Archive: 4 July 2001
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Wed, 04 Jul 2001
130 turtles seized in police raid
130 turtles seized in police raidJP/I Wayan Juniartha SANUR, Bali (JP): Police on Tuesday afternoon seized some 130 live turtles in a raid on a slaughter house, believed to be one of the biggest in the area.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Santos finds more oil in RI
Santos finds more oil in RI CANBERRA (Dow Jones): Australian-listed companies Santos Ltd. and Cue Energy Resources Ltd. have discovered more oil and gas in drilling the Oyong-2 well offshore east Java, Cue reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Abdurrahman has threatened on several occasions to declare a
Abdurrahman has threatened on several occasions to declare a state of emergency if his political foes keep demanding that he account for his administration's performance at the special session. Declaring a state of emergency will enable him to dissolve the House of Representatives, whose members...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Australia, E. Timor agree on treaty
Australia, E. Timor agree on treaty CANBERRA (AP): After almost a year of negotiations, Australia and East Timor have agreed to the terms of a new treaty dividing royalties from oil under the Timor Sea, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Garuda Airways is better now
Garuda Airways is better now On June 25, 2001, I flew with Garuda Indonesian Airways (GA 829) from Singapore to Jakarta.After the plane had taken off, I realized that I had left my wallet behind on the Air France plane (AF 256) on which I had flown from Paris to Jakarta.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Leaders of youth organizations warn Gus Dur's supporters
Leaders of youth organizations warn Gus Dur's supporters JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of major youth organizations warned supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid not to engage in any anarchic activity as they would be ready to take counter actions during the special session of the People's Consultative...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Bali temple thief caught
Bali temple thief caught DENPASAR, Bali: Police on Monday detained a 16-year-old boy for allegedly stealing a sacred statue and mask at a Hindu temple here.The suspect has reportedly confessed that he burgled many temples during the past year.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Exxon starts S'pore plant
Exxon starts S'pore plant SINGAPORE (Reuters): U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil said on Tuesday it has begun operations at a US$2 billion world-scale chemical complex on Jurong Island in Singapore, the company's single largest investment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
France adopts Vietnamese infants
France adopts Vietnamese infants HANOI (AFP): A first batch of Vietnamese infants have arrived in France after Paris lifted an adoption ban imposed in 1999 following a public outcry over baby trafficking and other abuses, embassy officials said on Tuesday."Adoptions have resumed.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Fires leave thousands of people homeless
Fires leave thousands of people homeless JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of the city's poor were left homeless as separate fires devastated in the slum areas of Jl. Lodan Raya in Ancol, North Jakarta, and the Kayu Mas Raya area of Pulogadung, East Jakarta, on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Violence prevails in Aceh
Violence prevails in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Killing continues in the restive province of Aceh despite the recent peace meeting between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva.On Tuesday two dead bodies with gunshot wounds were found in the village of Blang Reun.
Wed, 04 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.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Message from the President
Message from the President To all our kababayans abroad, I convey my warmest felicitations on the occasion of the 103rd Anniversary of Philippine Independence.This year's Philippine Independence Day should be extra meaningful in light of another glorious moment in our history at EDSA II.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
From Koran Tempo
From Koran TempoMine is one of a great number of families whose members have had sent abroad through PT Baham Putra Abadi (BPA), a manpower recruitment company located at Jl. Cipinang Muara Raya No. 4. I require an explanation about how the women migrant workers are sent to Saudi Arabia.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Garuda resumes Fukuoka flight
Garuda resumes Fukuoka flight TOKYO (DPA): Garuda Indonesia on Tuesday resumed regular service between Bali's capital Denpasar and Japan's southwestern city of Fukuoka with the arrival of the first such flight at Fukuoka airport, an airline spokesman said.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Wrong figure
Wrong figure A news story published in The Jakarta Post on June 18, 2001 titled House approves revised state budget contains a wrong figure in the table (in billions) regarding State Spending 1.1.b. Spending on Goods.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
A protest to God
A protest to God Could this be Gus Dur's final maneuver? To many people who read Tuesday's newspapers or watched the news on TV, it must have sounded like it. Most ordinary people, after all, would have found it rather irreverent to publicly take their protest to God for what was essentially their...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
On Leuser Park
On Leuser Park I was surprised and disappointed by the article Leuser Park - a battle unbegun by Donna K. Woodward (June 30). For a person who served for several years as an administrative officer in the United States consulate in Medan, I would have expected an article that offered constructive...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Lopa dies of heart failure
