Archive: 27 September 2001
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Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
DAMRI drivers go strike over wages
DAMRI drivers go strike over wages SURABAYA (JP): Around 400 bus drivers and crew members of the state public transport company (DAMRI) went on strike in Surabaya leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The drivers rallied at the provincial legislative council, demanding a 200 percent salary increase. The all-out strike followed on from the failure of negotiations with the company's executives on Tuesday to make any headway.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Maintenance of 'Argo Bromo'
Maintenance of 'Argo Bromo' From Sinar Pagi Two friends of mine and I took the Argo Bromo train from Surabaya to Jakarta at 6:40 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2001. We intentionally chose this train, hoping to receive superior service as well as to feel more relaxed and enjoy the facilities provided by the train management. Unfortunately, our hopes turned into disappointment. The reading lamps in car No.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Police cowardice
Police cowardice Amid the pandemonium of global reactions that have arisen in the wake of the terrorist attacks upon the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, a few statements made by Indonesian officials here at home deserve to be noted. Last Tuesday, for example, a spokesman for our National Police, Brig. Gen.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Pakistani man tried for heroin case
Pakistani man tried for heroin case TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court began on Wednesday the trial of a drug case involving a Pakistani who had allegedly smuggled more than one kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June this year.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
GENERAL ISSUE SEPT 27 IT
GENERAL ISSUE SEPT 27 IT ;JP; ANPAc..r.. IT-knowledge-acceptance JP/ / Tips on gaining knowledge and acceptance By Onno W. Purbo JAKARTA (JP): Rapid advances in Information Technology (IT) may revolutionize ways of gaining knowledge and acceptance in the IT professional world. A shift in mind-set and education curriculum should be made in a short time, or one may seriously be left behind. Rapid advances in technology open up huge IT job opportunities.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Ulemas council clarifies its statement on jihad
Ulemas council clarifies its statement on jihad JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) clarified on Wednesday its call for a jihad, stressing that it did not mean that the organization was urging Muslims to take part in a war against the United States. "Jihad fii sabiilillah means fighting in the path of Allah in a very broad sense ... not in the form of a war or physical contact," MUI Secretary-General Din Syamsuddin told the media here.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Government to heed civil service affairs
Government to heed civil service affairs JAKARTA (JP): The government is determined to pay more attention to civil servant development in a bid to help improve efficiency, professionalism and services to the public. More attention is significantly needed to ease further pressure on the government due to uncontrolled recruitment of civil servants, a coordination meeting on peoples' welfare said on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Hand-foot-mouth disease returns, invades schools
Hand-foot-mouth disease returns, invades schools JAKARTA (JP): Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) returned to Jakarta and affected a number of kindergartens and elementary schools in Jakarta recently.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia-Japan ties
Indonesia-Japan ties Japan should naturally be the next leg of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's current overseas visit immediately after her summit talks with American President George W. Bush in Washington last week. And bilateral economic cooperation is certainly the primary objective of her talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday, given Japan's role as the single largest creditor, investor and trading partner in Indonesia.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
JORR project still facing uncertainty: IBRA
JORR project still facing uncertainty: IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The tender process for the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project continued to be plagued by uncertainty as the administrative court ordered the government to delay the tender. "We are still facing a legal problem. We are now waiting for the administrative court decision about the JORR project," the chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), I Putu Ary Suta, told reporters on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Post Purwokerto, Central Java Lacking funds makes the government find it hard to curb the spread of the contagious tuberculosis (TB) which claimed 140,000 people nationwide per annum, according to an official. Umar Fahmi Achmadi, Directorate General of Contagious Disease Eradication and Environmental Sanitation said for the medicine alone, the government must set aside Rp 35 billion (US$3,7 million) per year.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Govt ponders substitute drugs to treat addicts
Govt ponders substitute drugs to treat addicts By Fitri Wulandari JAKARTA (JP): The government is considering distributing disposable syringes or lighter drugs to intravenous drug users as part of an official campaign to fight drug abuse. Minister of Health Achmad Suyudi said on Wednesday that the government would go ahead with the program -- in spite of the controversy over the drug-for-drug scheme.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged
Anti-U.S. demos: Muslim students and activists staged demonstrations in major cities in Java on Wednesday to press their demand that the U.S. drop any plans to bomb Afghanistan. Full report on Page 2 HFMD returns: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) returned to Jakarta and affected a number of kindergartens and elementary schools in Jakarta recently. Several preschools have temporarily shut down school activities for up to a week due to the contagious disease.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
OPEC chiefs fail to reach deal
OPEC chiefs fail to reach deal VIENNA (AFP): OPEC energy chiefs did not reach an agreement on oil output Wednesday and delayed a final meeting to approve production levels until Thursday, the grouping's president Chakib Khelil of Algeria said. "No agreement yet," Khelil told reporters as he emerged from an informal gathering of energy chiefs of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), adding that a final decision would be taken "tomorrow".
