Archive: 6 August 2001
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Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
PKB to return to DPR, MPR: Alwi
PKB to return to DPR, MPR: Alwi JAKARTA (JP): The National Awakening Party (PKB), after dismissing its chairman and freezing its factions at the House of Representatives and at the People's Consultative Assembly, is set to revive the factions and participate again in both institutions. The decision to return to the legislature and fire its chairman Matori Abdul Djalil would be sealed at the party's upcoming national working meeting, slated to be held in Yogyakarta on Aug. 13 and Aug.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
DPR backs plan to use customary law in Poso
DPR backs plan to use customary law in Poso POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): A plan to resolve the three-year- old sectarian conflict in Poso by way of enforcing customary law has received strong backing from the House of Representatives in Jakarta. Community leaders will try customary law after state law failed to bring about the desired results.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur not fit as Father of Nation
Gus Dur not fit as Father of Nation From Rakyat Merdeka As an Indonesian citizen I object to the suggestion of giving Gus Dur, the former president, the title: "Father of the Nation", because, according to my observation, during his tenure he has not been an exemplary or noble leader. His performance and integrity, in my opinion, worsened by his uncontrolled emotions, led to confrontational episodes and the issuance of the presidential decree.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
When state law doesn't work, try customary law
When state law doesn't work, try customary law POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): A plan to resolve the three-year- old sectarian conflict in Poso by way of enforcing customary law has received strong backing from the House of Representatives in Jakarta. Community leaders will try customary law after state law failed to bring about the desired results.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian carmaker to decide on Daihatsu bid next month
Malaysian carmaker to decide on Daihatsu bid next month KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's second national carmaker Perodua will decide by next month on a bid by its Japanese partner Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. to buy a majority stake, a report said Sunday. Talks between Daihatsu and Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn. Bhd. (Perodua) were still ongoing, its managing director Abdul Rahman Omar was quoted as saying by The Sun newspaper.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ministers must be clean
Ministers must be clean From Koran Tempo The election of Megawati Soekarnoputri as president and Hamzah Haz as vice president has been positively responded to by the markets, which has been shown by the strengthening of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar from Rp 11,000 to Rp 10,000.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ferries subjected to bribes: Body
Ferries subjected to bribes: Body JAKARTA (JP): Nine ferries from Batam and Tanjungpinang, Riau, were allowed to dock at Pasir Gudang's international harbor in Malaysia, after paying bribes to the port officer in Johor Bahru, chairman of the Batam-based Association of Indonesian Ship Owners, said on Sunday. H.Z.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Motorists lodge protest against new parking fees
Motorists lodge protest against new parking fees JAKARTA (JP): Motorists protested on Sunday at parking operator PT Securindo Packatama for arbitrarily charging more fees, including Value Added Tax (VAT), to current parking fees without any prior announcement. They were also skeptical that the private company, which is notorious for its lack of transparency, would really submit the tax to the Ministry of Finance's Directorate General for Taxation.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Market expects Hamzah to deliver on his promise
Market expects Hamzah to deliver on his promise JAKARTA (JP): As the country enters its third week, effectively without a government, the rupiah's rise and fall hinges on whether Vice President Hamzah Haz can deliver on his promise to present a "market friendly" Cabinet this week. Currency analyst Farial Anwar said the market was expecting President Megawati Soekarnoputri to heed its demand for a professional economic team.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Bylaw on financial sharing needed
Bylaw on financial sharing needed PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Commission C, dealing with budgetary affairs at the Central Sulawesi provincial legislative council, is discussing a bylaw on financial sharing among the province, regency and mayoralty, according to its chairman. Helmi D.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Erasmus to hold photo exhibition
Erasmus to hold photo exhibition JAKARTA (JP): Erasmus Huis Dutch cultural center is to hold a photo exhibition from Aug. 7 to Aug. 18 on the works of 85 children of varied backgrounds. The children are inhabitants of Bantar Gebang rubbish dump in East Jakarta, residents of Desa Putera orphanage in East Jakarta and students of the Netherlands International School. Caretaker Minister of Settlements and Regional Infrastructure Erna Witoelar is scheduled to open the exhibition.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Muhammadiyah offers up members for Cabinet posts
