Archive: 7 September 2001
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Fri, 07 Sep 2001
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CheckedJP/TextileTextile products become less competitive in overseas market JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia's textile exports performed remarkably well last year, rising operating costs, political uncertainty and the unstable rupiah have made the industry less competitive in such major buying...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Vague story clouds 'Pasir Berbisik'
Vague story clouds 'Pasir Berbisik'By Hera DianiPasir Berbisik, **1/2 out of four stars; Drama, 106 minutes ; Starring Christine Hakim, Slamet Rahardjo, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Didi Petet, Desi Fitri, Drs. Purnomo (Mang Udel), Karlina Inawati Directed by Nan T.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat
Officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat JAKARTA (JP): After announcing its finding that 42 percent of 500 goats slaughtered in Jakarta were infected with toxoplasma bacteria, City Husbandry Agency officials kept silent on the problem on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
KL launches world's first 'smart-card' for citizens
KL launches world's first 'smart-card' for citizens KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia launched the world's first national "smart-card" for citizens Thursday as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held talks with global hi-tech chiefs to accelerate development of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC).
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Audit commision faces rising criticism
Audit commision faces rising criticism JAKARTA (JP): High expectations by the public of a thoroughgoing eradication of corruption have turned into strong criticism of the Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN), due to its poor performance.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Islamic-state dream haunts alliance
Islamic-state dream haunts allianceBy P. Ramasamy KUALA LUMPUR: The notion of the Islamic state as articulated by Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) might have endeared the party to Malays in general, but it poses a serious threat to the survival of the opposition front, Barisan Alternatif.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
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CheckedJP/TextileTextile products become less competitive in overseas market JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia's textile exports performed remarkably well last year, rising operating costs, political uncertainty and the unstable rupiah have made the industry less competitive in such major buying...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Pusri asks for lower natural gas price
Pusri asks for lower natural gas price JAKARTA (JP): PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri), the holding company of the country's state-owned fertilizer companies, has asked the government to further lower the current price for natural gas, the main raw material for fertilizer production.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Disappearance of my car
Disappearance of my carFrom Sinar PagiOn Aug. 27, 2001 I parked my car in the parking lot of Atmajaya University, Jakarta, properly locked the car, then attended a lecture from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.. Not long after I found that my car had disappeared.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Pre-college courses thrive in Yogyakarta
Pre-college courses thrive in YogyakartaBy Bambang M. YOGYAKARTA (JP): It is common knowledge that senior high school graduates, who are generally not ready to face the state university entrance examination, are targets for the lucrative pre-university tutoring business.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Thaksin drives Seat van
Thaksin drives Seat van BANGKOK (AP): Billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has given up his luxury Mercedes Benz for a Seat van fueled by a locally developed blend of palm oil and diesel.Thaksin arrived at the Parliament on Thursday in the 7-seater green van, catching lawmakers and...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Asian currencies down late as yen slides to 3-week lows
Asian currencies down late as yen slides to 3-week lows SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies suffered another round of bruising late Thursday as the dollar extended its rebound against the yen to hit three-week highs.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
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CheckedJP/TextileTextile products become less competitive in overseas market JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia's textile exports performed remarkably well last year, rising operating costs, political uncertainty and the unstable rupiah have made the industry less competitive in such major buying...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Thousands of teachers continue widespread strike
Thousands of teachers continue widespread strike JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of public-school teachers in several regions continued their strikes on Thursday as their demands for six-months' back pay got the cold shoulder from regional administrators.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
IBRA to sell more Salim Group assets
IBRA to sell more Salim Group assets JAKARTA (JP): The powerful Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Thursday it would sell four more assets pledged by the giant Salim Group to the agency by the end of the year.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Factions reject NGOs' proposal on commission
Factions reject NGOs' proposal on commission JAKARTA (JP): Most factions in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) turned down on Thursday the proposal advanced by NGOs for the establishment of an independent constitutional commission.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep.6 2001:Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 25 57,500 Adindo Foresta 105 5 110,000 AGIS 125 -5 555,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 700 0 20,000...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Ozonation clarification
Ozonation clarification First, we would like to thank Mr. Sunarto for his letter published in the local media. Further to Mr. Sunarto's letter, we have received several follow-up letters and inquiries with regard to AQUA's ozonation process.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