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Galungan, a time of blessings and festivity in Bali
Galungan, a time of blessings and festivity in Bali By I Wayan Juniartha DENPASAR, Bali (JP): For many people, Galungan is considered as the biggest religious festival in Bali. Yet for some, it holds more significance than that. The festival of Galungan, which fell on Wednesday Sept. 26, is a six-monthly religious event during which the Balinese Hindus celebrate the victory of righteousness, or dharma, over unrighteousness and evil, or adharma.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Most skyscrapers built by foreigners
Most skyscrapers built by foreigners JAKARTA (JP): About sixty percent of the high-rise buildings in the city were designed by foreign architects, according to an Indonesian architectural organization. Rai Pratadaja, a patron of the Association of Indonesian Architecture Graduates (PASI), said that most of the skyscrapers in Sudirman and Kuningan had been designed by foreign architects. "Foreign and local architects are both skillful.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
'JORR project sill
'JORR project sill facing uncertainty' ADIANTO P.SIMAMORA The Jakarta Post Jakarta The tender process for the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project continued to be plagued by uncertainty as the administrative court ordered the government to delay the tender. "We are still facing a legal problem. We are now waiting for the administrative court decision about the JORR project," the chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), I Putu Ary Suta, told reporters on Wednesday.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Volleyball league starts in Bandung
Volleyball league starts in Bandung JAKARTA (JP): The 2001 Indonesian Volleyball League will start in Bandung, West Java, next month, with the organizing committee dispelling fears that the national team's failure at the recently concluded Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will undermine people's interest in the sport. The league will feature seven teams in the men's category and eight teams in the women's. The participating clubs are members of the premier league.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Death penalty for corrupters demanded
Death penalty for corrupters demanded JAKARTA (JP): Anti-corruption activists demanded on Wednesday that anyone found guilty of corruption be given a maximum penalty of death. "In certain circumstances the death penalty should be handed down to those guilty of corruption," coordinator of Government Watch Farid R. Faqih said. He said other corrupters with lighter offenses should be sent to jail for at least 20 years as their misdeeds had caused losses to the state.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
1. Duit
1. Duit (2 X 25) Asian currencies end higher, after recouping early losses P/11/Duit Asian currencies mostly higher late; recoup early losses SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were marginally higher late Wednesday after recovering from morning losses, as the dollar's near-term direction remained ambiguous, dealers said. "Trading is listless, directionless," said a dealer at a European bank.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
FOR OCTOBER 3
FOR OCTOBER 3 Relations between Germany and Indonesia sound and profound Opening this special coverage are excerpts taken from an interview with German Ambassador to Indonesia Dr. Gerhard Fulda on the relations between Germany and Indonesia. First of all we would like to congratulate you on Day of German Reunification and subsequently we would appreciate having an exchange of ideas on German-Indonesian relations.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Slim pickings
Slim pickings As I began reading the Oktoberfest review of Sept. 26, only one thing went through my mind. German food. To an Australian- Muslim of German descent living in Indonesia, it seemed a dream come true. I began planning when I could enjoy this feast. But I wonder what Kempinski Hotel Plaza is thinking. Of course it was good of Chef Eberl to use veal instead of pork for the jaegerschnitzel, in deference to local sensibilities, but then, will that be only dish I can enjoy?