Muhammadiyah offers up members for Cabinet posts YOGYAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, Syafii Ma'arif admitted here on Saturday that he had offered President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz names of members of his organization who could fill ministerial posts. Syafii, however, denied reports that he had insisted the two leaders selected Muhammadiyah members for the new Cabinet.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur's legacy
Gus Dur's legacy From Media Indonesia Regardless of former President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's weaknesses, we believe that some of what he has done is positive and should even be lauded. Democratization is a good example in this respect.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Computer sales projected to equal last year's figures
Computer sales projected to equal last year's figures JAKARTA (JP): The strengthening of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar, coupled with the government's new tax policy, may spur sales of computers for the next six months, but the initial growth target of 20 percent for this year is unlikely to be reached, an association executive said. Chairman of the Indonesian Computer Dealers Association (Apkomindo) G.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Thief shot dead on crime scene
Thief shot dead on crime scene JAKARTA (JP): Patrolling police officers stopped a theft that was in progress at the traffic lights on Jl. Kamal Raya in West Jakarta and shot dead one of the two thieves, a police report said on Sunday. Twenty-four-year-old Widodo, who lives in Warung Pojok, Kapuk Raya, West Jakarta, died instantly at the scene on Saturday night, while his accomplice, Mamay, 32, was arrested.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Floral festival: An oasis in the city
Floral festival: An oasis in the city JAKARTA (JP): Banteng Square in Central Jakarta looks different these days. Beautiful flowers of various colors welcome visitors as they approach the main gate. Walking along the aisles, you can see hundreds of well- arranged plants around many stands set up for this annual flora and fauna event. The festival, called Flona Jakarta 2001, was officially launched by Governor Sutiyoso on Friday and will last until Aug. 20.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Students take Golkar protest to the zoo
Students take Golkar protest to the zoo JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students headed to Gembira Loka Zoo in Yogyakarta on Saturday to voice their grievances against the Golkar Party, following the Supreme Court's rejection of a suit against the party. The students, grouped in the Communication Institution Forum of Yogyakarta Students (FKLMY), walked a distance of four kilometers from the Village Community Development Institute (STPMD) campus in Timoho, Yogyakarta.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Floral festival an oasis in town
Floral festival an oasis in town JAKARTA (JP): Banteng Square in Central Jakarta looks different these days. Beautiful flowers of various colors welcome visitors as they approach the main gate. Walking along the aisles, you can see hundreds of well- arranged plants around many stands set up for this annual flora and fauna event. The festival, called Flona Jakarta 2001, was officially launched by Governor Sutiyoso on Friday and will last until Aug. 20.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting, Ceramics Paul Husner, F. Widayanto, Galeri Minima - Maxima, Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda 88D, Arteri Pondok Indah (Phone: 7207171, 7209009), 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., until Aug. 23. * Painting Barli Sasmitawinata, Sriyanto Gallery, Jl. Gedung Hijau Raya 36, South Jakarta (Phone: 7503117), until Aug. 7. * Painting by Alfi, Galeri Lontar, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Phone: 8573388), 8 p.m., until Aug. 23.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Why this delay?
Why this delay? Ideally, President Megawati Soekarnoputri should have announced her Cabinet by Aug.1, one week after she, then Vice President, was installed by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) as president Abdurrahman Wahid's successor. That Cabinet could then have benefited from the reservoir of goodwill and the high expectations that the market had shown.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Seven detained on charges of separatism
Seven detained on charges of separatism JAKARTA(JP): Following the detention of an Acehnese activist, police detained early on Saturday seven more people believed to have connections with separatist activities in the troubled province of Aceh, an officer said on Sunday. "We suspect these people are related to activities of the separatist group GAM (Free Aceh Movement), but we are still trying to find supporting evidence," spokesman for the Jakarta Police Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
NZ dominate KL 'towerthon' race
NZ dominate KL 'towerthon' race KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): New Zealanders dominated an annual Malaysian "towerthon" race Sunday, with world mountain running champion Jonathan Wyatt clinching the title for the third year in a row. Wyatt, 29, the world mountain running champion in 1998 and 2000, clocked 10 minutes, 32.84 seconds to win the Telekom Malaysia International Towerthon race to scale the Kuala Lumpur telecommunications tower.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
No trespassing on Soeharto land
No trespassing on Soeharto land From time to time I visit the family of a friend who has a bungalow in Lebak Ciheurang, West Java. There are two ways to get there: One is much longer and the road is very winding and rough. The second is through a gate that goes past a group of houses connected to pak Soeharto's cattle ranch. These houses are for his staff (most likely supervisory, as the houses are very nice).
