Archive: 6 July 2001
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Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Government suspends RI-GAM joint committee
Government suspends RI-GAM joint committee JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has decided to suspend the joint committee on security modalities it had set up with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) until such time as GAM presents its commander Abdullah Syafi'i at the negotiating table and gives security assurances for ExxonMobil's gas installations in Aceh.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Hunger striker and friends intimidated at Komnas HAM
Hunger striker and friends intimidated at Komnas HAM JAKARTA (JP): Entering their sixth day of hunger strike at the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) compound, one of the six striking students and several fellow activists have complained of being intimidated. Mona, the only female striker, said a man claiming to be her father repeatedly called her boardinghouse earlier in the day asking the boardinghouse owner to tell her to stop her strike.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,375 -75 187,500 Adindo Foresta 115 0 0 AGIS 135 -5 375,000 Alakasa 160 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 975 0 124,500 Alter Abadi 85 0 45,000 Alumindo Light 625 0 0 Andhi Chandra 2,025 25 12,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 200 0 0 Aneka Tambang 1,025 0 1,002,500 Apac Citra 315 -5 16,000 Aqua Golden 14,200 0 0...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Surabaya prostitutes put on theater in act of empowerment
Surabaya prostitutes put on theater in act of empowerment By Peter Kerr JAKARTA (JP): In a backstreet of the biggest brothel area in Surabaya, a dozen women sit around on the floor of a small building that serves as a health clinic, a drop-in center and, at this moment, a rehearsal venue. Each woman has in front of her a bamboo cylinder, which she beats in time to the rhythm of the words that flow around the circle.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
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. However, the property market is still down, at least according to stock market analysts and property consultants.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Emirates drops daily Jakarta-Dubai service
Emirates drops daily Jakarta-Dubai service JAKARTA (JP): The United Arab Emirates-based airline Emirates said on Thursday it had shelved plans for this year to introduce a daily flight service from Jakarta to Dubai from its current schedule of four times a week due to sluggish demand in the international market. Emirates' manager for Indonesia John Ratikan said that he attributed the sluggish demand to the country's political uncertainties.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rubber producers to buy global stocks to raise prices
Rubber producers to buy global stocks to raise prices BANGKOK (Dow Jones): The Tripartite Rubber Corporation, or TRC, plans to shore up rubber prices by buying global rubber stocks, Malaysia's Minister of Primary Industries, Lim Keng Yaik and Thailand's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives said on Thursday. As reported earlier, the TRC is a new consortium that will be set up to manage rubber trading and stocks levels.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Minister to open Students Games
Minister to open Students Games PALEMBANG, South Sumatera (JP): Some 2,500 students and officials gathered here to attend the Sixth Students Games from July 6 to July 14 which will be officially opened by Minister of Education Yahya Muhaimin. Spokesman for the organizers Lexy Yoesman, said some national athletes including swimmers Akbar Nasution, Nancy Suryaatmaja Diay Ayu Rahmani and Selomita represented their respective provinces in the 12-sport event.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to go public this year
Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to go public this year JAKARTA (JP): Despite being plagued by scandal, city-owned developer and recreation operator PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol is expected to go public this year, City Governor Sutiyoso revealed on Thursday. "I hope before I end my term next year, there is a city-owned company that has gone public.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Abdul Gafur elected North Maluku governor
Abdul Gafur elected North Maluku governor TERNATE, North Maluku(JP): Former state minister of sports and youth affairs Abdul Gafur and his running mate Yamin Tawari were elected respectively the first ever North Maluku governor and deputy governor during a plenary session of the North Maluku legislative assembly on Thursday, Antara reported. Their terms of office are to run until 2006.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
'11% of firms in Jakarta have company regulations'
'11% of firms in Jakarta have company regulations' JAKARTA (JP): A labor official here urged companies to fulfill a requirement to establish company regulations stipulating the rights and obligations of its employees, warning that the absence of such a guideline could foster internal unrest and strikes. Daulat Sinuraya, of the West Jakarta Manpower Office, pointed out that only 11 percent of the 4,825 companies in the mayoralty currently possessed such regulations.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Japan demands handover of U.S. rape suspect
Japan demands handover of U.S. rape suspect TOKYO (AP): Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called on the United States on Thursday to make an "appropriate decision" as soon as possible on the handover of an Air Force sergeant accused of rape, while a local assembly on Okinawa denounced Washington for trying to "shield" the suspect. Koizumi made the remark shortly after returning to Tokyo from a trip to the United States and Europe, according to spokesman Kazuhiko Koshikawa.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Water shortage hits 117,000 customers
