Archive: 4 June 2002
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Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Yamisa 'not welcome' in South Sulawesi
Yamisa 'not welcome' in South Sulawesi Jupriadi The Jakarta Post Makassar The South Sulawesi administration has banned an Islamic foundation from operating in the province. Governor H.Z.B. Palaguna has issued an order to all regents and mayors in the province not to recognize the Foundation for Islamic Ahlusunnah Wal Jamaah Mission (Yamisa) as a social organization. The organization has promised to give members individual payouts of Rp 400,000 per month without giving anything in return.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Ex-cooperative head gets sentence
Ex-cooperative head gets sentence TANGERANG: The Tangerang District court sentenced the former head of PT Hardaya Aneka Shoes Industry (PT HASI)'s employee cooperative to five years in prison for embezzling Rp 668 million (US$77,675) of the cooperatives' money between 2000 and 2001. The sentence was one year more than prosecutors were seeking. Presiding judge M.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
IBRA optimistic on loan asset sales
IBRA optimistic on loan asset sales Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post,Jakarta The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) expressed optimism it would be able to get a relatively good price for the huge bank loan assets that it's trying to sell, saying that it would not accept low bids. IBRA Chairman Syafruddin Temenggung said on Monday that he would not tolerate unfair price valuations, even if they came from reputable financial advisors.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Rich states 'must change consumption patterns'
Rich states 'must change consumption patterns' Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali Consumer International (CI), fighting for consumers' rights worldwide, warned on Monday that the current consumption patterns of northern hemisphere countries were not sustainable for the earth's future and therefore demanded changes in those patterns.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Gender confusion in BICC toilets
Gender confusion in BICC toilets Although the UN meeting in Bali has proceeded for more than one week, many delegates are still confused as they attempt to enter the restrooms at the Bali International Convention Center. Many foreign and Indonesian delegates were seen on Monday visibly hesitant about which door to enter as the small cryptic male and female symbols were apparently difficult to distinguish.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Managing terrorism: An Indonesian perspective
Managing terrorism: An Indonesian perspective Matori Abdul Djalil, Minister of Defense, Jakarta We all share the conviction that terrorists and terrosim are a threat to humanity and civilization. We also share the belief and commitment that such evil acts by evil people should never be condoned, let alone tolerated. It is our obligation and the obligation of civilized nations to root out terrorists and terrorism wherever they exist.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Man gets four years in drug case
Man gets four years in drug case PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: A 40-year-old welder in the town of Sampit, Central Kalimantan, was sentenced on Monday to four years in prison for the possession of 10 ecstasy pills. The panel of judges at the Palangkaraya District Court ruled that Tong Sak Khian, alias Arifin, was guilty of the possession of narcotics. The court also fined the defendant Rp 150 million, or an additional month in jail.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Tax deduction for paying alms
Tax deduction for paying alms BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A 1999 Indonesian law on setting off religious alms against income tax -- specifically in the case of individual taxpayers -- comes into effect in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province this June. An official of the Aceh provincial agency for religious alms (Bazis), T. Chairul Anwar, said on Monday that Bazis had already sent out about 3,000 blank deposit receipts to several government and private institutions in Aceh.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Customs sued in Cirebon
Customs sued in Cirebon CIREBON, West Java: The Cirebon branch of sea freight forwarder PT Djakarta Lloyd has recently sued a number of officials from the Customs and Excise Service, including its director Permana Agung, for allegedly inflicting material and non-material losses on the company, branch director Idris A.S. said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Mallaby's death explained
Mallaby's death explained The city profile of Surabaya (The Jakarta Post, May 31) raises once again the question of the death of Brigadier A. Mallaby, British commanding officer there on Oct. 30, 1945. This is a perennial controversy. A British researcher, J. G. A. Parrott, whose material I have looked at in the Imperial War Museum, London, has what seems to me the most convincing case on the matter.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Welcome investors
Welcome investors This week, Jakarta will be busy hosting a meeting between Indonesian and Malaysian businessmen. Seventy businessmen will not only visit the country but also look into business opportunities that could be explored together. Vice President Hamzah Haz expressed the hope last week that local businessmen would take advantage of such a meeting. This cooperation is useful for all parties involved and will ease the burden of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Four killed in further Aceh violence
Four killed in further Aceh violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least four people, including one alleged Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel, were killed in the latest round of violence in Aceh over the weekend, official and residents said on Monday. Two male bodies bearing gunshot and cut wounds were found in Keude Trieng village of Jeumpa district in Bireun regency on Sunday. They were identified as Agus Yusuf, 23, and Junaidi Abdullah, 25. Locals said the two men had been missing for about one week.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Energy for sustainable development
