Archive: 16 July 2001
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Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, July 10)
Pick of the Flicks (for Tuesday, July 10)Hollywood KCShrek 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Down to You 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Enemy at the Gates 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 3000 Miles to Graceland 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Little Vampire 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15SenayanDoraemon Movie: Legenda Raja..
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Every computer needs a peripheral
Every computer needs a peripheralBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Come to think of it, a computer system is so much like our stomach. It typically consists of one or more input devices, one central processing unit (CPU), and one or more output devices.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Risa wins Penang C'ship
Risa wins Penang C'ship JAKARTA (JP): Risa Suseanty of Indonesia won the women's open race at the Penang international mountain bike championship at the Youth Park in Penang, Malaysia on Saturday, Bernama reported.The 1997 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champion clocked 38 minutes 50.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Train-bus collision kills seven
Train-bus collision kills seven PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): Seven people died, including a three-month-old baby and 26 others were injured when a public bus was hit by a coal train early Sunday morning.Chief of Muara Enim Police Adj. Comr.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Using and abusing legal loopholes
Using and abusing legal loopholes What would be a legally acceptable outcome to the current political crisis? Professor in constitutional law Indra Perwira of the Bandung-based Padjadjaran University shares his outlook.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Gus Dur wants Senayan sports complex be moved to Kemayoran
Gus Dur wants Senayan sports complex be moved to Kemayoran YOGYAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said here on Sunday he had just ordered Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso to move Senayan sports complex to Kemayoran, including Bung Karno Stadium and Senayan Basket Hall.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Four bodies found near toll road
Four bodies found near toll road JAKARTA (JP): The bodies of four males, believed to be murder victims, were found near the Cikampek toll road in West Karawang, West Java, late on Saturday, Antara reported on Sunday.Karawang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Strong blast stuns Mampang residents
Strong blast stuns Mampang residents JAKARTA (JP): Only four days after the blast at Slipi flyover, West Jakarta, an explosive device exploded on Sunday evening under the Mampang Prapatan flyover, South Jakarta, injuring at least two people.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Three cellular operators plan to merge this year
Three cellular operators plan to merge this year JAKARTA (JP): Three local cellular operators -- PT Komunikasi Selular Indonesia (Komselindo), PT Metrosel and PT Telesera -- are planning a merger this year in a bid to increase efficiency and provide better service to customers.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
A privilege through memberships
A privilege through memberships JAKARTA (JP): In the United States there are several private golf clubs that only allow up to 200 members and whose membership and annual fee run into the millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of dollars, respectively.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Kaligis laments Oka's 'trial by press'
Kaligis laments Oka's 'trial by press' DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Defense lawyer OC Kaligis expressed concern here on Saturday night over local media's coverage of his client former Bali governor Ida Bagus Oka, who is facing charges of alleged corruption in the Rp 2.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
S'pore recession blows ill wind through Asia
S'pore recession blows ill wind through Asia SINGAPORE (AFP): The winds of recession in Singapore are blowing dark clouds across Asia, with analysts saying a reliance on exports has left the region vulnerable in the face of the US- led global slowdown.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Prompt approval of bill on money laundering sought
Prompt approval of bill on money laundering sought JAKARTA (JP): The government expects the money laundering draft bill now being deliberated by the House of Representatives to be passed this year, as part of the country's commitment to the international crusade against the crime.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
IBF welcomes Beijing decision
IBF welcomes Beijing decision CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters): Top badminton officials have warmly welcomed the choice of Beijing, one of the sport's strongholds, for the 2008 Olympics.It is the first time since badminton entered the Olympics in 1992 that it will be staged in a country where the...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
VP starts orchid greenhouse development
VP starts orchid greenhouse development BOGOR (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri symbolically inaugurated the construction of a Rp 4.8 billion (about US$436,300) greenhouse for orchids at Bogor Botanical Garden on Sunday.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Brunei looks to be financial center
Brunei looks to be financial center BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AP): Faced with oil-dependent economy it says is unsustainable, Brunei's government announced a campaign Friday to sell itself as an international financial center.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Back-to-school costly for parents, but not for stores
