Archive: 25 January 2002
66 articles found
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Riau islanders demand separate province
Riau islanders demand separate province JAKARTA: More than 500 people from the Riau islands rallied outside the House of Representatives building on Thursday in an effort to win support for their demands for a sovereign province. They compared what they called a lackluster response to their demands from the House with the speedy legislative process which led to the establishment of autonomous provinces in Banten, Gorontalo, Bangka Belitung, and North Maluku.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Poor discipline of road users
Poor discipline of road users From Warta Kota In the present era of openness, many community members, particularly drivers of motorized vehicles, are inclined to violate traffic signs, not to mention parking vehicles in prohibited areas. They take up almost all parts of the roads, such as what you can see in front of Pasar Hayam Wuruk Indah in Jakarta. Drivers frequently violate road signs, especially at road intersections when the traffic lights turn red.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Toll road, housing blamed for floods
Toll road, housing blamed for floods Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State Minister of the Environment Nabiel Makarim has said the construction of both the toll road, which leads to the Soekarno- Hatta airport and the Pantai Indah Kapuk real estate are a cause of the city's flooding problems. "The establishment of the real estate was opposed by Emil Salim (former minister of the environment).
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
SE Asia tourism ministers meet, spotlight on image
SE Asia tourism ministers meet, spotlight on image Agencies, Yogyakarta Southeast Asian tourism ministers met here on Thursday as the region's image as a travel destination comes under scrutiny following the discovery of alleged Islamic terrorist networks.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Misuari to be tried near Manila, court rules
Misuari to be tried near Manila, court rules Agencies, Manila Philippine Moro leader Nur Misuari, who is accused of inciting a short-lived but deadly rebellion in the south, will be tried in a town near a police prison south of Manila where he is being held, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The high court was acting on a recommendation by the justice department that bringing Misuari back to his southern island stronghold of Jolo could pose security risks.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Commander orders arrest of fuel smugglers
Commander orders arrest of fuel smugglers ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Military Commander Maj. Gen. William da Costa has ordered the arrest of anyone involved in fuel smuggling to East Timor. The order followed accusations that some soldiers had abetted some of the smuggling.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Astra clarifies
Astra clarifies Since early January 2002 many of our business partners and associates have complained regarding frequent telephone calls made by some people claiming to be the committee in charge of a joint advertisement for the 45th anniversary of PT Astra International Tbk., which falls on Feb. 20, 2002. Apart from coercion, they also use a forged letterhead with the logo of Astra International. We have written to them requesting that they immediately discontinue such shameful acts.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/4/ED-25B
JP/4/ED-25B ASEAN tourism meeting The tourism ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started their annual meeting in Yogyakarta on Thursday to draft a major ASEAN Tourism Agreement, to be signed by ASEAN leaders during their summit in Cambodia later this year. The agreement will pave the way for the liberalization of the tourism industry in the region in line with the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) starting Jan. 1 this year.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Jan.24
Rupiah Rates Jan.24 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Kontras staffer assaulted at court
Kontras staffer assaulted at court JAKARTA: A group of unidentified men assaulted a female staffer of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) after she attended a trial in the East Jakarta District Court on Thursday. Kontras coordinator Ori Rahman told reporters that the staffer, whose name was withheld, was crossing the parking lot at the courthouse when a man ordered his accomplices to snatch the camera she was carrying around her neck.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Former banker tried for corruption
Former banker tried for corruption Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court began on Thursday the trial of former president director of the now-defunct PT Bank Aspac, Setiawan Harjono, who is charged with corruption for allegedly misusing money from Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) funds.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
UNHCR responds
UNHCR responds I would like to refer to you the article in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 22, under the headline UNHCR lies: Tribe head. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has no knowledge of or connection with Mr. Mosa Foa, or of the meeting he reportedly attended in Geneva. The Working Group on Indigenous Populations to which your article refers is a subsidiary organ of the UN Commission on Human Rights.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Bigger Jakarta budget, lower performance
Bigger Jakarta budget, lower performance Azas Tigor Nainggolan, Jakarta Citizens' Forum (FAKTA), Jakarta Social Institute (ISJ) At the beginning of 2002 the Jakarta administration and legislative council again demonstrated their corrupt credentials, ignoring the interests of Jakarta citizens in the process. Instead of improving their services to Jakarta, these elitist institutions have wasted and abused citizens' funds in the Jakarta regional budget.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Azas Tigor Nainggolan
Azas Tigor Nainggolan Jakarta Citizens' Forum (FAKTA) Jakarta Social Institute (ISJ) 2. Elwin -- The new new world order 1 X 52 36pt Bodoni Flexibility, networking are keys to new world order Elwin Tobing Economist Iowa, USA 3. Tony -- Britain sticks with Teflon Tony 1 X 56 36pt Bodoni Britain sticks with 'Teflon Tony', with little competition William Keegan Observer News Service London