Water shortage hits 117,000 customers JAKARTA (JP): At least 117,000 customers in West and South Jakarta are suffering from water shortages, caught in the middle of a dispute over the price of water between Jakarta and Tangerang water companies. A spokeswoman for the city's joint-venture tap water company PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), Maria Sidabutar, revealed on Thursday that 90,000 of its customers in West Jakarta and 27,000 in South Jakarta were affected by the shortage.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
JBIC provides $375m loan for RI rural projects
JBIC provides $375m loan for RI rural projects JAKARTA (JP): The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed on Thursday a 46.35 billion yen (US$375.5 million) loan agreement with the Indonesian government to finance several rural projects in Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan. The agreement was signed by the Ministry of Finance's Director General of the Budget Anshari Ritonga and JBIC's chief representative in Jakarta Nobuo Hazeyama.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Court drops court official's corruption case
Court drops court official's corruption case JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court dropped on Thursday the case of a Supreme Court official who was tried for allegedly receiving Rp 100 million (about US$8,900) in a payoff to help a lawyer win her client's case. Presiding judge I Gede Putra Jadnya said the court had decided to dismiss the case because there was no longer a legal basis to prosecute defendant Zainal Abidin.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Two robbers mobbed on street
Two robbers mobbed on street JAKARTA (JP): Police held two men after they had been mobbed by angry residents on Jl. Juanda, Gambir in Central Jakarta late on Wednesday for allegedly robbing a bus passenger. Gambir subprecinct police chief Comr. Nurhadi said, the suspects, Ari, 21, and Yudi, 24, -- both residents of Perumnas I, Tangerang -- had tried to rob a passenger on a city bus plying the Grogol-Pasar Baru route.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Thanks to Le Meridien
Thanks to Le Meridien From Kompas I am currently employed by one of the companies in Wisma Metropolitan on Jl. Sudirman, and I think I represent other employees in the vicinity in conveying belated gratitude to the management of Le Meridien Hotel for providing security on the pedestrian bridge in front of the hotel for the past 18 months.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Tribute
Tribute Thousands of people pay tribute to Lopa. Page 2 Corruption Court drops corruption case over Supreme Cort official. Page 3 Golf Tiger searching for his game ahead of British Open. Page 7 Chinese rite Ancient Chinese ceremony revived at a Yogyakarta beach. Page 9 Currencies Asian currencies mostly down on yen's fall to the U.S. dollar. Page 11 IMF loan Govt optimistic about IMF loan as negotiations start. Page 12 HK typhoon Typhoon kills 55 people and charts course for HK. Page 13
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Third bomber tried for Xmas bombings
Third bomber tried for Xmas bombings BANDUNG: Prosecutors here on Thursday demanded a life sentence for Iqbal, 40, a suspect in the Christmas Eve bombings. Prosecutors said the defendant, also known as Aceng Didin, was guilty of violating Emergency Law No. 12/1951 and Article 51 of the Criminal Code for illegally using explosives.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police invite Gus Dur for mass prayers
Police invite Gus Dur for mass prayers JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police has invited President Abdurrahman Wahid and Cabinet officials to attend a mass prayer at the mosque within the Jakarta Police headquarters on Jl. Sudirman early Saturday morning. City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said on Thursday that the police would host a Semaan (recital of Koranic verses) at the mosque for the safety of police officers nationwide. "City police chief Insp. Gen.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ousted Marzuki back in Gus Dur's Cabinet lineup
Ousted Marzuki back in Gus Dur's Cabinet lineup JAKARTA (JP): Only one month after his dismissal as attorney general, Marzuki Darusman was installed as Cabinet Secretary on Thursday, reclaiming his uncompleted mission to eradicate corruption. Speaking to reporters after his inauguration at the State Palace, Marzuki said President Abdurrahman Wahid had agreed that his responsibilities would include the eradication of corruption and law enforcement.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Sinar Mas woes stall acquisition deal
Sinar Mas woes stall acquisition deal JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food producer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said on Thursday its US$173 million plan to acquire the Singapore listed Golden Agri Resources had ran into a snag, partly due to financial troubles at the latter's holding company, the Sinar Mas Group. Indofood president Eva Riyanti Hutapea said that lack of data on Golden Agri was stalling a due diligence process on the firm.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Susilo for president
Susilo for president From Bisnis Indonesia Since Sukarno's era, the government has been cause for concern, plagued by protracted crises. To be honest, there is only one person who is suitable to lead this nation and save the country from national disintegration. This person is none other than Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, former coordinating minister for political, social and security affairs.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Mourner mobbed for stealing money at Lopa's residence