Lopa dies of heart failure JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa died on Tuesday night of heart failure at a hospital in Riyadh.An embassy official told The Jakarta Post that Lopa died at Al-Hamadi Hospital in the Saudi Arabian capital at about 6:10 p.m. local time or 10:10 p.m.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Asian currencies mostly up on yen's bounce, U.S. economy
Asian currencies mostly up on yen's bounce, U.S. economy SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were higher late Tuesday as the yen's bounce and signs that the U.S. industrial sector may be bottoming out brought some relief to the market, dealers said.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Thirteen massacred in C. Sulawesi village attack
Thirteen massacred in C. Sulawesi village attack JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen mutilated bodies have been found in the village of Buyung Katedo, some 16 kilometers south of Poso, Central Sulawesi, following a Tuesday dawn massacre by masked men in black, local police officers and residents said.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Special session still offers compromise
Special session still offers compromise JAKARTA (JP): The working committee of the People's Consultative Assembly finally dropped on Tuesday the draft of conditional acceptance of President Abdurrahman Wahid's accountability statement, but have kept the possibility of a compromise wide open.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
KPKPN warns of sanctions for late declarations
KPKPN warns of sanctions for late declarations JAKARTA (JP): The State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) threatened officials on Tuesday with dismissal or jail if they do not submit an audit report of their personal wealth soon.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked
Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Those planning to buy airplane tickets for the Jakarta-Palembang route may be in for a long wait as a surge in passengers in the past few weeks has left air tickets in short supply.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
S'pore comes under pressure from U.S. businesses
S'pore comes under pressure from U.S. businesses SINGAPORE (AFP): American businesses want Singapore to further open up its financial services sector and toughen enforcement of intellectual property rights laws as part of a free trade agreement (FTA), a report said Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 3, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,475 0 34,000 Adindo Foresta 120 10 258,000 AGIS 135 -5 427,000 Alakasa 190 0 0 Alfa...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Hercules seeks Rp 2b in compensation
Hercules seeks Rp 2b in compensation JAKARTA (JP): Former notorious hoodlum Hercules, who used to operate in Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta, has demanded that the city administration pay him compensation of Rp 2.2 billion for the destruction in 1997 of five properties that he owned in the area.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Rights abuses in Pasuruan
Rights abuses in Pasuruan SURABAYA, East Java: The police were guilty of committing human rights violations when they acted to quell protests in Pasuruan between May 28 and May 30, the joint independent fact- finding team investigating the incidents said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
KL palm oil ends lower on profit-taking
KL palm oil ends lower on profit-taking KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures surrendered early gains and closed lower on Tuesday as players booked profits after prices failed to move up in the afternoon.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Students continue hunger strike despite doctors' orders
Students continue hunger strike despite doctors' orders JAKARTA (JP): One of six students who have been on hunger strike for five days at the grounds of the National Commission of Human Rights office was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night due to his deteriorating health.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
22 countries join Merapi Walk
22 countries join Merapi Walk JAKARTA (JP): Twenty two country members of the International Marching League will send their teams to join the fifth Indonesian International Two Day Walk on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 at Kaliurang resort, located on the slopes of Mount Merapi, in Yogyakarta.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
RI's forex reserves down
RI's forex reserves down JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday that the country's gross foreign exchange reserves declined by US$30.1 million, to $28.64 billion, as of the end of June compared to the previous week's level.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Political parties to get elections subsidy
Political parties to get elections subsidy JAKARTA (JP): Beginning next year, the central and local governments will pay each political party Rp 1,000 (US$0.08) annually for every vote it secured in the 1999 general elections.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Property market remains bleak
Property market remains bleak By 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.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Lunar eclipse on July 5
Lunar eclipse on July 5 BANDUNG: A partial lunar eclipse is expected to appear at 7 p.m. on Thursday, an astronomer said here on Tuesday.The head of Boscha Observatory at Bandung's Institute of Technology (ITB), Moedji Raharto, said that the lunar eclipse would be somewhat special, "because it will...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Government to lift emergency in North Maluku
Government to lift emergency in North Maluku JAKARTA (JP): The government will lift the civil state of emergency in North Maluku in December, but in the neighboring province of Maluku it will be maintained, pending the restoration of law and order there.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?
Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): You must have heard a lot about it already: Microsoft has just launched the latest version of its Office productivity suite.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
TNI officers face new probe over rights violations in E. Timor
TNI officers face new probe over rights violations in E. Timor JAKARTA (JP): A number of Indonesian Military (TNI) officers are facing a new probe into their alleged involvement in the gross human rights violations that took place in East Timor two years ago.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Government raises excise tax on cigarettes
Government raises excise tax on cigarettes JAKARTA (JP): The government raised minimum cigarette retail prices by between Rp 12.5 and Rp 25 per cigarette, effective from July 1, in a bid to obtain larger excise tax revenue this year, Director General for Customs and Excise Tax Permana Agung said on...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Keep alert to symptoms of dengue fever in kids
Keep alert to symptoms of dengue fever in kidsBy Donya Betancourt SANUR, Bali (JP): When the rainy season comes, dengue fever is never far away.An Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito finds its prey and bites, causing only mild irritation at first.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
La Bastille, another gem for good French food in Jakarta
La Bastille, another gem for good French food in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta must be dotted with small to medium-sized restaurants, tucked away from the well-known areas, but offering tasty, well-cooked food to discerning customers.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Trees wired against lightning
Trees wired against lightning SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore will wire 100 historic and prominent trees islandwide to protect them against lightning attacks, an official said on Tuesday."Lightning is one of the major causes of death for trees in Singapore," said Ian Turner, assistant director of...
Wed, 04 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.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Customers in some areas get less water
Customers in some areas get less water JAKARTA (JP): Tap water company PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) apologized on Tuesday for water shortages in parts of West and South Jakarta but said it had increased untreated water supplies since Tuesday to tackle the problem.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Sand quarrying goes on despite ban
Sand quarrying goes on despite ban BOGOR (JP): Sand quarriers in the village of Pasir Buncir, Caringin district, Bogor regency, are continuing with their illegal operations despite an official ban by the Bogor mining office.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
City postpones bus fare increase for a week
City postpones bus fare increase for a week JAKARTA (JP): Failing to reach an agreement with bus operators and councillors over bus fares, the city administration decided on Tuesday to postpone its plan to increase bus fares for a week.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Rupiah rate July 03
Rupiah rate July 03 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,810.00 11,810.00 11,253.00 11,367.00Australian dollar 1 5,542.29 6,060.89 5,769.41 5,833.54Austrian schilling 1 665.79 727.72 693.07 700.43Belgian franc 1 227.11 248.23 236.41 238.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
RI shuttlers pullout may hamper SEAG goal
RI shuttlers pullout may hamper SEAG goal JAKARTA (JP): The recent withdrawal of Indonesia's women's doubles players Etty Tantri and Carmelita will jeopardize the country's hopes of winning five out of seven golds up for grabs at the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
RP govt wants live coverage of Estrada's trial
RP govt wants live coverage of Estrada's trial MANILA: The government has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision prohibiting live media coverage of the trial of deposed President Joseph Estrada. There is still hope that the decision may yet be reversed, considering the close vote of 8-6.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Team selects tour agents for Chinese visitors
Team selects tour agents for Chinese visitors JAKARTA (JP): A special team established by the government and the Association of Indonesian and Tour and Travel Agencies (Asita) is selecting local tour operators who will be authorized to serve Chinese tourists, Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gde...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Govt targets 500,000 Internet kiosks by 2004
Govt targets 500,000 Internet kiosks by 2004 JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to boost the number of Internet kiosks across the nation from 2,500 to 500,000 in 2004 to popularize Internet among the public, a top government official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
IMF to send its mission to Jakarta this week
IMF to send its mission to Jakarta this week WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it will send a high level mission to Jakarta this week, the first move toward ending a six-month deadlock over a US$5 billion loan program.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Rifat leads GR-2 national group
Rifat leads GR-2 national group JAKARTA (JP): Pertamina Prima XP team's rally driver Rifat Sungkar and navigator Herkusuma won the title at the fourth leg of the national sprint rally championship in Yogyakarta Sunday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Our deepest condolences on the passing of
