText and photos by I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Erawan did it again. The versatile artist gave new meaning to the act of tooth brushing in his most recent performance.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
30% cigarette price rise unacceptable
30% cigarette price rise unacceptable In reference to a The Jakarta Post article published on June 6, 2001 titled Philip Morris eyes 20% increase in sales, which said: "When asked to comment on the government's plan to raise the retail price of cigarettes by an average 30 percent in July, Geroad...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
More arrested for Net crime in Yogya
More arrested for Net crime in Yogya YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta Police announced here on Tuesday that they had arrested four more people for allegedly using other people's credit card numbers for purchasing goods over the Internet.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
It was the transformation from Bung Karno the statesman to
It was the transformation from Bung Karno the statesman to Bung Karno the central player in politics that caused tension ...
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
60% of import invoices underpriced
60% of import invoices underpriced JAKARTA (JP): A high proportion of import invoices are underpriced, due to the lack of control from the customs and excise authority, according to the Indonesian Importers Association (Ginsi).
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from June 4 to June 10
Rates for tax payment, valid from June 4 to June 10 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 11,100.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 681.48Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,617.71Belgian franc 1 Rp 232.45Canadian dollar 1 Rp 7,191.91Swiss franc 1 Rp 6,180.06Deutschemark 1 Rp 4,798.55Danish krone 1 Rp 1,273.10French franc 1 Rp 1,429.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
1945 Constitution
1945 ConstitutionFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe 1945 Constitution, Paragraph 4, Article 1 reads: "The president of the Republic of Indonesia holds the power of administration". While Article 2 reads: "In performing his duties the president is assisted by a vice president".
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Travel ban impossed on businessmen
Travel ban impossed on businessmen JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has banned four suspects in corruption cases from traveling overseas for one year, spokesman Muljohardjo said on Wednesday."The travel ban is aimed at facilitating the ongoing investigation into the cases," he said.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Lampung contractor cries foul play
Lampung contractor cries foul play BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: A contractor is suing the head of the Lampung Agency for Population and Transmigration and his entire staff at the local state administrative court, claiming collusion in the way they awarded contracts, Antara reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Gus Dur inaugurates new NU headquarters
Gus Dur inaugurates new NU headquarters JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid inaugurated on Wednesday the new headquarters of Nahdlatul Ulama on Jl. Kramat Raya, Central Jakarta.It took 18 months to finish the construction of the Rp 28.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Petition against Danamon rejected
Petition against Danamon rejected JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta Commercial Court turned down on Wednesday a bankruptcy petition filed by Bank IFI against the publicly listed Bank Danamon, saying the petition violated the bankruptcy law.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
MPR to revive regional representatives' faction
MPR to revive regional representatives' faction JAKARTA (JP): Despite its lateness, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will restore a separate faction of regional representatives in its next plenary session to accommodate the aspirations of people in the provinces, says MPR speaker Amien Rais.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership Philippine-Indonesian relations are characterized by a genuine sense of brotherhood borne out of centuries of close and vibrant interaction as neighbors. In precolonial times, trade, commerce and transmigration flourished between our peoples.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Council moves on without chairman
Council moves on without chairman BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Lampung Legislative Council continues to work as usual even though it has been without a leader following the vote of no confidence against its chairwoman Srie Atidah last month, according to deputy chairman Azib Zanim on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Three killed in Padalarang plane crash
Three killed in Padalarang plane crash PADALARANG, West Java (JP): Three people were killed after a U.S.-made Baron training plane, belonging to the Curug Civil Aviation Academy, crashed in the village of Tagog Apu, Padalarang subdistrict, Bandung, on Wednesday.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
Indonesian shuttlers dominate Junior Indonesia Open
Indonesian shuttlers dominate Junior Indonesia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian junior shuttlers dominate the seeds for the Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships to be held in Surakarta, Central Java, next week.
Thu, 07 Jun 2001
A suggestion for Jasa Marga
A suggestion for Jasa MargaFrom Bisnis IndonesiaAs a toll road user I am terribly disappointed with the unruly drivers who are neither concerned with their own safety nor that of others. Therefore I would like to call on Jasa Marga to activate its patrol units and take stern measures against...