Mourner mobbed for stealing money at Lopa's residence JAKARTA (JP): A mourner at the residence of late attorney general Baharuddin Lopa was mobbed by other mourners after he was caught red-handed, stealing condolence money worth Rp 10 million (US$884) on Thursday evening. A number of mourners apprehended and beat the suspect, Andi Ibrahim, 35, when he apparently got greedy and was about to pocket another Rp 5 million, at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
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. JAKARTA (JP): Market analyst Yenny Fadjar of PT Harita Kencana Securities said the property sector had been generally stagnant. "Since 1998, the sector has been stagnant. This is partly due to our weak banking sector.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
WB signs US$526m to Hanoi
WB signs US$526m to Hanoi HANOI (Reuters): The World Bank on Thursday signed its largest-ever set of credit agreements with Vietnam, totaling US$526 million and aimed at restoring faster economic growth and poverty reduction. The credits comprise a Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) of $250 million; $110 million for a project for transportation and flood prevention in the Mekong Delta region, and $166 million for an environmental sanitation project in Ho Chi Minh City.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Making European Union-ASEAN ties fruitful
Making European Union-ASEAN ties fruitful By Grace Sung BRUSSELS: The figures are telling. Between 1995 and last year, the European Union accounted for 21 percent of the total foreign direct investment to ASEAN, putting it ahead of Japan and the United States. In 1994, ASEAN exports to the EU and Japan were almost identical, at US$34 billion (S$61 billion). By 1999, exports to Japan had gone up to US$37 billion, but exports to the EU jumped to US$56 billion.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to go ahead with AriaWest takeover
Govt urged to go ahead with AriaWest takeover JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged the government to go ahead with its plan to temporarily take over the telecommunications operations of PT AriaWest International in West Java and Banten, despite objections from the company. A senior government official, however, warned the Ministry of Communications against going ahead with the plan, saying the move could cause an international outcry.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
IBRA raises another Rp 1t from corporate loan sale
IBRA raises another Rp 1t from corporate loan sale JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Thursday that it had raised some Rp 1 trillion (US$88.07 million) from the latest sale of corporate debt assets. Head of IBRA loan asset disposal division Mohammad Syahrial said in a press statement that the corporate loan assets, which consisted of dollar and rupiah assets, were sold to foreign and local buyers via an open tender.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Snap election
Snap election From Media Indonesia The possibility of snap elections has become a popular topic recently. This is quite all right as long as it remains a subject of discourse with all its attendant debates without anybody forcing their wishes upon others. What matters more than an accelerated general election, actually, is a profound study of why a snap election is necessary.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
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. Instead of giving it the name of Office 2002, the software maker everybody loves and hates at the same time has chosen the two letters XP to distinguish it from the earlier versions, Office 97 and Office 2000.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Privatization of Telkom and Indosat to go ahead
Privatization of Telkom and Indosat to go ahead JAKARTA (JP): The government will proceed with plans to further privatize state-owned telecommunications companies PT Telkom and PT Indosat this year despite objections from the House of Representatives, a government senior official said. Director general of state enterprises I Nyoman Tjager said on Thursday that the privatization program of both companies could not be delayed as they were seen as the most sought after companies by investors.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Walkathon in Senayan
Walkathon in Senayan JAKARTA (JP): Pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica will hold a "Daktarin Jalan Sehat" walkathon for pharmacy employees and their families on Sunday. "We want to take the opportunity during the school vacation to hold an event where the families of employees can participate too," the company's sales and marketing, director, Jimmy Sutono, said in a fax transmission on Thursday. The walk will start at 7 a.m.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Typhoon kills 55 people and charts course for HK
Typhoon kills 55 people and charts course for HK HONG KONG (Reuters): A typhoon was bearing down on Hong Kong on Thursday after ripping through the northern Philippines and Taiwan, killing at least 55 people in landslides and freak electrocutions and leaving over 30 missing. Most of the deaths were in the Philippines, including 34 people who were buried in landslides in the mountain resort city of Baguio and adjacent Benguet province. Twenty were electrocuted as live wires met flood waters.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
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. Intermarriages and alliances solidified these cross-cultural and economic links. Over the centuries, the movement of peoples, goods and ideas between the two archipelagos intensified.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Giving Ambhara Hotel's Arios Music Lounge a go