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Strategies for food safety needed to save children
Strategies for food safety needed to save children Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of the food industry and academicians emphasized on Thursday the importance of a clear strategy for food safety to prevent foodborne diseases, which claim the lives of thousands of children in developing countries every year.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
8 x 4
8 x 4 Megawati opens Muhammadiyah's annual meeting in Denpasar pecat 16 x 2 Four legislators face dismissal Pilot 13 x 2 Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: Pilot WONOSOBO 16 x 1 Wonosobo awaits control of forest
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Migrant workers victims of fraud
Migrant workers victims of fraud SALATIGA, Central Java: A man in the Central Java town of Salatiga has been accused of swindling eight people with false promises of construction work in Malaysia. Three residents from Kesongo village in Semarang regency said that they had each paid between Rp 2 million and 3.5 million to a 40-year old man named Sarwan with the understanding that he would get work for them in Malaysia.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Wonosobo awaits control of forest
Wonosobo awaits control of forest Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Wonosobo Should you ever sit on a hillside in the Sumbing and Sindoro mountains in the Central Java regency of Wonosobo, you'll give thanks to the regency for its green area, which collected the national reforestation award for five consecutive years beginning in 1994.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
MASKargo to start flights to Narita
MASKargo to start flights to Narita KUALA LUMPUR: MASKargo, the cargo unit of Malaysian Airline System Bhd., plans to operate a scheduled cargo service to and from Japan's Narita Airport in 2002, the Bernama news agency reports. "We hope to start the service this year," MAS Senior General Manager (cargo) J.J.Ong told the agency. MASKargo already operates a scheduled cargo service to Osaka.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Influential ulemas turn down Alwi's offer
Influential ulemas turn down Alwi's offer A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) under Alwi Shihab said on Thursday that several influential Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ulemas had declined the party's offer to take up posts on its new board of executives. The party's deputy chairman, Mahfud MD, cited organization policy as the most likely reason for the refusal.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI's plan to impose flour duties dropped
RI's plan to impose flour duties dropped Reuters, Jakarta Indonesia has decided to drop its plan to impose anti-dumping duties on wheat flour in order to protect consumers from an increase in prices, a senior official of the trade and industry ministry said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Megawati criticizes excavation projects
Megawati criticizes excavation projects Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans have become accustomed to annoying excavation projects along the city roads, either for telephone lines, water pipelines or electricity cables. Apparently the grumbling does not only come from ordinary citizens. Even President Megawati Soekarnoputri has noticed it. "I have raised the (excavation) issue many times with the Minister ...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Analyst: BCA share must top Rp 1,7000
Analyst: BCA share must top Rp 1,7000 Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Getting the most credible investor for Bank Central Asia (BCA) should indeed become the government's priority, but quality should not necessarily preclude economic targets, according to a banking analyst.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Reax - 21 x 2 lines
1. Reax - 21 x 2 lines Talks with GAM must be intensified: House leaders 2. Ba'asyir - 14 x 3 lines Police asked no questions about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyir 3. Riot 30 x 1 line Two people shot in West Java riot 4. Flood - 32 x 1 line Toll road, housing blamed for floods 5. Riau - 18 x 2 lines Riau Islands province given green light
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Riau Islands province given green light
Riau Islands province given green light The House of Representatives' special committee for Riau has endorsed the proposal from a number of islands in Riau to form a new province, the Riau Islands province. Committee chairman Handjojo Putro of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) announced the decision to 2,500 Riau islanders gathered inside the House compound on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Asian currencies mostly up late; earlier Japanese yen blow mild
Asian currencies mostly up late; earlier Japanese yen blow mild Netty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were higher late Thursday, after mostly failing to trail the yen's earlier descent to yet another 39- month low. The yen's decline to a new 39-month low of 134.78 yen to the dollar earlier in the Asian session dealt only a mild blow to the rest of the region's currencies.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Ignas Kleden
Ignas Kleden Sociologist Director, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs Jakarta 3. President -- Retired presidents 1x 34 36 pt Ex-presidents: Better to fade away Philippine Daily Inquirer
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Graft suspect Akbar free to travel overseas: AGO
Graft suspect Akbar free to travel overseas: AGO Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House Speaker Akbar Tandjung is free to travel overseas after the Attorney General's Office decided on Thursday not to ban him from leaving the country despite his status as a suspect in a massive corruption scandal.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Go to the Monkey Forest and learn meditation for free