Back-to-school costly for parents, but not for stores JAKARTA(JP): A new academic year means new school gear for the children who are ready to go back to school. It also means more outlay for parents."I'm a new elementary school student ...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
On the hunt for Marcos' wealth -- again
On the hunt for Marcos' wealth -- again MANILA: Haydee Yorac's appointment as the new chair of the Presidential Commission for Good Government comes as a jolt. It shocks us to be reminded that the PCCG is still around after 15 years of looking for the bulk of the late President Marcos' ill- gotten...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Lampung national parks damaged
Lampung national parks damaged BANDAR LAMPUNG: Around 35 percent out of the some 462,030 hectares of national parks in Lampung are believed to have been damaged due to illegal housing, logging and fires, head of the Lampung forestry agency said on Sunday.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Jakarta Fair closes on successful note
Jakarta Fair closes on successful note JAKARTA (JP): The 34th Jakarta Fair was officially closed on Sunday evening, lacking the enthusiastic atmosphere of last year's fair due to security reasons and Jakartans' declining buying power, according to participants and visitors.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
JSX rise fragile as buying sentiment fades: Analysts
JSX rise fragile as buying sentiment fades: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): After climbing to a five-month high, the stock market index may eventually drop on weaker buying sentiments, as most investors had already placed their bets in the lead up to the People's Consultative Assembly special session,...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Internet trade to boost income of ASEAN's farmers
Internet trade to boost income of ASEAN's farmers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Southeast Asia's poor farmers will have a chance to raise their incomes and leapfrog decades of underdevelopment when a regional project allowing them to trade their products via the Internet is launched this year.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Property market remains bleak
Property market remains bleakBy I. Christianto There are no promising signs yet that there is even a slow recovery in the property and real estate sector. Meanwhile, in the stock market, concerns over weak consumer demand has dragged down property and real estate heavyweights.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Fire destroys house in Kalibata
Fire destroys house in Kalibata JAKARTA (JP): A two-story house on Jl. Warung Jati Timur, behind the Kalibata Mall, South Jakarta, was destroyed by a fire on Saturday night. No fatalities were reported.South Jakarta's Fire Department concluded that the fire, which broke out at about 10:30 p.m.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Arab tourist bitten by camel
Arab tourist bitten by camel BOGOR (JP): A Saudi Arabian tourist was bitten on the upper arm by a camel while he was visiting the Indonesian Safari Park in Puncak, West Java, on Friday.The tourist, identified as Muhamad, 50, was then sent to the Bogor Red Cross Hospital for minor treatment.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Cattle industry declining in E. Nusa Tenggara
Cattle industry declining in E. Nusa TenggaraBy Yemris Fointuna KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): East Nusa Tenggara has been known for some time as a major cattle supplier in the country.The dry, hot and infertile East Nusa Tenggara landscape, with an annual rainfall of only 4 centimeters, consists...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Arun suffers Rp 4t in losses due to ExxonMobil closure
Arun suffers Rp 4t in losses due to ExxonMobil closure JAKARTA (JP): Aceh-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer PT Arun NGL said it suffered some Rp 4 trillion (US$350.8 million) in losses due to the four-month closure of ExxonMobil's gas fields in the troubled province.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Megawati shuns Gus Dur
Megawati shuns Gus DurFrom Koran TempoThe meeting among political leaders in Bogor has brought no result, making the future of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid gloomier and gloomier. Reconciliation between the political elite and Gus Dur intended to eliminate differences of opinions and view...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
National athletes fail to better records
National athletes fail to better records JAKARTA (JP): National athletes preparing for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games failed to sharpen their personal bests during the second leg of the National Athletics Grand Prix at the Madya Stadium in the Bung Karno Sports Complex on Sunday.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
West Java authorities to issue bylaw on mining
West Java authorities to issue bylaw on mining BANDUNG (JP): In a bid to curb environmental damage, the West Java administration is expected to issue on Monday a bylaw to manage mining in the province."We have to reduce the level of environmental damage in West Java due to uncontrolled mining...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Woman found dead in hotel
Woman found dead in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A unidentified woman was found dead with 42 stab wounds in a room at the Wisma Bungur Hotel on Jl. Kalibaru VI in Senen, Central Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.The body was taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Jiwasraya's premium up