Giving Ambhara Hotel's Arios Music Lounge a go JAKARTA (JP): Arios Music Lounge in the Ambhara Hotel. It had never before occurred to me to go. I had been to the Ambhara for the fantastic Indian restaurant and had even gone once to visit the British pub in the hotel. But I was filled with this great apathy when it came to Arios. So I was less than thrilled when in the middle of my dinner on Monday night, I was called and fairly ordered to go to Arios and come back with a review.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Cambodian bombings linked to Hong Kong crime syndicates
Cambodian bombings linked to Hong Kong crime syndicates PHNOM PENH (Agencies): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday blamed a bomb strike that left three people dead on "terrorists" while a leading royalist linked the attack to Hong Kong organized crime syndicates. "I think the Hong Kong Hotel was involved with the mafia from Hong Kong," Prince Norodom Ranariddh, chairman of the National Assembly, said.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Student burned by jealous girl
Student burned by jealous girl JAKARTA (JP): A postgraduate student died on Wednesday night after receiving treatment at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for severe burns, allegedly inflicted upon him by a jealous girlfriend two weeks ago. Police said the victim, John Bosco Handa Ramaris, 50, a sociology student of the University of Indonesia (UI), was found two weeks ago by his dormitory friends, screaming in pain in his room, with his entire body alight in flames.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Four factories named as polluters
Four factories named as polluters SURABAYA: Four factories could face legal action after they were accused by the administration here of dumping industrial waste into the Surabaya River, City administration spokesman Harry Tjahyono named the four as: the Gresik-based paper company PT Adiprint Suraprinta, cloth dying company PT Chuey Chiey along with tofu factories PT Sidomakmur and PT Soponyono. The latter three factories are located in Surabaya.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Banten Council inducts members
Banten Council inducts members BANDUNG: The newly established province of Banten will swear in on Friday its first council members. The ceremony will be held in provincial capital Serang with 58 of the 75 council members being sworn in. "According to information 17 others are still facing 'problems' so only 58 will be at the ceremony," Rudi Harsa, secretary of the West Java chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) said here on Thursday without elaborating.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bari takes gold at SEASA c'ships
Bari takes gold at SEASA c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian women's sharpshooter Bari Agustini Said won gold in the air pistol individual event at the 25th Southeast Asian Shooting Association (SEASA) championships in Bangkok on Thursday. Bari scored 473.6 points to topple Chinese Taipei Thien Yu San, who topped Bari in the qualifying round. Thien finished third with 470.5 points while Nguyen Tufan of Vietnam was second after collecting 469.9 points The shooting training director, Benny J.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
KL wants ASEAN members to seek approval on trade deals
KL wants ASEAN members to seek approval on trade deals KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's trade minister urged ASEAN members on Thursday to get approval from the grouping before entering bilateral trade deals to avoid disrupting the regional trade pact. Rafidah Aziz said individual members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were free to sign bilateral agreements with each other or countries outside the grouping.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Govt optimistic about IMF loan as negotiations start
Govt optimistic about IMF loan as negotiations start JAKARTA (JP): The government expressed optimism on Thursday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would disburse its stalled loan tranche to the country, as the two sides began economic talks late in the day. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Burhanuddin Abdullah also repeated his optimism that the 9-day negotiations with the IMF would run well.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Special session funding approved
Special session funding approved JAKARTA (JP): The government has approved the disbursement of some Rp 20 billion (about US$1.79 million) from the state budget to finance the special session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), following complaints from legislators of funding problems.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Aspac, Bhinneka to compete for basketball league title
Aspac, Bhinneka to compete for basketball league title JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Aspac Texmaco and Bhinneka Sritex of Surakarta, Central Java, will tussle for the champions title in the Nuvo Kobatama basketball league final, which will apply the best-of-three system for the first time. "Bhinneka's management board is satisfied with the players success in having reached the final.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Irex arouses DPR's interest
Irex arouses DPR's interest JAKARTA (JP): Legislators took a break from their customary debates on national politics and finance, and turned their attention to the male performance-enhancing tonic Irex on Thursday, saying that its television advertisements were demeaning to women and should be pulled.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police troops shoot dead five attackers in Poso