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Learning physics the enjoyable way
Learning physics the enjoyable way JAKARTA (JP): Physics can be fun, if you start by learning the simple basic concepts found in everyday life instead of merely cramming tricky formulae and complicated numbers. At least that is what Yohanes Surya, President of the Asia Physics Olympiad claims.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 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 Show 2:00 News 2:15 Debating 3:40 Quiz 4:15 Children's Program 4:30 Performance 5:00 News 5:30 TV Drama 6:00 News 7:00 Talk Show 8:00 Music and Cinema 9:00 Music 10:00 News 10:30 Talk Show 11:30 Music Program 2 5:30 p.m. Music 6:30 City News 7:00 Variety Show 7:30 News (in English) 8:30 Documentary TPI 5:30 a.m.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Clashes break out in Seram
Clashes break out in Seram AMBON, Maluku (JP): Communal clashes broke out in the village of Alang Asa Ude on Seram island, in the early hours of Saturday, leaving one army personnel dead, a local resident injured and at least 20 makeshift houses burned. Deputy commander of 731 Kabaresi Infantry Battalion Maj. Syamsul confirmed the incident and identified the victims as Second Pvt. Emmanuel Huluk and civilian J. Muskita. Seram island is located to the north of Maluku island.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Public warned about questionable fund-raising
Public warned about questionable fund-raising JAKARTA (JP): Police warned the public ahead of the 56th anniversary of Independence Day to be aware of any questionable fund-raising activities to celebrate the event that use the names of former president Sukarno and his family. City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Hear CD quality sound radio thru' WorldSpace
Hear CD quality sound radio thru' WorldSpace By Gatot Tio JAKARTA (JP): Do you know that we can now enjoy digital broadcasts from around the world via a receiver? This is what we call the digital broadcasting system supplied by WorldSpace (WS), and the tuners consist of AM, FM and satellite bands. You can tune in to radio stations that broadcast via WS in satellite band.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Analysts slam strategy in sale of BCA shares
Analysts slam strategy in sale of BCA shares JAKARTA (JP): As controversy over the sales of shares of publicly-listed Bank Central Asia (BCA) heats up, analysts demanded that the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) conduct the sale of the bank in a transparent manner. An economist at the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), Sri Adiningsih, said that IBRA should disclose the identity of bidders to maintain transparency.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Decree was Gus Dur's last futile effort
Decree was Gus Dur's last futile effort Many analysts believe President Abdurrahman Wahid hastened his downfall when he issued a decree to dissolve the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on July 23. Sure enough, he was fired by the MPR in a matter of eight hours. What went through his mind that prompted his decision?
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Nias
Nias 'Stop logging in Nias to prevent flooding'. Page 2 Arrest Seven detained on charges of separatism. Page 3 Loan Japan is not our ATM. Page 4 Mascot Joyful lion 'sheroo' named mascot for Afro-Asian Games. Page 6 Market Market expects Hamzah to deliver on promise. Page 11 E. Timor E. Timor calls pipeline criticism unhelpful. Page 12 Iran Factional rifts delays Khatami's swearing-in. Page 13
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Old wounds reopened
Old wounds reopened "I am not glorifying or justifying the past," insists Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of his impending visit to the Yasukuni shrine to his country's war dead, and seven war criminals.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Koizumi set to visit war shrine: LDP official
Koizumi set to visit war shrine: LDP official TOKYO (Reuters): Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit a shrine for Japan's war dead that also contains souls of convicted war criminals, but may avoid the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, a senior ruling party official said on Sunday. The popular Koizumi has been under heavy pressure from China and South Korea, both victims of Japan's wartime aggression, to call off his planned visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Rights activists applaud new decree on ad hoc tribunal
Rights activists applaud new decree on ad hoc tribunal JAKARTA (JP): Human rights activists applauded on Sunday the renewed presidential decree on the establishment of an ad hoc tribunal to try suspects of gross human rights abuses in the 1984 Tanjung Priok and 1999 East Timor bloodshed.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Sport complex management questioned
Sport complex management questioned JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has demanded the right to manage the Bung Karno sports complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, which he claims to have been mismanaged by its current management board. The sports complex is currently managed by Bung Karno Sports Complex Management Board, which was established by the State Secretary.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Motorbike thefts in Tangerang
Motorbike thefts in Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): Motorcycle thefts occurred in two separate places here on Friday and Saturday, police said. Friday's robbery took place when six unidentified men attacked a member of the army who was riding his motorcycle in Jatiuwung and stole his Honda. Deputy chief of the Tangerang police detectives Insp.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Students help improve orangutans' cage
Students help improve orangutans' cage Text and photo by Kafil Yamin BANDUNG (JP): Akriti and her classmates, who are students at Bandung International School (BIS), visited the zoo at the weekend. They were excited at seeing various species of animals but were stunned when they saw two orangutans sitting somberly inside their small cage. The orangutans moved, but they didn't behave the way they normally did: jumping, hopping, sliding, swaying... "They looked lackluster.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Public warned of fund-raising fraud
Public warned of fund-raising fraud JAKARTA (JP): Police warned the public ahead of the 56th anniversary of Independence Day to be aware of any questionable fund-raising activities to celebrate the event that use the names of former president Sukarno and his family. City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Megawati pays a visit to palace compound
Megawati pays a visit to palace compound JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri visited the presidential palace in Jakarta on Sunday, one day before she officially starts using it as her future presidential office. In the three-hour impromptu visit, Megawati was accompanied by her husband Taufik Kiemas, daughter Puan Maharani and spokesman Bambang Kesowo. They arrived at the State Palace at 10 a.m.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Look to Singapore
Look to Singapore From Surabaya Post Indonesia will soon have a new Cabinet. As a member of ASEAN, which was early on dubbed ASEAN's "Big Brother", I think it would be appropriate for us to study the economic achievements of one of our neighbors: Singapore. When Singapore was ruled by Britain, Lee Kuan Yew set up the People's Action Party (PAP) in 1954 and become the first Prime Minister of an independent Singapore in 1961. From 1990 he became Senior Minister.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
House attack in Central Java
House attack in Central Java PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of people from the village of Cipawon in Purwokerto, Central Java, have taken retaliatory action for the killing of their friend by damaging at least 15 houses in the neighboring village of Kembangan, police said. Purbalingga Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sofyan said on Sunday the attack in Kembangan was sparked by a number of village residents who set upon a Cipawon resident, 19-year-old Kasdiyono and mobbed him to death.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Mega, don't waste public support!