1.Duit ( 2 x 25 )
1.Duit ( 2 x 25 ) Asian currencies down late as yen slides to 3-week lows 2. Market ( 1 x 35 )Asian stocks end mixed, Tokyo stocks up 3. ( 1 X 35 )KL palm oil climbs on Indian shortage 4. Survey ( 2 x 24 )Tokyo-Mitsubishi largest bank in Asia, survey says 5.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Regencies reject calls to drop rulings on businesses
Regencies reject calls to drop rulings on businesses JAKARTA (JP): Top executives of the Indonesian Regencies' Association (APKASI) rejected on Thursday calls to drop various regional rulings, particularly on taxes and local government charges, which were disadvantageous to business.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
RI, Australia may widen extradition treaty
RI, Australia may widen extradition treaty JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Australia will study the possibility of widening their extradition treaty to cover people- smuggling offenses, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said after talks with three Australian ministers.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Teachers
Teachers Thousands of teachers continue widespread strike. Page 2 Toxoplasma Officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat. Page 3 RP generals Philippines' retired brass return. Page 4Film Vague story clouds 'Pasir Berbisik'. Page 7Tennis Sampras downs Agassi in US Open classic.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Independent auditor needed for bank fund: Economist
Independent auditor needed for bank fund: Economist JAKARTA (JP): The planned investigative audit on the bank blanket guarantee fund must include an independent auditor due to the lack of public confidence on the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), according to an economist.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Indonesia overcomes Vietnam in SEAG soccer
Indonesia overcomes Vietnam in SEAG soccer KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Indonesia defeated plucky Vietnam 1-0 in a highly charged encounter at the Southeast Asian Games soccer competition that saw both teams reduced to 10 men for nearly the entire game on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
$1.3b subway project may start next year
$1.3b subway project may start next year JAKARTA (JP): The city administration hopes to start the construction of its Fatmawati-Kota subway project, which is to be financed by a Japanese loan worth US$1.3 billion, next year, a senior official said on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
APKASI rejects calls to drop antibusiness rulings
APKASI rejects calls to drop antibusiness rulings JAKARTA (JP): Top executives of the Indonesian Regencies' Association (APKASI) rejected on Thursday calls to drop various regional rulings, particularly on taxes and local government charges, which were disadvantageous to business.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Fretilin wins polls, seals majority in legislature
Fretilin wins polls, seals majority in legislature DILI, East Timor (AP): The party that led East Timor's 24-year struggle for independence from Indonesia has won the fledgling nation's first democratic elections, United Nations officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Cars believed to belong to Tommy seized at workshop
Cars believed to belong to Tommy seized at workshop JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police raided an automotive workshop late on Wednesday and impounded ten luxury cars believed to belong to the fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, an police officer said on Thursday.Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
KL palm oil climbs on Indian shortage
KL palm oil climbs on Indian shortage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's crude palm oil futures touched the 1,085 ringgit major resistance level on Thursday on talk that India is facing an edible oil shortage and may cut palm oil import duties, traders said.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
1. Meat ---- 3x15
1. Meat ---- 3x15Officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat2. Tommy --- 2x21Cars believed to belong to Tommy seized at workshop3. Subway --- 2x16$1.3b subway project may start next year4. Bus ----- 2x20People should reject bus fare increase: YLKI5.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Askes' service unsatisfactory
Askes' service unsatisfactoryFrom Pikiran RakyatMy relative and his wife are both civil servants and holders of state health insurance scheme (Askes) cards. He is on the fourth wage scale and his wife is on the third. His wife underwent medical treatment as an in-patient at Al- Islam hospital on Jl.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
East Timorese leaders, UN staff to meet Megawati
East Timorese leaders, UN staff to meet Megawati DILI, East Timor (Agencies): East Timorese leaders and UN administrators will meet next week with Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who in the past has refused to talk with representatives of the fledgling nation, a top official said...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep.6 2001:Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 25 57,500 Adindo Foresta 105 5 110,000 AGIS 125 -5 555,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 700 0 20,000...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Eight officers finally released
Eight officers finally released JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro finally released on Thursday afternoon the eight middle-ranking officers who had allegedly breached police discipline, a lawyer representing the officers said.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
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JP/ /Big players in textile and fashion to join Jakarta Expo JAKARTA (JP): Big players in the world's textile and fashion industries will take part in Asia Global Sourcing (AGS), an international textile and apparel exhibition and conference, which will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center next...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Australian English
Australian English As an Australian and an English language teacher, I strongly object to the article on the front page of Sunday's The Jakarta Post, Sept. 2, 2001 entitled Will British English survive?Having visited Indonesia over 12 years and lived here for five years, I have had to endure...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
New Irian flight route introduced