Police troops shoot dead five attackers in Poso POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): At least five people attacking the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) troops in the village of Toyado in Lage district, Poso regency, were shot dead on Thursday. Poso Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Djasman Baso confirmed the clash, but declined to go into details. Djasman said attacks on police troops and villagers had been conducted sporadically by unidentified assailants. "We have found it difficult to anticipate.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bank Universal finalizes deal
Bank Universal finalizes deal JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed Bank Universal said on Thursday it was expecting approval from Bank Indonesia and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) for a financing deal that would raise its capital adequacy ratio to the minimum 8 percent later this year. Bank Universal corporate secretary Ade R. Satari would not elaborate on the financing deal that he said had been worked out with the assistance of a financial consultant.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Abdurrahman's last effort at compromise gets cool reaction
Abdurrahman's last effort at compromise gets cool reaction JAKARTA (JP): There was but a cool reaction as President Abdurrahman Wahid made a last ditch on Thursday effort to call a meeting of political party leaders in a bid to seek a compromise.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Every computer needs a peripheral
Every computer needs a peripheral By 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. The main different is perhaps that, unlike the output of the computer system, the output of our stomach is not normally to be displayed.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Public transportation
Public transportation From Warta Kota The recently introduced fuel price hike has prompted the Jakarta chapter of the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) to demand that public transportation fares be similarly raised on the grounds that, for example, maintenance costs and the price of spare parts have also risen.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Dengue fever spreads among young professionals
Dengue fever spreads among young professionals JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of young professionals, including those working at Jakarta skyscrapers, have suffered dengue fever due to carelessness on the part of high-rise building managements in preventing the spread of the disease, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Australia's Labor party eyes more active foreign role
Australia's Labor party eyes more active foreign role CANBERRA (Reuters): Australia's Labor party pledged on Thursday to realign Australia's interests with Asia if it won the next election, and said it would forge broader ties with Indonesia and take a firmer line with the United States.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Thousands of people pay tribute to Lopa
Thousands of people pay tribute to Lopa JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people from all walks of life paid tribute to the late attorney general Baharuddin Lopa as his remains arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport on Thursday. A group of local residents, modestly attired compared to the grandees welcoming Lopa's remains, were seen standing along the toll road slipway near the airport waving big posters bearing Lopa's likeness.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stuck in a crisis of communication
Stuck in a crisis of communication Political analyst J.Soedjati Djiwandono looks at yet another dimension of the crisis, which is further isolating the President. JAKARTA (JP): There is definitely another dimension of the multifaceted crisis that has made a major contribution to the political stalemate. This is the breakdown of communication. It applies above all to communication among the political elite. Let me begin with the most obvious.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
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 the rate of 30 percent to 40 percent per annum since 1993.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Angry son nearly severs mother's ear
Angry son nearly severs mother's ear JAKARTA (JP): Humiliated and angered by his mother's beatings, a teenager took a kitchen knife and slashed his mother's left ear until it nearly came off at their residence in the village of Tambun, Bekasi. Bekasi Police officer Second. Insp. Adri said the son, 17-year old Bambang, was currently at large. The injured woman, Rumai, 48, a mother of four children, was mad with Bambang as he had failed to be promoted at school.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Erratic leadership
Erratic leadership President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid issued a presidential decree on Thursday appointing Marzuki Darusman the new Cabinet secretary. Marzuki is a prominent Golkar Party politician who was attorney general until President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered him replaced by Baharuddin Lopa, who died of heart failure in Saudi Arabia this week. Marzuki is filling the position vacated by Marsilam Simanjuntak, who was made the justice minister on June 1.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ancient Chinese ceremony revived at a Yogya beach
Ancient Chinese ceremony revived at a Yogya beach By Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): After a long absence due to the former New Order regime's ban on Chinese cultural activities, the Peh Cun celebration has returned to Parangtritis beach, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta. Peh Cun, better known by the Chinese as Twan Yang , is a traditional ceremony which had its roots in the Han dynasty. The ceremony later became associated with the commemoration of a hero named Khut Gwan who lived in 340-238 BC.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police examine two bomb packages