Jiwasraya's premium up JAKARTA (JP): State-owned life insurance firm PT Asuransi Jiwasraya said its gross premium increased by 75.97 percent to Rp 462.8 billion (US$40.5 million) between January and June, from Rp 351.6 billion in the same period last year.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
September deadline for LoI 'difficult to meet'
September deadline for LoI 'difficult to meet' JAKARTA (JP): The September deadline for the signing of a new lending agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government may prove to be difficult to meet, as uncertainty lingers over the life span of the current government,...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Announcement
Announcement Due to the increase in production costs over the past year, which have been exacerbated by the recent increase of fuel and electricity prices, The Jakarta Post, while continuing to provide readers with up-to-date news and high quality information, has been compelled to raise its...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:45 Variety Show 10:00 Children's Program 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk ShowNews 2:00 News 2:15 Debating 3:40 Quiz 4:15 Children's Program 4:30 Travel 5:00 News 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 News 7:00 Talk...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
500 poor students still unable to find high schools
500 poor students still unable to find high schools JAKARTA (JP): The new school year starts this Monday, but some 500 junior high school graduates all over the capital have yet to be accepted in any school as their grades do not meet the minimum requirements for public schools.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Tales of battery operated mice
Tales of battery operated miceBy Zatni ArbiJAKARTA (JP): Have you been handling your mouse like a matchbox? Do you have to drag it all over your desktop to get the cursor to the spot where you want it on the screen? Then it is time to go out and buy a new mouse. That was just what I did last week.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Bank Indonesia transfers ailing BII to IBRA
Bank Indonesia transfers ailing BII to IBRA JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesian transferred the ailing publicly listed Bank International Indonesia (BII) to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) as part of efforts to save the bank.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
The country is losing money
The country is losing moneyFrom Koran TempoI have so many questions to ask of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid and his supporters, but as they are all preoccupied with the upcoming special session, through this letter, I would like to vent my frustrations and express my views about him:First,...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Soothing words
Soothing wordsFrom Media IndonesiaIn a recent morning news TV broadcast Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, former coordinating minister for political, social and security affairs, shared his hopes in connection with the special session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) scheduled for Aug. 1, 2001.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
C. Java factories pollute Semarang
C. Java factories pollute Semarang SEMARANG: The Central Java provincial environmental impact management agency (Bapedalda) estimates that around 800 companies are contributing to the high level of pollution in Semarang.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Sukarno, Nixon and Gus Dur
Sukarno, Nixon and Gus DurBy Susanto Pudjomartono JAKARTA (JP): It was mid February 1967. Five four-star generals paid a visit to president Sukarno in his official residence in Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. The generals, the chiefs of staff of the Army, Navy, Air Force and National Police plus the...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
FAST FACTS
FAST FACTSCapital: Manila Population: 76.5 million Land Area: 300,000 square kilometers Major Group of Islands: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao Climate: Dry season (November to June); Rainy season (July to October) Language: Filipino is the national language.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Announcement
Announcement Due to the increase in production costs over the past year, which have been exacerbated by the recent increase of fuel and electricity prices, The Jakarta Post, while continuing to provide readers with up-to-date news and high quality information, has been compelled to raise its...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Police, TNI may not back me: Gus Dur
Police, TNI may not back me: Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid conceded on Sunday that while he was resolute in his warning to declare a state of emergency, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police may not support his move.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Text and photo
Text and photo by Nuraini Razak JAKARTA (JP): Nervous teenage girls squeeze into their flashy designer clothes backstage. They then apply eyeliner and lipstick with careful precision before admiring their reflection in the mirror. They all have the same hope: winning the cover girl contest.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
RP may sanction 10 foreign, domestic banks
RP may sanction 10 foreign, domestic banks MANILA (AFP): The Philippine central bank may suspend the foreign exchange trading licenses of 10 foreign and local banks found to be violating rules covering dollar transactions, an official said Sunday.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
ASEAN takes steps to get 'more wired'
ASEAN takes steps to get 'more wired' KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Southeast Asian telecommunications ministers agreed late last week on key measures to be taken to get the region "more wired" and interconnected to help boost investments and economic growth.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Handicraft maker jumps on bike bandwagon