Go to the Monkey Forest and learn meditation for free Ida Indawati Khouw, Contributor, Ubud, Bali The small town of Ubud, about 20 kilometers north of the capital city of Denpasar, never loses its attraction as a center of Balinese arts. It has a lot to offer, from traditional massage to courses on arts like batik and wood carving. But most interesting of all is probably the "spiritual tourism" introduced by the Meditation Shop on the main street of Jl. Monkey Forest.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting by children from 161 countries, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954) until Jan. 26. * Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. until Jan. 31. * Painting Menjemput Impian by Damay, Yaqub Elka, Zeita Gallery, Jl. Kemang Timur no. 71, South Jakarta, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Jan. 26.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Committee reveals flaws in debt extention plan
Committee reveals flaws in debt extention plan Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A review by a government watchdog has exposed glaring imbalances in a plan to extend the payment period for large debtors of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) that, if not revised, risked the government's effort to recoup some $13 billion in lost state funds.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Four legislators face dismissal in Banyumas
Four legislators face dismissal in Banyumas Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto The Banyumas Regency Legislative Council (DPRD) in Central Java province has recommended that four of its members be dismissed due to disciplinary misdemeanors. DPRD Speaker Tri Waluyo Basuki said the recommendation was issued during a plenary session of the council on Wednesday. However, he declined to name the four accused legislators.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
National leadership: Illusion, disillusionment
National leadership: Illusion, disillusionment Ignas Kleden, Sociologist, Director, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta Indonesia seems to face not so much the problem of leadership per se as the problem of perceiving and expecting national leadership.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Syafi'ie's murder strengthens GAM spirit 'to fight for free Aceh'
Syafi'ie's murder strengthens GAM spirit 'to fight for free Aceh' Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The death of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Commander Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie, has solidified the separatist movement and increased the guerrillas' will to fight for the independence of Aceh, says GAM spokesman Ayah Sofyan. "One goes, ten come. The more the military kills rebels, the more Acehnese people will join GAM.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Megawati opens Muhammadiyah anual meeting in Denpasar
Megawati opens Muhammadiyah anual meeting in Denpasar I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar President Megawati Soekarnoputri officially opened the Muhammadiyah four-day annual meeting here on Thursday with a call for the second-largest Muslim organization to continue its contribution to the nation-building process, especially in the education sector.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI to host APEC construction conference
RI to host APEC construction conference JAKARTA: Indonesia will host an international conference featuring building design, construction, construction management and building maintenance in Bali on March 27 and 28. Titled APEC Construction 2002, the conference will be attended by some 300 participants from Asia-Pacific countries, including Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, and is expected to be opened by President Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Poor people frustrated
Poor people frustrated From Pikiran Rakyat The country's poor people are always suppressed, exploited, maltreated and evicted by the authorities. Suddenly, we, the poor, are surprised, shocked and startled to hear about the fuel price increase. As a result, kerosene has disappeared. We, the poor, have run helter skelter to find some firewood for cooking due to the absence of kerosene. If there is any kerosene, its price is soaring.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: Dramatic rise of business power 2
* Headlines: Dramatic rise of business power 2 * Opinion: Illusion and disillusionment in leadership 4 * City: Megawati criticizes leaders over environment 6 * Archipelago: Muhammadiyah starts its annual meeting 7 * National: House facing test of credibility 8 * World: Bush plans increase in military spending 10 * Business: Govt should seek better sale price for BCA 11 * Features: Singer Peggy Lee dies at age 81 15 * Sports: Hingis, Capriati set up finals repeat 20
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
End game in East Timor
End game in East Timor Even though it has been almost two and a half years since an eruption of violence in East Timor, not a single Indonesian military and police officer responsible for security in the territory at that time has been prosecuted.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Philips launches new range of phones
Philips launches new range of phones JAKARTA: The launch of Philips' Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) range here on Thursday marked the latest entry into Indonesia's telecommunications industry. Philips Southeast Asian manager Bob Pillay said three varieties of DECT telephones, the Kala, Onis 200 and Zenia Voice, were now available in Indonesia, following their successful introduction in Singapore last year.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Drugs squad on training course
Drugs squad on training course JAKARTA: The Singapore office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is holding an international narcotics law enforcement training course here for Indonesian narcotics police officers. The course, held in cooperation with the American Embassy in Jakarta, was launched by U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph L. Boyce on Monday. National Police Inspectorate General head Comr. Gen.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Lawyer claims Doddy received Tommy's money
Lawyer claims Doddy received Tommy's money Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Raden Doddy Sumadi, the middleman who arranged the meeting between Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, admitted to receiving money from Tommy, his lawyer said Thursday. "Yes, but there will be more detailed explanations on the matter (the money)," lawyer Firman Wijaya confirmed when asked whether or not his client had received money from Tommy.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Autism caused by snacks?
