Archive: 9 February 2002
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Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Fuller leads bad weather Kosaido
Fuller leads bad weather Kosaido JAKARTA: American Michelle Fuller took the lead at the weather- disrupted 2002 Kosaido Indonesian Ladies Open at the Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club in Bedugul, Bali, after carding six-under- par 66 on Friday's first round. Marine Monnet of France recorded 68 in the second place followed by Danish Amanda Moltke-Leth who shot a three-under-par 69, as reported by the event organizer.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Nurdin approved Goro-Bulog deal
Nurdin approved Goro-Bulog deal JAKARTA: A commissioner of retailing company PT Goro Batara Sakti, Nurdin Halid, provided on Friday damaging evidence against former deputy chairman of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Ahmad Ruskandar with his confession that he signed the cancellation document for a land swap deal between the two institutions.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Some schools and JSX closed on Chinese New Year
Some schools and JSX closed on Chinese New Year Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the government's announcement that the upcoming Chinese New Year on Feb. 12 was an alternative holiday, many schools and private firms have decided to take a day off. Even the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), for the first time in its history, will cease operating in observance of the celebration, popularly known here as Imlek.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia urges Jakarta to stop RI illegal workers:
Malaysia urges Jakarta to stop RI illegal workers: Kuala Lumpur has urged Jakarta to try to prevent its citizens from entering Malaysia illegally to seek work, a news report said Friday. It was better for Indonesian workers to be stopped at the departure points in their country than being caught and running into trouble with Malaysian law, Bernama news agency quoted Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Rastam Mohammed Isa as saying.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Many areas remain deluged
Many areas remain deluged Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Most of Jakarta's flood victims have returned home in relief after days of huddling in evacuation camps. But as of Friday, many people still unable to leave the shelters, as their neighborhoods remained submerged by floodwaters. At least 100,000 residents of four out of five subdistricts in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, still could not return to their homes because floods in their area had not receded.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
HSBC has positive outlook for Indonesian economy
HSBC has positive outlook for Indonesian economy Alex Wilson, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta HSBC Indonesia CEO Brian Fredrick has expressed confidence in the Indonesian government's economic management and the country's ability to return to prosperity. Fredrick said the positive steps toward recovery were often not given recognition abroad.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/P.J. Leo
JP/P.J. Leo DINING AND FISHING: The restaurant business is not only about selling food but also selling an atmosphere to attract food lovers. Besides offering crabs as its main menu, a semi-open air restaurant in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, also allows customers to fish while dining.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Australian PM Howard praised at home for his coolness in Jakarta
Australian PM Howard praised at home for his coolness in Jakarta Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters, Canberra Australian Prime Minister John Howard was applauded at home on Friday for keeping his cool during a visit to repair ties with Indonesia despite taunts from Amien Rais and other parliamentarians.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Feb. 8
Rupiah Rates Feb. 8 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Diarrhea claims more lives
Diarrhea claims more lives The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The aftermath of the recent catastrophic floods in the capital has brought more pain to the victims, with four toddlers dying from diarrhea. Many other victims, including babies, young people and adults, are now threatened by disease following the subsidence of the floodwaters. The four infants died in the intensive care unit of Tarakan Hospital in Central Jakarta. Two other babies had reportedly died earlier in North Jakarta.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
No justice found in Trisakti, Semanggi cases
No justice found in Trisakti, Semanggi cases Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The continued defiance by military and police officers of a summons issued by the Human Rights Commission of Enquiry (KPP HAM) investigating the Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II incidents has failed to dishearten the parents of the students killed in the three shooting incidents.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta beats Lucknow at cities chess event
Jakarta beats Lucknow at cities chess event JAKARTA: Jakarta, which is represented by the BNI Chess Club, beat Lucknow of India 3-1 on the opening day of the US$6,000 Cities Chess Championship in Aden, Yemen, on Thursday. International Master (IM) Danny Juswanto and FIDE Master (FM) Syarif Mahmud scored wins while Grand Master (GM) Ardiansyah and FM Sukirman Teddy could only draw with their respective opponents, according to a press release.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Oesman to lead regional reps
Oesman to lead regional reps JAKARTA: As expected, Oesman Sapta was elected the chairman of the regional representatives faction at the People's Consultative Assembly for the 2002/2004 period on Friday. Oesman, who represents West Kalimantan but lives in Jakarta, won 34 votes in a secret ballot at the legislature in Senayan, Central Jakarta. Nusa Tundan finished second, with 19 votes, for the post of secretary.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Akbar Tandjung
Akbar Tandjung should resign From Sinar Pagi The calls for Akbar Tandjung's resignation from his position as Speaker of the House of Representative (DPR) have been strengthened by the decision to appoint him as a suspect in a corruption case wherein he is charged with abusing Rp 40 billion in non-budgetary funds of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia may just