Handicraft maker jumps on bike bandwagonBy Heru Prasetya YOGYAKARTA (JP): It's always a case of different strokes for different folks. Creating wooden miniatures of Harley Davidson motorcycles during his spare time from his studies was what eventually brought success for Nugroho Heru Hermanto.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
TV Program: Monday, July 16, 2001
TV Program: Monday, July 16, 2001TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News 8:45 Variety Show10:00 Children's Program10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman11:00 Regional News12:00 p.m. News1:00 Talk ShowNews2:00 News2:15 Debating3:40 Quiz4:15 Children's Program4:30 Travel5:00 News5:30 TV Drama6:00...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Duyfken historic voyage
Duyfken historic voyageJP/R. Berto Wedhatama JAKARTA (JP): A fisherman named Sardjudin (photo above) rows his boat in front of a replica of a 17th century United East India Company (VOC) ship called the Duyfken at Sunda Kelapa harbor, North Jakarta.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
RI greenfields among the region
RI greenfields among the region JAKARTA (JP): Golf Digest Indonesia in its June 2001 edition identified Indonesia as home to some 250 golf courses.In the edition, the monthly presented "the best golf courses in 100 countries" in the Planet Golf column.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Parents dreaming of Tiger kids
Parents dreaming of Tiger kidsBy Novan Iman Santosa and Primastuti Handayani JAKARTA (JP): Five-year-old Andhika sat stunned in front of the TV watching golf icon Tiger Woods make a final birdie putt on the 18th green at Augusta on April 10.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Gus Dur wants Senayan sports complex moved to Kemayoran
Gus Dur wants Senayan sports complex moved to Kemayoran YOGYAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said here on Sunday he had just ordered Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso to move Bung Karno sports complex to Kemayoran, including Bung Karno Stadium and Basketball Hall.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
16 missing off Sumbawa island
16 missing off Sumbawa island MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Sixteen people were reported missing when a vessel sank some six kilometers off Sumbawa island Friday night.Sumbawa Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Setiadi PR confirmed the incident which took place at around 7 p.m.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Malaysian police break up opposition protest rally
Malaysian police break up opposition protest rally KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Police backed by cannons spraying chemical-laced water broke up a Malaysian opposition rally on Sunday outside a prison camp where six activists are being held without trial on government orders, opposition leaders said.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Message from Teofisto T.Guingona,JR.
Message from Teofisto T.Guingona,JR. Vice President and Secretary of Foreign Affairs The Republic of Philippines It is with great pride and joy that Filipinos all over the world celebrate the 103rd Anniversary of Philippine Independence.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
On the fast lane into oblivion?
On the fast lane into oblivion?By Avie K. Utomo JAKARTA (JP): It's 6:47 a.m. on Saturday. A speeding S-Type blue Jaguar passes on Jagorawi toll road.The person behind the wheel is driving fast to join his already waiting golfing buddies.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Aiming for Market Leadership in Information Technology Services
Aiming for Market Leadership in Information Technology Services The information technology (IT) industry in the Philippines has been going through remarkable progress and growth in recent years. In the hardware sector, the Philippines' semiconductor and electronics industries have been growing at...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Appointment of new police chief 'will solve crisis'
Appointment of new police chief 'will solve crisis' BANDUNG (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Agum Gumelar said the immediate appointment of a new police chief would be the best way to resolve the current leadership crisis in the National Police.
Mon, 16 Jul 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.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
The magic of cable television
The magic of cable televisionBy Gatot Susetyo JAKARTA (JP): Cable TV technology has become increasingly popular in multichannel television entertainment.Cable TV is a distribution network (cable network) system of coaxial cables and optical fibers.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Great promotions launched despite uncertainties
Great promotions launched despite uncertainties JAKARTA (JP): Housing and property developers are currently promoting their projects with attractive advertisements in the media. Property exhibitions are also held regularly in the capital.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Abdurrahman to sue two dailies
Abdurrahman to sue two dailies JAKARTA (JP): After threatening to take the nation to the brink of a state of emergency, President Abdurrahman Wahid on Sunday expressed his discontent at the press claiming he would file law suits against two dailies for allegedly spreading lies.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Ways to back up OE's e-mail messages
Ways to back up OE's e-mail messagesBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): One of the questions I frequently receive from readers of this column is how we can transfer all the e-mail messages in Outlook Express' existing Inbox and other folders to a new computer.