Autism caused by snacks? Referring to Hiang Marahimin's letter in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 21, I would appreciate her expert opinion on the causes of autism and whether there is any scientific proof that food and food additives can cause autism. According to medical literature, autism is caused by genetic factors and it occurs before a child is 30 months old, while snacks are generally eaten by children over five and by adults.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI lifters eye medals in lighter division
RI lifters eye medals in lighter division Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apart from China's expected domination, Indonesian weightlifting sees better medal prospects in the lower weight women's categories at the 2002 Asian Games, a sporting official said here on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Tangerang PLN head tried for graft
Tangerang PLN head tried for graft JAKARTA: Former head of state-owned electricity company (PLN) Tangerang branch, Asnawi Sabrawi, was allegedly involved in a corruption case involving Rp 11.8 billion (US$1.135 million). "As head of the branch, Asnawi must be responsible for his role in collaborating with defendant Katiyanto Tokarmo, who is his secretary," said prosecutor Jannes Hutapea during the hearing at the Tangerang District Court on Tuesday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: Pilot
Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: Pilot The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The pilot of the ill-fated Garuda Boeing 737-300, Abdul Rozak, which made an emergency landing on Bengawan Solo River in Klaten, Central Java, on Jan. 16, revealed on Thursday that the plane's two engines had broken down at 20,000 feet. Being aware of engine trouble, he held a short discussion with copilot Heryadi Gunawan and then made an emergency landing, he said.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Police asked no question about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyir
Police asked no question about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyir Yogita Tahil Ramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir stated that police had not asked him any questions about his alleged links to the al-Qaeda network during his police questioning on Thursday, despite having been summoned by police to clarify those alleged links.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Scouts hand over milk to families
Scouts hand over milk to families JAKARTA: Scouts handed over 4,800 cartons of milk powder to 2,400 families across the capital's five mayoralties on Thursday. The aid was focused on 360 families made homeless by fire in Cipulir subdistrict, South Jakarta, and 240 families in East Jakarta. The Bangun Mitra Sejati Children's Shelter and 150 street kids in East Jakarta area also received the aid.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Committee a 'test case' for DPR's credibility
Committee a 'test case' for DPR's credibility A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A noted religious scholar lashed out at legislators on Thursday over their attempts to thwart the establishment of a special committee (Pansus) of the House of Representatives (DPR) to investigate the high profile Bulog scam involving House Speaker Akbar Tandjung. "The DPR's credibility is at stake.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Flour (2 x 18)
1. Flour (2 x 18) RI's plan to impose flour duties dropped 2. Duit (2 x 30) Asian currencies mostly up late, earlier Japanese yen blow mild
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN tourism meeting
ASEAN tourism meeting The tourism ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started their annual meeting in Yogyakarta on Thursday to draft a major ASEAN Tourism Agreement, to be signed by ASEAN leaders during their summit in Cambodia later this year. The agreement will pave the way for the liberalization of the tourism industry in the region in line with the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) starting Jan. 1 this year.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Talks with GAM must be intensified: House leaders
Talks with GAM must be intensified: House leaders Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To avoid more bloodshed following the killing of military commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie, the House of Representatives (DPR) urged the government on Thursday to intensify dialog with the insurgents and resolve the Aceh question through peaceful means. House members, however, emphasized that secessionist movements should be dealt with by military means.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
KPPU to launch investigation on Indomobil sale
KPPU to launch investigation on Indomobil sale The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has announced plans to launch an investigation into the sale of government stakes in the country's second-largest automaker, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, next month amid allegations of fraud, officials said.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pilots of crash plane grounded
Pilots of crash plane grounded The pilot and co-pilot of the Garuda aircraft that crashed in the Central Java town of Klaten last week have been declared unfit to fly pending a series of recovery tests, an official says. Garuda's vice president corporate communications Pujobroto told a press conference on Thursday that the two airmen, captain Abdul Rozag and co-pilot Heryadi Gunawan, would have to regain both their mental fitness and skills before returning to the cockpit.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Two people shot in West Java riot