Energy for sustainable development Agus P. Sari, Executive director of Pelangi, An environment research institute, Based in Jakarta Energy is crucial to sustainable development. Providing energy allows people to prosper and be productive. At the same time, utilization of fossil fuels -- coal, oil and gas -- can be detrimental to sustainable development in the process of extraction, conversion and use.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Corruption sustained by political ties'
'Corruption sustained by political ties' Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruptors who build on their relationships with leading political figures bring more havoc to the Indonesian legal system than other issues that lead to corruption, including low salaries among the judiciary and the police, a criminologist said on Monday. Mulyana W.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Residents complain of ID fees
Residents complain of ID fees TANGERANG: Residents of Cipondoh subdistrict are complaining that the local subdistrict office is illegally charging them Rp 6,000 (US cents 70) when they apply for identity cards. Employees of the subdistrict office demand Rp 6,000 from residents who apply for IDs, or the subdistrict office chief will not sign the ID card, Saidah, a resident of Cipondoh, said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Cholil to be sworn in June 5
Cholil to be sworn in June 5 JAKARTA: People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais said on Monday the Assembly would swear in Muslim cleric Cholil Bisri on June 5 as one of seven deputy speakers, replacing Matori Abdul Djalil. The swearing in of Cholil, who was nominated by Alwi Shihab's camp of the National Awakening Party (PKB), is expected to end a battle of words with the rival PKB camp headed by Matori. "We have decided to inaugurate Pak Cholil on June 5," Amien said.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Corruption fueled by ties with political leaders
Corruption fueled by ties with political leaders Yogita Tahilramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Corruptors who build on their relationships with leading political figures bring more havoc to the Indonesian legal system than other issues that lead to corruption, including low salaries among the judiciary and the police, a criminologist said on Monday. Mulyana W.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Nominees for Governor
Nominees for Governor From Warta Kota Nine people have nominated themselves or have applied to be a gubernatorial candidate. They come from different circles with different backgrounds. Some of them have vigorously lobbied in order to be named as a candidate. According to religion, there are three requirements that a leader must fulfill. * Fathonah (smart) which means that he should be smart enough in making use of a situation for the common good.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Foreign karatekas cancel RI trip
Foreign karatekas cancel RI trip JAKARTA: Jordan and Uzbekistan have canceled plans to participate in the Indonesia Open karate tournament, which begins on Tuesday at the Bung Karno Indoor Tennis Stadium. "The Jordan team did not give us an explanation for its cancellation. As for the Uzbeks, they wanted us to provide them with air tickets, but we only see to the participants' accommodations," Fauzi Saidi, a member of the tournament's organizing committee, said on Monday.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
SE Asian countries must secure borders: U.S.
SE Asian countries must secure borders: U.S. Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur The United States wants to help Southeast Asian countries boost border security to block terrorists from sheltering in the region, a U.S. State Department official said on Monday. "We're trying to make efforts to do that and it's a big priority," said David Asher, a senior adviser for the U.S. State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Asher said that U.S.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Make our small space a better place to live
Make our small space a better place to live Yanuar Nugroho, Researcher & General Secretary, Uni Sosial Demokrat, Jakarta, yanuar-n@unisosdem.org Welcome to the world of the multinational corporation (MNC). This is the world where a cultural and economic tsunami has been roaring across the globe and replacing the spectacular diversity of human society with a Westernized version of the good life.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Ryamizard to get new job, Endriartono to wait
Ryamizard to get new job, Endriartono to wait Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The appointment of Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) chief Lt. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu as the new Army chief has wrapped up a key reshuffle in the Indonesian Military (TNI). But while Ryamizard will fully take up his new job on Thursday, his predecessor, Gen. Endriartono Sutarto, will have to wait until he receives the command baton from outgoing TNI chief Adm. Widodo A.S. TNI spokesman Maj. Gen.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Grants and debt swaps should be explored in Bali Summit
Grants and debt swaps should be explored in Bali Summit Bahtiar Arif, Center for Indonesia Reform, Lecturer, University of Pancasila, Jakarta, bahtiararif@yahoo.com The preparatory meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development is currently taking place in Bali. The Bali meeting will draw a final draft which will be brought to Johannesburg where the summit will run from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, Malaysia to revise MoU on migrant workers
Indonesia, Malaysia to revise MoU on migrant workers Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived here for a three-day visit, during which he will talk with Indonesian government officials on labor issues.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
JakArt brings arts closer to the public
JakArt brings arts closer to the public Maria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Learning from past criticism, this year's month-long international arts festival JakArt@2002, which opened last week, has pledged as much public participation as possible to make the arts more enjoyable for the general public. The organizers said the second JakArt was a follow-up of last year's, which focused on increasing public awareness of the arts.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia hopes to win as row with Indonesia goes to court