Indonesia may just become history From Rakyat Merdeka I feel hurt to see that some big-wig corruptors remain legally untouched. They have committed wrong, abused their power for money, position and robbed the country of its wealth by using various cunning tricks. It is their immoral conduct that has caused our country to fall into the abyss of debt. If this condition remains unsolved and is not correctly handled, it is likely that Indonesia will just become history.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
.RM 6.50"
.RM 6.50" .TB.30" 4.00" 6.20" Golf courses in Greater Jakarta Name Location Hole 1. Jakarta Golf Club Rawamangun, Jakarta 18 2. Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club Pondok Indah, Jakarta 18 3. Jaya Ancol Golf Club Ancol, Jakarta 18 4. Pangkalan Jati Golf Club Pd. Labu, Jakarta 18 5. Senayan Golf Club South Jakarta 18 6. Kemayoran Golf Course Central Jakarta 18 7. Pantai Indah Kapuk North Jakarta 18 8. Fatmawati Golf Club South Jakarta 9 9. Matoa Golf Course Ciganjur, Jakarta 18 10.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
New clues discovered in Gafur bribery case
New clues discovered in Gafur bribery case The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have said that a number of witnesses are willing to provide startling new testimony in the bribery scandal involving North Maluku's governor-elect Abdul Gafur, who has been charged with bribing fellow legislators to elect him governor.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
1. Loss - 4x 10
1. Loss - 4x 10 City suffers Rp 400 billion in losses due to floods 2. Health - 1x 22 Diarrhea claims more lives 3. Flood - 1x 28 Many areas remain deluged 4. Divorce - 1x 40 Women cannot easily get a divorce 5. Div2 - 1x30 Divorce can prove traumatic
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Medco to up average output to more than 90,000 bpd
Medco to up average output to more than 90,000 bpd Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed energy company PT Medco Energi International said on Friday it planned to raise its average oil production to more than 90,000 barrel per day (bpd) this year from an average output of 82,000 bpd last year. Medco's chief executive officer (CEO) Hilmi Panigoro said the extra production would come the Matra and Soka oil fields in South Sumatra, where the company would resume production.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/12/BEJ
JP/12/BEJ .pl .rm Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in Rupiah) on Feb.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
INCO's profit drops sharply
INCO's profit drops sharply JAKARTA: Publicly listed nickel miner PT International Nickel Indonesia (INCO) said on Thursday its net profit fell to US$9.3 million in 2001 from $80.5 million in the previous year. INCO president Rumengan Musu said in a statement that the company attributed the sharp decline in profits to the significant drop that had taken place in the price of the commodity. INCO's realized price averaged $4,836 per ton for the year 2001, compared with $6,744 per ton in 2000.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Akbar shows who's the boss
Akbar shows who's the boss Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Surviving dirty politics is one thing. Surviving party politics is quite another.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
StanChart unswayed by protests
StanChart unswayed by protests Dow Jones, London Standard Chartered PLC. said Thursday that it would stick by its bid for Indonesia's PT Bank Central Asia, despite employee protests reminiscent of those that scuttled its bid for another Indonesia bank three years ago. Standard Chartered leads a consortium favored to win the bidding for a 51 percent stake in the nationalized BCA.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Navy sends 6 warships to combat piracy
Navy sends 6 warships to combat piracy The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Navy has deployed only six warships and a number of reconnaissance planes specifically to rid the country's territorial waters in the Malacca Straits of pirates and arms smugglers. Navy spokesman First Adm. Franky Kayhatu told reporters on Friday that a fleet of 26 ships and 10 aircraft were conducting daily patrols throughout the nation's waters, including in the piracy-prone zone.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Regent hotel closed until May
Regent hotel closed until May JAKARTA: The Regent hotel on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta was still flooded with 60,000 cubic meters of water in its basement and would remain closed until next May. As many as 252 guests were evacuated from the hotel when the floods hit last Friday. Hanny Wahyuni, the hotel's director of public relations, could not estimate the expected financial loss.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Divorce can prove traumatic
Divorce can prove traumatic The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Santi, not her real name, never imagined the difficulties she would encounter after she filed for divorce to end her 10-year marriage. Since filing for divorce with the West Jakarta Religious Court in the middle of 1999, she has had to live on the run to avoid terrorizing phone calls and threats made by anonymous men. She suspects that her estranged husband is behind all of the terror.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Ban on sand exports to Singapore gains support
Ban on sand exports to Singapore gains support M. Ara Syaf, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru The central government's decision to halt the much-criticized export of sand from Riau to Singapore has gained political support from the provincial legislative council.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Floods in Jakarta
Floods in Jakarta From Rakyat Merdeka Metro TV screened at 8 p.m. on Jan. 27 an interview by phone with Kwik Kian Gie, who commented on the floods affecting Jakarta. He said the floods were inseparable from corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) in the past. Jakarta's spatial layout has been encroached upon by developers' interests.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pulp mills put heavy pressure on forests: Study