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
for IT -- Sept -27
for IT -- Sept -27 ;JP; ANPAc..r.. IT-infrastructure-needs JP/ / Infrastructure: Trend, need, cost or investment? By Paulus Bambang WS JAKARTA (JP): In the face of AFTA, just 16 months away, every company in this region, like it or not and ready or not, despite internal problems such as debt restructuring and capital expenditure limitation, will have to compete with global players. Forms of competition will change rapidly and will often be unprecedented.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Tough talks await Indonesia in Japan
Tough talks await Indonesia in Japan By Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri are to meet here on Thursday after both leaders held separate talks with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington. Megawati, the leader of the country with the world's largest Muslim population, went ahead last week with her scheduled visit to Washington despite the Sept. 11 tragedy.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
A reminder of past promises by PDI-P
A reminder of past promises by PDI-P This is the second of two articles on the promises made by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) by Paige Johnson, a Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia in the United States and Julia Suryakusuma, executive director of the API (Almanac of Indonesian Politics) Foundation in Jakarta.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Megawati in bleak Japan:
Megawati in bleak Japan: The tough talks start Kornelius Purba in Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri are to meet here on Thursday after both leaders held separate talks with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington. Megawati, the leader of the country with the world's largest Muslim population, went ahead last week with her scheduled visit to Washington despite the Sept. 11 tragedy.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Anti-U.S. demos go on, embassy tightly guarded
Anti-U.S. demos go on, embassy tightly guarded Ahmad Juanidi in Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Muslim students and activists staged demonstrations in major cities in Java on Wednesday to press their demand that the U.S. drop any plans to bomb Afghanistan. In Jakarta, police tightened security at the American Embassy where demonstrations have taken place every day so far this week. Six police trucks were seen parked outside the premises.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
School collapses
School collapses SURABAYA: Lima orang siswa Sekolah Dasar (SD) Sukodono, Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur mengalami luka berat akibat sekolahnya roboh karena bangunannya rapuh. "Ada lima siswa yang sekarang dirawat di RSUD Sidoarjo karena mengalami luka berat," kata Kepala Kepolisian Resort (Kapolres) Sidoarjo Ajun Komisaris Besar Polisi (AKBP) Drs Budi Susilo, Rabu.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
2001 volleyball league starts in Bandung
2001 volleyball league starts in Bandung JAKARTA (JP): The 2001 Indonesian Volleyball League will start in Bandung, West Java, next month, with the organizing committee dispelling fears that the national team's failure at the recently concluded Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will undermine people's interest in the sport. The league will feature seven teams in the men's category and eight teams in the women's. The participating clubs are members of the premier league.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
;JP;ZATNI;
;JP;ZATNI; ANPAc..r.. General-issue-IT JP/13/ZATNI What do we mean when we say IT? By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): To put it in perspective, let us start by noting that back in 1937 the railway authority in Bandung -- still under the Dutch administration -- was already using a punch card machine, the precursor of the modern computers. In the 1940s, our military was already using a first- generation computer to handle its accounting.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
1. Tokyo:
1. Tokyo: Tough talks await RI in Japan 1 x 26 48pt NCSB By Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): Both Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri are to meet here on Thursday after both leaders held separate talks with U.S. President George W.Bush in Washington. 2.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
'Becak' drivers protest
'Becak' drivers protest JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of becak (pedicab) drivers staged a protest on Wednesday outside the office of the head of Kemayoran district, Central Jakarta, demanding their confiscated vehicles be returned. They shouted their demand over 18 pedicabs which were seized during a raid by local administration late on Tuesday. The protesters complained that their fellow drivers, whose pedicabs were seized, could not feed their families as they could not make any money.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Garuda ends debt restructuring
Garuda ends debt restructuring TANTRI YULIANDINI The Jakarta Post Jakarta National flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia had finalized its US$1.51 billion debt restructuring and could now concentrate on its privatization plans, a senior executive said. "We have reached an agreement with our creditors to reschedule loans, which had been overdue three years ago for another eight years," Garuda's president and chief executive officer Abdulgani said in New York on Tuesday (Wednesday Jakarta time).
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Megawati: U.S. visit a success
Megawati: U.S. visit a success By Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kornelius Purba TOKYO (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri, describing her nine-day visit to the United States as a big success, was counting her blessings Wednesday aboard the Garuda Airbus 330 on her way from Seattle to Tokyo. One of the blessings is President George W. Bush's administration's support for Indonesia's territorial integrity. Another is the U.S. agreement to resume military ties with the Indonesian Military (TNI).