Malaysia hopes to win as row with Indonesia goes to court Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur The International Court of Justice in The Hague would begin hearing arguments from Malaysia and Indonesia over a territorial claim on Monday, said Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. "We hope we will win. We are well prepared and will do our best during the two week hearing in the Netherlands," Abdullah told reporters.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Ficorinvest directors changed with BLBI graft
Ficorinvest directors changed with BLBI graft Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Another corruption trial related to the alleged misappropriation of the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support Fund (BLBI) began Monday at the South Jakarta District Court with two defendants from the now-defunct Bank Ficorinvest standing trial. Supari Dhirdjoprawiro, the former president director of the bank, and S.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
HK bank eyes stake in RI bank
HK bank eyes stake in RI bank HONG KONG: Hong Kong's mid-sized Bank of East Asia Ltd. has applied to increase its stake in Indonesia's PT Bank Daiwa Perdania, as part of its expansion plans, a spokeswoman said Monday. The Bank of East Asia spokeswoman said the bank plans to raise its stake to 30 percent from 24.5 percent, although it is still awaiting the go-ahead from the regulator, Bank Indonesia.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Interpreters for NGOs
Interpreters for NGOs There were no more language problems for the participants of the international non-governmental organizations' (NGOs) and major groups' discussions and workshop at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Monday as a group of multi-lingual interpreters arrived. Translations are available simultaneously for Indonesian, English, French and Spanish during discussions with the help of headphones.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
AGO to propose deputy candidates
AGO to propose deputy candidates JAKARTA: Attorney General M.A. Rachman will propose to President Megawati Soekarnoputri three candidates for the post left vacant by Vice Attorney General Soeparman, who is retiring. Rachman refused on Monday to disclose any name, but said all the three candidates were senior prosecutors whose experience included a tenure as Deputy Attorney General. The President has the prerogative to appoint the attorney general and their deputy.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
W. Jakarta Mayoralty does U-turn on Muslim attire
W. Jakarta Mayoralty does U-turn on Muslim attire Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Strong criticism from the public, particularly legal experts, has changed the West Jakarta Mayoralty's stance on its own instruction obliging students in public and private schools to wear Muslim attire on Fridays. "It was just advice from the mayoralty but definitely not an instruction -- there was no obligation," West Jakarta Deputy Mayor Amiruddin S.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Four killed in further Aceh violence
Four killed in further Aceh violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh: At least four people, including one alleged Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel, were killed in the latest round of violence in Aceh over the weekend, official and residents said on Monday. Two male bodies bearing gunshot and cut wounds were found in Keude Trieng village of Jeumpa district in Bireun regency on Sunday. They were identified as Agus Yusuf, 23, and Junaidi Abdullah, 25. Locals said the two men had been missing for about one week.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Two alleged extortionists killed
Two alleged extortionists killed PEKANBARU, Riau: At least two people accused of extorting money from transmigrants in the town of Rokan Hilir, Riau, were mobbed to death by local residents, officials said on Monday. Four men arrived in Simpang Bunut village, Bagan Sinembah subdistrict, on Saturday and allegedly began extorting money from residents of the resettlement area. Word soon spread and local residents quickly had the alleged extortionists surrounded.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
PTMSI to send players to China
PTMSI to send players to China JAKARTA: The Indonesian Table Tennis Association (PTMSI) will send eight players to China for a nine-month training camp, new association chairman Taher said on Monday. "They will be competing during the camp in China," Taher said after being installed as the PTMSI chairman, replacing Triyanto Saudin.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Magazine chief editor jailed for copyright violation
Magazine chief editor jailed for copyright violation Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court sentenced a monthly magazine's chief editor on Monday to one year in jail for illegally publishing a number of racy photographs featuring Ratna Sari Dewi, one of former president Soekarno's wives. Defendant Warsito Wahono, who directs Indonesia's What's On magazine, was also ordered to pay Rp 10 million in damages to Dewi.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Headings
Headings 1. Yamisa: 10 x 4 lines Yamisa foundation 'not welcome' in S. Sulawesi 2. Kodam: 22 x 2 lines TNI's new command center makes E. Timor nervous 3. Demo: 24 x 2 lines Journalists, NGOs demand action against councillor 4. Guru: 27 x 1 line Teacher dies as he drafts school test
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
'Surabaya Post' employees stage demo
'Surabaya Post' employees stage demo SURABAYA: Dozens of journalists and workers from the closed Surabaya Post daily protested in front of the East Java legislative council on Monday, demanding that management hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to decide their fate. The protesters were received by the chairman of the council's Commission E, Harbiah Salahuddin, and other legislators.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSX Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 3, 2002: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 375 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,100 -50 12,500 Adindo Foresta 55 0 0 AGIS Tbk 130 -5 1,150,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 365 0 0 Alakasa 170 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 750 -25 185,000 Alter Abadi Tbk 35 -5 10,000 Alumindo Light 625 0 0 Andhi...