Pulp mills put heavy pressure on forests: Study The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The remaining natural forest in Riau Province is on the brink of destruction as the country's giant pulp producers, Sinar Mas Group and Raja Garuda Mas Group, plan to clear almost 500,000 hectares of natural forest in Sumatra by 2007, according to a joint study compiled by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Anti-Howard demonstration turns violent
Anti-Howard demonstration turns violent Asip A. Hasani, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Dozens of students scuffled with police on Friday during a protest against Canberra's alleged interference in Indonesia's domestic affairs when Australian Prime Minister John Howard met leaders of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta. Several protesters and police personnel, including Deputy Sleman Police Chief Comr. Edy Sukaryo, were slightly injured in the brief clash.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso refuses to stop housing projects
Sutiyoso refuses to stop housing projects Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has voiced opposition to the central government's decision to stop development of housing projects in Greater Jakarta, saying that such a suspension would only lead to increased unemployment. "In my opinion, these projects must not be stopped, only re- evaluated.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
IndoTrade
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Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta beats Lucknow at cities chess
Jakarta beats Lucknow at cities chess JAKARTA: Jakarta, which is represented by the BNI Chess Club, beat Lucknow of India 3-1 on the opening day of the US$6,000 Cities Chess Championship in Aden, Yemen, on Thursday. International Master (IM) Danny Juswanto and FIDE Master (FM) Syarif Mahmud scored wins while Grand Master (GM) Ardiansyah and FM Sukirman Teddy could only draw with their respective opponents, according to a press release.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina to build two new fuel depots
Pertamina to build two new fuel depots The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina plans to develop major fuel depots and pipelines worth US$145 million this year to maintain the security of fuel supplies in Java, according to company president Baihaki Hakim. Baihaki said the company planned to build a new $60 million fuel depot in Cikampek, West Java, and a pipeline to connect the Cikampek depot with the Balongan depot in Indramayu, West Java.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
JP/1/HOUR
JP/1/HOUR Tonton maintains lead: Indonesian cyclist Tonton Susanto, who is riding for the Malaysian Telekom team, kept his lead in the Asian division of the 2002 Tour de Langkawi. Tonton clocked a total time of 24:43:15 on Friday. -- tdl.com.my Plane skids in Makassar: A Pelita Air plane carrying 40 passengers, skidded off the runway after landing at the Hasanuddin international airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Friday. No casualties were reported. The accident at 2 p.m.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Families of Trisakti and Semanggi victims want justice
Families of Trisakti and Semanggi victims want justice Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post Jakarta The continued defiance by military and police officers of a summons issued by the Human Rights Commission of Enquiry (KPP HAM) investigating the Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II incidents has failed to dishearten the parents of the students killed in the three shooting incidents.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sports council wants to intensify communications with media
Sports council wants to intensify communications with media The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Sports Council (KONI) is seeking more intensified communications with the media in its latest move to quell transparency concerns about its management. "The media is indispensable to the buildup of sports and we want them to take a pro-active role," KONI deputy chairman Arie Sudewo said on Friday. KONI suggested a number of mechanisms it would probably carry out to meet its ends.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Flame chalks up third consecutive win
Flame chalks up third consecutive win Musthofid The Jakarta Post Jakarta Surabaya Flame extended its winning streak to three after it defeated Jakarta Patriot 3-0 in Proliga here on Friday. The Flame did not lose a single set either in its three games, including the previous two fixtures against Jakarta Phinisi and Tunas Bogor on the opening days of the competition in Gresik, East Java.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Al-Ghozi gives evidence on Manila bombing
Al-Ghozi gives evidence on Manila bombing Agence France-Presse, Manila A detained Indonesian suspected of being an accomplice of Osama bin Laden Friday made a sworn deposition over his alleged role in a Manila bombing that killed 22 people, Philippine prosecutors said. Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi said in a sworn affidavit that he gave 250,000 pesos (US$4,882) to a men who was later indicted along with two other suspects in the bomb attack on a railway coach in December 2000.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Filipina brides online? Beware
Filipina brides online? Beware Michael Barker, Reuters, Manila Dian Marie, a domestic helper from Cebu in the Philippines, is looking for a husband on the Internet and there are only two major requirements listed -- he has to be Catholic and he has to be a Westerner. "I'm interested in marrying a foreign guy...I will prefer a Canadian, Italian, English or American gentleman with high moral values, (who is) positive, humble and must be Catholic," says her advertisement on www.filipina.com.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Megawati inaugurates Asam-Asam power plant
Megawati inaugurates Asam-Asam power plant The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated on Friday the Asam-Asam 130 Megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Tanah Laut regency, South Kalimantan, which is owned by PT Indonesia Power, a subsidiary of state electricity company PT PLN. The power plant was inaugurated in a modest ceremony where the President did not make a speech but simply pressed the button to mark the start of operations at the plant, Antara reported.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
What went wrong?