New Irian flight route introduced JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Privately owned airline company PT Trigana Air Service has opened a new route linking Jayapura, Wamena and Mulia in the country's easternmost province, with the aim of helping the local administration open up isolated areas.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Aceh students, SIRA oppose Megawati's visit
Aceh students, SIRA oppose Megawati's visit JAKARTA (JP): Expressing their pessimism about a possible resolution to the Aceh problem, the Jakarta-based Acehnese Student and Youth Association opposed on Thursday President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to the strife-torn province, while the Aceh...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
2002 state budget gives priority to education
2002 state budget gives priority to education JAKARTA (JP): The government has allocated the largest portion of the 2002 draft state budget for education and social welfare, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti said on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
More Indonesian athletes arrive for SEAG
More Indonesian athletes arrive for SEAG KUALA LUMPUR (JP): The second batch of Indonesian athletes arrived here on Thursday for the 21st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which open on Saturday.The athletes of several sports, including badminton, tennis, basketball, volleyball, tae kwon do, squash and...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Agency officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat
Agency officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat JAKARTA (JP): After announcing its finding that 42 percent of 500 goats slaughtered in Jakarta were infected with toxoplasma bacteria, City Husbandry Agency officials kept silent on the problem on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
On threshold of independence
On threshold of independence The announcement of the results of the recent peaceful and free general election in East Timor has placed the people there at the threshold of an independent state with the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) leading.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Some 50 top designers to stage latest collections at Fashion Week
Some 50 top designers to stage latest collections at Fashion Week JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 top fashion designers will present their latest collections during Indonesian Fashion Week, which will be held in conjunction with a textile and apparel exhibition.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Don't pollute Jakarta's rivers
Don't pollute Jakarta's riversFrom Sinar PagiAs a Jakartan and nature lover, I am very concerned about the abundance of garbage in Jakarta's rivers. No one should carelessly throw garbage into the rivers of our beloved capital city because it increases the level of pollution, as can be seen, for...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Cybercrime verdict postponed again
Cybercrime verdict postponed again JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta District Court failed to hand down a verdict for the second time on Thursday in the cybercrime case involving Tjandra Sugiono, a former manager of local cosmetics giant PT Martina Berto.Judge Chasiany R.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Separatist pact holds: RP military
Separatist pact holds: RP military MANILA (AFP): A month-old ceasefire accord is largely intact in the southern region of Mindanao despite scattered skirmishes between government troops and Moro separatist rebels, the Philippine military said on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep.6 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 25 57,500 Adindo Foresta 105 5 110,000 AGIS 125 -5 555,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 700 0 20,000...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Art Summit III* Theater by Rachman Sabur, Teater Payung Hitam (Indonesian), Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta, 8 p.m., Sept. 7 - 8. * Music: Tarantula Hypertext O'rchestra (Italian), Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Jl. Gedung Kesenian No.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Brazil ranks 3rd in FDI Confidence Index
Brazil ranks 3rd in FDI Confidence Index Despite diminished global economic optimism and concern over the U.S. economy, global executives will likely continue to increase their investments abroad, according to the latest FDI CONFIDENCE INDEX(r) report released on by global management consulting...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
MAHB to gain from MAS
MAHB to gain from MAS KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said on Thursday it would gain from an expected turnaround at national carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and a tie-up with Dutch airport operator Schiphol International BV.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
President's accountability
President's accountabilityFrom Media IndonesiaIt is better for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle not to hamper the constitutional obligation of the President before the upcoming annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly on Nov.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Pupuk Sriwijaya seeks investor
Pupuk Sriwijaya seeks investor JAKARTA (JP): State-owned fertilizer producer PT Pupuk Sriwijaya announced on Thursday that it would go ahead with plans to build the so-called Kujang 1B project worth US$350 million.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Refugees refused in C. Kalimantan
Refugees refused in C. Kalimantan SAMPANG, Central Kalimantan: Dayak people have refused to allow 150 Madurese refugees to return to Central Kalimantan on the grounds that they have not apologized and made any pledge to abide by the Dayaks' indigenous customs and traditions.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Sanitation poor at refugee camps
Sanitation poor at refugee camps PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Head of the West Kalimantan health office H.M. Torisz has expressed concern over physical conditions in a number of refugee camps accommodating people who fled the Sambas ethnic conflict.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Teachers key to education quality: Swiss minister
Teachers key to education quality: Swiss minister TANGERANG (JP): Education Minister of Switzerland Hans Ulrich Stoekling visited the Swiss German University (SGU) campus in Bumi Serpong Damai housing complex here on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
How rich is Teten Masduki?