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Yamisa foundation 'not welcome' in S. Sulawesi
Yamisa foundation 'not welcome' in S. Sulawesi Jupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar The South Sulawesi administration has banned an Islamic foundation from operating in the province. Governor H.Z.B. Palaguna has issued an order to all regents and mayors in the province not to recognize the Foundation for Islamic Ahlusunnah Wal Jamaah Mission (Yamisa) as a social organization.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
BPS says inflation on a declining trend
BPS says inflation on a declining trend Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post,Jakarta The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Monday that inflation in May was up 0.8 percent from the previous month's level, but year-on-year inflation showed a declining trend. BPS said year-on-year inflation during the month fell to 12.9 percent. The year-on-year inflation rate in February stood at 15.3 percent, but it fell in March and April to 14.8 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Photo capion
Photo capion Photo: Water JP/Murdani Usman A WATERY DEBATE: South African Minister for Water Affairs and Forestry Ronnie Kasrils (right) speaks to reporters during a press briefing on water issues at the Bali International Convention Center. At Monday's briefing, Kasrils was joined by (from right to left) European Union representative Frederick Bach, Uganda Minister for Water, Land and the Environment Maria Mutagamba and Indonesian Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure Soenarno.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
PALYJA to double investment
PALYJA to double investment to improve clean water supply PT PAM Lyonaise Jaya (PALYJA), a subsidiary of ONDEO Services of France, will more than double its investment to improve and expand the supply of clean water in western Jakarta.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
RI's endangered species close to extinction: WWF
RI's endangered species close to extinction: WWF A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali An international non-governmental organization (NGO) warned on Monday that endangered species in Indonesia were close to extinction due to poaching and the outlawed animal trade.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Retired officers sue Da'i, Megaawati
Retired officers sue Da'i, Megaawati JAKARTA (JP): A group of retired senior police officers have filed lawsuits with the State Administrative Court against President Megawati Soekarnoputri and National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar over what they say was their forced early retirement. The lawsuits were filed in response to a decree from Da'i proposing their retirement, and a presidential decree accepting the proposal.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina blames IMF for Karaha Bodas case
Pertamina blames IMF for Karaha Bodas case Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas firm Pertamina accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday of washing its hands in the legal dispute between Pertamina and independent power producer (IPP) Karaha Bodas Co. LLC, despite its suggestion to suspend the latter's project in late 1990s.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Sanitation agency head admits to irregularities
Sanitation agency head admits to irregularities Bambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The alleged corruption scandal in the City Sanitation Agency showed a fresh development on Monday when the agency's head Slamet Limbong admitted that there had been irregularities in the purchase of 10 waste incinerators. Limbong said that PT Tompuro Jaraindo won the "tender" last year as the contractor to purchase and install the incinerators.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Expert witnesses say Akbar not quilty
Expert witnesses say Akbar not quilty Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal experts called on to testify for corruption defendant Akbar Tandjung told the court here on Monday that the former minister/state secretary could not be tried as the case had not resulted in losses to the state.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia mulls leasing islands for tourism
Indonesia mulls leasing islands for tourism Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government is considering leasing a number of small islands to individual and corporate investors for resort development in a bid to boost tourism. Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardika said that the government was studying experiences in leasing islands for resort development in the Maldives.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
Thousands may lose jobs in N. Sumatra
Thousands may lose jobs in N. Sumatra MEDAN, North Sumatra: Some 12,000 cold storage workers in North Sumatra could lose their jobs because of a decree by the Ministry of Industry and Trade allowing the direct export of fresh shrimp, according to a local legislator. "How can they not be laid off if fresh shrimp can be exported directly without being processed first?" Adil Sirait, a member of the provincial legislative council, said over the weekend.
Tue, 04 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB
AGO to question Boediono as BI loan abuse
AGO to question Boediono as BI loan abuse Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors are set to summon Minister of Finance Boediono in connection with the Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) scandal. The first hints emerged from the Attorney General's Office here on Monday that Boediono would be summoned as a witness as he was one of the BI board of directors who approved the loan facilities to struggling banks between 1998 and 1999.