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Folkwang's world premiere closes Art Summit
Folkwang's world premiere closes Art Summit By Linda Hoemar Abidin JAKARTA (JP): What better way to close the Third Art Summit Indonesia 2001 International Festival on Contemporary Performing Arts than to present a world premiere filled with powerful imagery, subtle humor and soulful dancing by a young, ingenious choreographer? On Sept. 26 and Sept.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Plan to buy waste trucks postponed
Plan to buy waste trucks postponed JAKARTA (JP): City administration said on Wednesday it needed to delay a plan to purchase trucks for its sanitary agency and public order office since the funds allocated for the vehicles were used to pay for 55 sedans and five buses for councillors.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Dollar exchange rate
Dollar exchange rate From Kompas As a layman, I find comments reported in the media on the appropriate exchange rate of the rupiah against the U.S. dollar ridiculous. I am disappointed with the comment made by the newly appointed minister for trade and industry for taking the side of exporters, saying that the drop in the U.S. dollar exchange rate against the rupiah would be unfavorable to the country's export sector. She cited that some components had been purchased earlier when the U.S.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Batam autonomy worries investors
Batam autonomy worries investors BATAM, Riau: Implementation of regional autonomy on Batam island is worrying investors from neighboring Singapore. Like businesspeople from other parts of the world, Singaporeans have not yet received sufficient information about the autonomy that Indonesia's central government gave to regencies one year ago.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Experts rue sweep against Americans
Experts rue sweep against Americans JAKARTA (JP): An American consultant living in Yogyakarta has complained to Sleman Police station about threats made against him following political tension between the U.S. and Afghanistan, according to Mahfud MD, former minister of defense and security. "I accompanied him to the police on Sept. 22.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Sanchez-Vicario and Yayuk
Sanchez-Vicario and Yayuk waltz to Bali 2nd round
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Tribalpeople threaten log firm
Tribalpeople threaten log firm MANOKWARI, Irian Jaya: Tribespeople in Fruata village, Babo subdistrict, have threatened to forcibly stop the operations of a logging company, PT Agoda Rimba Irian, unless their demand for compensation is met. The villagers claim that the company, a subsidiary of the Jayanti Group, has felled trees on a 16-square-kilometer area of their communal land, which lies outside its concession. They demand compensation of Rp 2 billion.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
1. Cement (3x15)
1. Cement (3x15) Govt seeks extension of Semen Gresik sale deadline 2. Jorr (3x12) JORR project still facing uncertainty:IBRA 3. IATA (2x22) IMF says Asia to take hit amid global slowdown 4. GAR (2x16) Garuda finalizes debt restructuring 5. PAL (3x6) PAL to raise fares 6. Phone (2x12) Plan to reduce bandwidth hailed 7. WTO (2x18) WTO conference to go ahead in Doha: WTO 8. Micro (2x16) Consumer groups blast Microsoft
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Pakistani man tried for 1 kg of heroin
Pakistani man tried for 1 kg of heroin TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang District Court began on Wednesday the trial of a drug case involving a Pakistani who had allegedly smuggled more than one kilogram of heroin from Pakistan into the country in June this year.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Penalty
Penalty Acts of intimidation and threats made against others' lives are classified as criminal acts under the following articles of the Indonesian Criminal Code: 1. Article 335 on acts of coercion. The maximum penalty is one-year imprisonment or a fine of Rp 4,500. 2. Article 170 on mass violence. The maximum penalty is five- and-a-half years imprisonment.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
RP vows to bring the Abu Sayyaf to its knees
RP vows to bring the Abu Sayyaf to its knees MANILA (Agencies): President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed Wednesday to defeat terrorism in the Philippines and pledged full support for the U.S.-led international coalition against the blight worldwide. "The impact of our involvement in the war against terrorism will not be measured by our contribution to the international coalition alone," she said.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian Airline System said on Wednesday it will levy an
Malaysian Airline System said on Wednesday it will levy an insurance surcharge of US$1.25 per passenger on all its international and domestic flights. Boeing Co., the world's biggest commercial jet maker, on Tuesday said it had booked orders for 20 new jetliners worth just over a US$1 billion at list prices to unnamed customers.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Six Pakistanis suspected as terrorists in Manado
Six Pakistanis suspected as terrorists in Manado MANADO, North Sulawesi: Six Pakistanis, who did not report their presence and activities after staying for 39 days in several areas here, were suspected by local people as members of an international terrorism. A police officer said that the Pakistanis, who are proselytizing Islamic values in the city, arrived in the city on July 27, but just reported their presence to the police and other authority here on Sept. 4.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
Garuda seeks aid to avoid grounding
Garuda seeks aid to avoid grounding By Tantri Yuliandini JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia has sent a letter to the government requesting financial support against possible grounding at overseas destinations due to insufficient insurance coverage, a senior executive said. The plea came in response to the global aviation insurers' decision to limit liability coverage for injury and damage to people and property on the ground from terrorism, hijacking, and other war risks.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
TNI considers setting up agency to combat terrorism
TNI considers setting up agency to combat terrorism JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Adm. Widodo A.S. has proposed the establishment of a national agency to fight terrorism. Widodo said on Wednesday Indonesia currently has military information exchange arrangements, as well as military student exchange programs with neighboring countries in its efforts to counter terrorist attacks.
Thu, 27 Sep 2001, 00:00 WIB
'Indonesia's SEA Games poor showing not a failure'
'Indonesia's SEA Games poor showing not a failure' JAKARTA (JP): An evaluation of Indonesia's performance at the recently concluded SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur was conducted on Wednesday, with former chief-de-mission Putera Astaman disputing calls that the showing was "a failure". Collecting 71 gold medals, Indonesia ended up in third place in Kuala Lumpur, the second time the country has rounded off its biennial sports meet performance in a mediocre position since Brunei Darussalam in 1999.