Two people shot in West Java riot The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mass rioting erupted when locals clashed with police in the West Java town of Purwakarta on Thursday, leaving at least two people shot and three vehicles, including two police cars, set ablaze. The melee also left the city's Jakarta-Bandung route paralyzed for more than 12 hours as some 2,000 villagers fought with local police at around 12:30 a.m. on the main highway at Plered just outside of town.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
KPPU to investigate Indomobil sale
KPPU to investigate Indomobil sale The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has announced plans to launch an investigation into the sale of government stakes in the country's second-largest automaker, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, next month amid allegations of fraud, officials said.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Timah to divest subsidiaries this year
Timah to divest subsidiaries this year Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed state tin mining firm PT Timah said on Thursday that it would sell several subsidiaries this year in a bid to save the company from bankruptcy.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Criminals stab accomplice to death
Criminals stab accomplice to death JAKARTA: A criminal was murdered by his accomplices after a quarrel on Wednesday evening. The 28-year-old M. Darwis, who was widely known as a hoodlum, was killed by his friends, identified as Demang and Gepeng, after he had protested their unfair treatment in sharing out the proceeds of a crime. Darwis was stabbed five times in the back with a badik (traditional dagger) near Cilincing in North Jakarta.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI-China association opened in Medan
RI-China association opened in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Indonesia-China Friendship Association (PPIC) for the northern Sumatra region was officiated in the capital of North Sumatra last Saturday. Also attending the inauguration ceremony held at the Polonia Hotel were Chen Shi Qiu, the Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea and Governor of North Sumatra Tengku Rizal Nurdin.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Solution to prevent floods in Jakarta
Solution to prevent floods in Jakarta From Investor Indonesia The comments by some Jakarta administration officials on recent floods in the city were extremely amusing. They said that flooding was all part and parcel of the seasonal cycle. What irritates me is why they never take any preventative measures to anticipate this problem, which blights the city, year after year. The governor's visits to disaster sites are, in effect, meaningless gestures.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Telkom's workers rally against deal to end monopoly
Telkom's workers rally against deal to end monopoly The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of employees of state telecommunications company PT Telkom Tbk from Yogyakarta and Central Java rallied here on Thursday in their strongest protest to date against the deal that will end Telkom's decades-long monopoly over the country's fixed- line phone service.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Dutch trade minister due here Sunday
Dutch trade minister due here Sunday Dutch Foreign Trade Minister Gerrit Ybema will arrive in Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 27) as head of a trade mission. During his five-day stay in Jakarta, the Dutch minister is scheduled to sign an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion, according to a press release issued by the Dutch Embassy on Thursday. Ybema would come as the head of a trade mission to strengthen economic and commercial ties with Indonesia.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Corrupt zoo officials likely to be dismissed
Corrupt zoo officials likely to be dismissed Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two executives of the city-owned Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta will likely lose their jobs for corruption. City Inspector Hendarin Ono Saleh said on Thursday the zoo's director Ismianto and its general and project manager Allen Marbun were guilty of committing irregularities. "We found them guilty of conducting the irregularities. We would soon ask the Governor to punish them," Hendarin told reporters.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
PLN turns off supply in Kapuk
PLN turns off supply in Kapuk JAKARTA: State electricity company PLN has shut down its power generators that supply energy to the Kapuk area since Wednesday due to intense flooding. The spokesman for the PLN Business Distribution that oversees Jakarta and Tangerang unit, Riyo Supriyanto, was quoted by Antara as saying that the move was meant to minimize the chance that anyone could be electrocuted in that area.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Jan.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002, 00:00 WIB
Repressive action in raids regretted
Repressive action in raids regretted Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta City councillors have expressed regret at the violence and repression used by some Jakarta administration officials during its controversial identification card raids early this week. Council commission E for social welfare affairs chairwoman Wasilah Sutrisno called on officials from the City Public Order Agency to stop the violence against residents, mainly the poor, during the raids.