How rich is Teten Masduki? JAKARTA (JP): Teten Masduki, the well-known government critic from Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), set an example of accountability on Thursday by declaring his wealth in public.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.6
Rupiah Rates Sept.6 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,580.00 9,580.00 9,035.00 9,125.00Austrian schilling 1 553.20 618.02 582.53 588.67Australian dollar 1 4,454.74 4,978.73 4,690.97 4,742.26Belgian franc 1 188.70 210.81 198.71 200.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Agency officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat
Agency officials silent over toxoplasma in goat meat JAKARTA (JP): After announcing its finding that 42 percent of 500 goats slaughtered in Jakarta were infected with toxoplasma bacteria, City Husbandry Agency officials kept silent on the problem on Thursday.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Bus protest causes terminal chaos
Bus protest causes terminal chaos JAKARTA (JP): Drivers of public buses serving the Blok M bus terminal protested on Thursday the terminal management's policy to change their allocated lanes within the terminal, leaving passengers there stranded and forced to leave the terminal to find alternative...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Checked
CheckedJP/TextileTextile products become less competitive in overseas market JAKARTA (JP): Although Indonesia's textile exports performed remarkably well last year, rising operating costs, political uncertainty and the unstable rupiah have made the industry less competitive in such major buying...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
A message from Brazilian Ambassador in Indonesia Jadiel Ferreira
A message from Brazilian Ambassador in Indonesia Jadiel Ferreira de Oliveira JAKARTA (JP): The Federative Republic of Brazil celebrates the 179th anniversary of its independence on Sept. 7, 2001. To commemorate his national Independence Day, Ambassador Jadiel Ferreira de Oliveira extends his...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Pupuk Sriwijaya asks for lower natural gas price
Pupuk Sriwijaya asks for lower natural gas price JAKARTA (JP): PT Pupuk Sriwijaya (Pusri), the holding company of the country's state-owned fertilizer companies, has asked the government to further lower the current price for natural gas, the main raw material for fertilizer production.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
ave heralded an economic renaissance for Brazil. Proud of its past and excited about the future, Latin America's biggest p
ave heralded an economic renaissance for Brazil. Proud of its past and excited about the future, Latin America's biggest player must build on that strength to take a prime position among the global elite.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Program 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Family's Problem Solving 2:00 News 2:15 Student's Debating 3:15 Music 4:15 Children's Program 4:30 Regional...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Rector shot dead in Aceh
Rector shot dead in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): State Syiah Kuala University rector Dayan Dawood, 54, was shot dead by unidentified people on his way home from campus here on Thursday, just two days ahead of President Megawati Soekarnoputri's visit to the restive province.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
The question of gifts
The question of gifts In the case of some government officials, gifts or grants are reaching astounding proportions in terms of the value involved. In others, they are worth monitoring because they were received mostly in the period 2000-2001.
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
Plan to swap Sinar Mas debt with govt bonds approved
Plan to swap Sinar Mas debt with govt bonds approved JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives approved on Thursday the government's plan to issue bonds to allow the Sinar Mas Group's huge debts to Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) to be transferred to the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency...
Fri, 07 Sep 2001
People should reject bus fire increase: YLKI
People should reject bus fire increase: YLKI JAKARTA (JP): People should boycott the fare hike imposed by air-conditioned buses in Greater Jakarta as it is too large, a consumer activist said here on Tuesday.