Police examine two bomb packages JAKARTA (JP): The National Police bomb squad (Gegana) are examining two suspected bomb packages, found by seven school students on Jl. Tarumanegara in the village of Pisangan, Ciputat, South Jakarta, on Wednesday evening. "Bomb squad members have so far only stated that the packages contain about 9 steel rods... they have said nothing about bombs yet. Police are still examining the rods," City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Local govts confused over new autonomy
Local govts confused over new autonomy JAKARTA (JP): The decentralization of power under the new system of regional autonomy has sparked confusion among local governments, causing them to complain about conflicting regulations and legal uncertainties scaring investors off. Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Regency Administrations (Apkasi), Syaukani H.R. said that many regency chief executives were in the dark about their roles in a decentralized economy.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
'SEAG soccer team needs improvement'
'SEAG soccer team needs improvement' JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Agum Gumelar criticized on Thursday the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games team after observing their performance in a friendly match with Karnos club from the South Jakarta league main division. "I saw that the players had good fighting spirit. They also had good stamina, judging from their abilities to mark and pressure during the match. "But they fell short of good teamwork and finishing touch.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
KL urged to allow Anwar go abroad
KL urged to allow Anwar go abroad KUALA LUMPUR (AP): International pressure mounted on Thursday on the Malaysian government to lift its ban on jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim traveling abroad for surgery, while his lawyer said his health was steadily worsening. The Inter-Parliamentary Union urged Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government to grant the former deputy prime minister's request to be treated in Munich, Germany, for a slipped disc.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Whither Madurese refugees in Pontianak?
Whither Madurese refugees in Pontianak? By Edi Petebang PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan (JP): The threat of bloody interethnic conflict that rocked West Kalimantan two years ago looms large once again as the question of how to manage around 63,000 Madurese refugees stranded here remains unsolved.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Pekanbaru to host racing c'ships
Pekanbaru to host racing c'ships JAKARTA (JP): The Riau capital of Pekanbaru will host the national motorcycle race for Sumatra on July 7 and July 8 at a temporary circuit behind the governor's Office on Jl. Cut Nyak Dien. "We chose Pekanbaru considering the enthusiasm shown by both the local racers and spectators at motorcycle racing events in Sumatera," organizer Helmy Sungkar said in a fax transmission on Thursday.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Akbar asked to probe alleged graft involving House members
Akbar asked to probe alleged graft involving House members JAKARTA (JP): A whiff of corruption hangs over the House of Representatives following reports that members of its Commission IX on finance asked for some Rp 325 million (US$30,000) from a number of state-owned fertilizer companies during a hearing last February. The revelation comes as legislators are preparing themselves for a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Aug.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
RP weighs US$500m bond issue
RP weighs US$500m bond issue MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines, spurred by solid demand for emerging market bonds, may turn to offshore markets as early as this month to fund its growing budget deficit, Finance Secretary Jose Camacho said on Thursday. He told Reuters the issue would probably be 10-year sovereigns worth at least US$500 million, but its timing and place would depend on input from investment banks.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah rate July 05
Rupiah rate July 05 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
563 jamboree participants get diarrhea
563 jamboree participants get diarrhea PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): After the National Boy Scout Jamboree 2001 had been running for two days on Thursday, as many as 563 participants suffered diarrhea and a high fever, forcing the organizing committee to rush some of them to nearby Margono Sukarjo public hospital. Deputy head of the health section of the organizing committee Dr. Gempol Suwandono said that some of the patients had to stay at the hospital.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stalemate prevents recovery
Stalemate prevents recovery By James Castle JAKARTA (JP): Businessmen are normally hesitant to make their political views public, but there is little doubt that the long running political stalemate between President Abdurrahman Wahid and the House of Representatives (DPR) has had severe economic consequences.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001, 00:00 WIB
To Megawati
To Megawati The present political stalemate is endangering the life of the nation and the state, something that we ought to take care of together to ensure that we will have a harmonious life. To maintain this harmony, you can play an important role in maintaining the balance.