What went wrong? Considering the suffering that the recent floods have inflicted on hundreds of thousands of city residents, the government's decision on Wednesday to halt all housing development in the Jakarta-Bogor-Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabotabek) area for the next six months is a good beginning.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Women cannot easily get a divorce
Women cannot easily get a divorce Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 12 couples in the city were divorced every day last year, data states. And in most cases, it is the wife who wants to end the marriage - because of two main reasons: either the man neglected the family or he had an affair with another woman. "There are many reasons for a divorce.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
More relief pours in for victims of flood disaster
More relief pours in for victims of flood disaster The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Relief continued to pour in on Friday for the thousands of victims affected by the devastating floods and landslides across Indonesia which have claimed the lives of nearly 150 people over the past two weeks. Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi said that the central government is prepared to disburse Rp 500 billion of reserve funds to support people still suffering from the floods and their aftermath.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
200,000 children in Aceh malnourished
200,000 children in Aceh malnourished BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A total of 200,000 children in Aceh aged under five years old are facing malnutrition because of the prolonged economic crisis and conflict, says a local official. Haniff Asmara, deputy chief of the local health office, said the malnutrition had something to do with the fact that many mothers and their children were too poor to afford medical attention from public health centers and hospitals.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Govt drive against illegal logging empty rhetoric'
'Govt drive against illegal logging empty rhetoric' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's determination to fight illegal logging in the country remains largely rhetorical, as seen from the various unsolved cases involving log theft. The most recent log theft case is the arduous and time- consuming effort to solve a large-scale log smuggling link, which was uncovered in November last year and allegedly involved the participation of importers from other countries.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Taxi robbery in Tangerang
Taxi robbery in Tangerang TANGERANG: Three men managed to make off with Rp 221,000 and a Toyota Soluna sedan after stabbing and throwing the driver out the taxi near a cemetery in Pademangan village, Curug district of Tangerang on Thursday. Tangerang police deputy detective Insp. Kustanto said that the victim, Saidun, 24, was a resident of Rawapajang village, Sepajang Jaya subdistrict, East Bekasi. Kustanto said that the driver was passing by Jl.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
The 'tudung' affair: Principles and wisdom
The 'tudung' affair: Principles and wisdom Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many in Indonesia were shocked this week to read that two very young Singaporean girls in elementary school were suspended by the government in the city-state for wearing a headscarf or tudung to school. Most here could not fathom the fuss when seeing the picture of the innocent seven-year-olds embroiled in a national controversy which they themselves do not understand.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
Logging persists in Palu's protected forest
Logging persists in Palu's protected forest Illegal logging in the Lindu Lore National Park in Central Sulawesi is continuing unchecked, threatening the future of the protected 228,000 hectare-forest. Park management office headn Bandjar Yulianto Laban said at least 1,500 hectares of the forest, located in the Donggala and Poso regencies, had been destroyed or damaged.
Sat, 09 Feb 2002, 00:00 WIB
2. Star -- Govt-to-govt pacts on foreign labor will ease burden
2. Star -- Govt-to-govt pacts on foreign labor will ease burden 1x 32 36 pt Foreign govts must play role in labor Governments must comply with KL over labor or KL seeks help from govts on foreign labor or KL asks each govt to control their labor V.K. CHIN The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia 3. Asahi -- Create new strategy to enhance ODA quality 1x 32 36 pt New strategy needed for Japanese aid Takao Asai Chief Researcher Asahi Shimbun Research Center Tokyo