Our deepest condolences on the passing of Husin Burhanthe father of Romi Leo, a staff member in our library and documentation department. He died in Pondok Benda, Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday afternoon and will be buried inPamulang II public cemetery in Tangerang on Wednesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Acquisition saves BII, analysts say
Acquisition saves BII, analysts say JAKARTA (JP): The government has no other option than to let state-owned Bank Mandiri acquire publicly listed PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) to prevent the bank from collapsing, analysts said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Young girl raped by 11-year boy
Young girl raped by 11-year boy JAKARTA (JP): A distraught mother reported to the Bekasi Police on Tuesday the rape of her seven-year-old daughter by an 11-year-old boy, the victim's neighbor and playmate.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Attorney general's actions
Attorney general's actionsFrom GammaThe allegations made by legislators both in the House of Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) that Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa's intention of investigating Akbar Tandjung, Arifin Panigoro, Nurdin Halid as well as a number...
Wed, 04 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.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Agency proposes LPG to replace gasoline in cars
Agency proposes LPG to replace gasoline in cars JAKARTA (JP): Local environmental officials here on Tuesday warned that the introduction of unleaded fuel in the capital should be only the first of many steps needed to reduce the dangerous level of pollution in the city.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
S'pore-Japan currency swap
S'pore-Japan currency swap SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Monetary Authority of Singapore will carefully consider Japan's interest in a bilateral currency swap agreement, the Straits Times reports, citing the island- state's de facto central bank.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
University entrance tests begin nationwide
University entrance tests begin nationwide YOGYAKARTA (JP): Gregorius Aryoko, one of tens of thousands of applicants sitting the two-day state university entrance examinations (UMPTN) had to do the test on Tuesday in bed, as he was still under treatment for various diseases.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
KL unveils $132m fund for troubled Malay businessmen
KL unveils $132m fund for troubled Malay businessmen KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced on Tuesday a 500 million ringgit (US$132 million) fund to aid ethnic Malay businesses pressured by the current economic slowdown.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Lifter Lisa may compete in different weight at SEAG
Lifter Lisa may compete in different weight at SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Olympics silver medalist women's weightlifter Lisa Rumbewas will likely participate in the 53-kilogram instead of the 48-kilogram weight division in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in September.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Indocement says it will focus on local market
Indocement says it will focus on local market JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cement company PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa said on Tuesday it would focus on serving the local market, citing growing domestic demand and unfavorable cement prices in the international market.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Students want Iramasuka disbanded
Students want Iramasuka disbanded MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Fifteen university student' executive boards in Makassar demanded that the political group Iramasuka Nusantara, which claimed to represent people in the eastern part of the country, be disbanded, saying that the group represented no...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Bimantoro is still police chief: DPR
Bimantoro is still police chief: DPR JAKARTA (JP): As tension gripped top police generals over the dual leadership at the National Police, the House of Representatives declared on Tuesday their support for National Police Chief, Gen. Surojo Bimantoro.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Water faucets and toilets stolen at Jamboree ground
Water faucets and toilets stolen at Jamboree ground PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The National Scout Jamboree 2001 here rehearsed on Tuesday despite the theft of some 620 water faucets and dozens of toilets, which had been installed in the camping area.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Crooning the night away at fun-filled Colours Cafe
Crooning the night away at fun-filled Colours CafeBy Bill Blade JAKARTA (JP): It was with a great deal of curiosity that I'd read the regular advertisements in a leading newspaper over the last few months proudly announcing the "Singing Service" available only in Colours Cafe, and asking if you had...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
U-12 tournament organizer criticizes PSSI
U-12 tournament organizer criticizes PSSI JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the Under-12 Campina Kids league criticized the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) for ignoring the sporting development of children under 12 years old.