Mega, don't waste public support! From Media Indonesia Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Ibu Megawati Soekarnoputri was unanimously elected in the People's Consultative Assembly Special Session on July 23, 2001 to replace former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid. She has received the mandate to rule the country until 2004 from the People's Consultative Assembly.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Nine Thais drown after boat capsizes
Nine Thais drown after boat capsizes BANGKOK (Reuters): Nine people drowned and seven were missing after a boat taking passengers on a cruise at a dam in southern Thailand capsized in high winds, Thai radio reported on Sunday. The boat, carrying mostly officials from Thailand's irrigation department, sank on Saturday evening at the Pran Buri dam in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Four other boat passengers were rescued and search teams were still looking for survivors, Thai radio said.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Half of Way Kambas National Park damaged
Half of Way Kambas National Park damaged BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung (JP): About fifty percent of the total 130,000 hectares of Way Kambas National Park in East Lampung regency has been damaged by illegal logging, an official said. "Almost half of the national park area, which also functions as an elephant training center, is severely damaged," the head of the East Lampung tourism office, Edwin Bangsaratoe, said on Sunday.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Stop logging in Nias: Councillor
Stop logging in Nias: Councillor MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): Speaker of Nias Legislative Council Ali Amran Tanjung urged the Nias administration on Sunday to temporarily stop rampant logging on the island to help halt the rapid rate of deforestation, blamed as the main reason behind the recent major floods. "It's time for the Nias administration to issue a policy ordering logging to stop, otherwise it's feared that a similar disaster will recur," Ali Amran told The Jakarta Post by phone.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
East Timor government calls pipeline criticism unhelpful
East Timor government calls pipeline criticism unhelpful DILI, East Timor (Reuters): East Timor's transitional government on Sunday dismissed criticism that it was to blame for the delay in a key pipeline crucial to developing its natural gas reserves and to bring revenue to the impoverished territory. Last week, partners in the Bayu-Undan Timor Sea project indefinitely deferred the US$500 million plan to bring gas to northern Australia, citing legal, fiscal and tax uncertainty.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Arroyo to visit Malaysia soon
Arroyo to visit Malaysia soon MANILA (AFP): In her first overseas foray since taking office in January, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will visit Malaysia this week as the two neighbors try to end a long and bloody Filipino Muslim rebellion. Predominantly-Muslim Malaysia is currently hosting talks between Manila and the largest Philippine separatist Muslim group. There are expectations of a peace pact being clinched during Arroyo's trip.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
13 hostages rescued in raid on Abu Sayyaf
13 hostages rescued in raid on Abu Sayyaf KAPATAGAN, Philippines (AFP): Philippine troops rescued 13 Filipino hostages Sunday and killed several Abu Sayyaf kidnappers in a pre-dawn raid in southern Basilan island, the military said. Under cover of darkness, army troops attacked an Abu Sayyaf camp at 2:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. Jakarta time) in the hinterland village of Kapayawan on the outskirts of Basilan's capital town of Isabela, triggering a gunbattle.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
Floral festival: An oasis in the city
Floral festival: An oasis in the city JAKARTA (JP): Banteng Square in Central Jakarta looks different these days. Beautiful flowers of various colors welcome visitors as they approach the main gate. Walking along the aisles, you can see hundreds of well- arranged plants around many stands set up for this annual flora and fauna event. The festival, called Flona Jakarta 2001, was officially launched by Governor Sutiyoso on Friday and will last until Aug. 20.
Mon, 06 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB
11 killed in road accident
11 killed in road accident SEMARANG (JP): Eleven people died and five other sustained serious injuries on Sunday when a bus hit several vehicles after its brakes failed in Wonosobo, Central Java. The accident occurred when the brakes of the Sari Agung Tour bus failed upon reaching the village of Candimulyo Kertek in Wonosobo, Antara reported. The bus, driven by Haryanto, hit two motorcycles coming from the opposite direction and collided with a van in front of it.