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Searching for all articles published on 2001-01-16 ...

55 articles.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Central bank limits rupiah transactions with foreigners

Central bank limits rupiah transactions with foreigners JAKARTA (JP) Bank Indonesia announced on Monday a new ruling which limits rupiah transactions between banks operating in the country with non-residents in a bid to help curb speculation against the beleaguered local currency.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Bill Clinton's peace mediating efforts

Bill Clinton's peace mediating efforts U.S. President Bill Clinton has supervised the enlargement of NATO, sent warships to help Taiwan when Chinese missiles landed in the young democracy's territorial waters and maintained a tough line against the peace threats in Baghdad.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Police deny report on Army role in bombings

Police deny report on Army role in bombings JAKARTA (JP): The National Police claimed on Monday to have never issued any report indicating or stating the involvement of former Army generals in the Christmas Eve bombings that left at least 19 people dead.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Improving bank supervision

Improving bank supervision It is encouraging to note that amid the political battle to take control of Bank Indonesia (central bank), both the government and the House of Representatives remain fully aware of the vital importance of effective supervision in preventing a financial crisis.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/House to deliberate 22 bills in 3 months

House to deliberate 22 bills in 3 months JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives opened its 2001 session on Monday with a conviction to focus more on its legislative duties targeting the deliberation of 22 bills in the next three months.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Trial shows Estrada running a 'mafia' style government

Trial shows Estrada running a 'mafia' style governmentBy Girlie Linao MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Joseph Estrada's impeachment trial has given the public a glimpse of how the former movie action star has ran the government like a "gangster" for the past two and a half years, analysts said.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 9:00 TV Drama 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Toll road workers demand pay rise

Toll road workers demand pay rise TANGERANG (JP): Around 400 employees of the Tangerang branch of the state toll road operator PT Jasa Marga staged a rally in front of their office on Jl. MH Thamrin here on Monday, demanding a 30 percent wage rise.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/North Korean missile policy has three aspects

North Korean missile policy has three aspectsBy Lakhvinder Singh SEOUL: Now that U.S. President Bill Clinton has finally decided about his visit to North Korea and left the issues involved to be resolved by the new Bush administration, the time has come to look at the North Korean missile policy ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Two important BLBI documents go missing

Two important BLBI documents go missing JAKARTA (JP): Two important documents of the Bank Indonesia believed to contain information that could help reveal the violations of the central bank regulations in the extending of emergency loans scam during the period from 1997 to 1999 are mysteriously ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Faisal Basri to resign from PAN membership

Faisal Basri to resign from PAN membership JAKARTA (JP): Noted economist Faisal Basri said on Monday that he will relinquish his membership of the National Mandate Party (PAN) due to fundamental differences of opinion with the party's stance on several principles and policies.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Satelindo customers given e-mail access from cell phones

Satelindo customers given e-mail access from cell phones JAKARTA (JP): Cellular service operator PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) launched its SMS-based e-mail notification service on Monday, enabling its customers to retrieve e-mail from their handsets.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Jan.15

Rupiah Rates Jan.15 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,085.00 10,085.00 9,537.00 9,633.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Policy removing tax relief for debtors deplored

Policy removing tax relief for debtors deplored JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) criticized on Monday the government's decision to withdraw tax facilities given to indebted companies, describing the measure as being unrealistic.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Journalists protest against violence

Journalists protest against violence MEDAN, North Sumatra: Around 120 reporters from various media based in the North Sumatra capital of Medan marched to the provincial legislative council on Monday to protest against violence committed by members of a youth organization.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC Final Target 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Bless The Child 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Unbreakable 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Escort 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Red Planet ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Jaw-jaw is far better than war-war

Jaw-jaw is far better than war-war SINGAPORE: The world today is divided into three broad regions, the former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said recently. The first consists of revolutionary states still in the process of being formed.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/BPGS sets ambitious target following its name change

BPGS sets ambitious target following its name change JAKARTA (JP): The Gelora Senayan Management Board (BPGS) set an ambitious target for the next five years following President Abdurrahman Wahid's decision on Sunday to rename the Senayan Sports Complex as Bung Karno Sports Complex.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Controversy fact emerges on Guterres at court hearing

Controversy fact emerges on Guterres at court hearing JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers defending former East Timor prointegration leader Eurico Guterres insisted on Monday his trial was unlawful following their latest assertion that the government had yet to revoke the defendant's status as a member of the ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Gus Dur's rejection of justices gets mixed reaction

Gus Dur's rejection of justices gets mixed reaction JAKARTA (JP): Legislators on Monday gave mixed reactions to President Abdurrahman Wahid's Friday letter to the House of Representatives officially rejecting the two nominated chief justices proposed by the legislature.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Canopy trail provides up-close look at wildlife

Canopy trail provides up-close look at wildlifeBy Yusran Endo Fauzi MT. HALIMUN, West Java (JP): The 100-meter-long canopy trail is suspended at a height of between 25 meters and 30 meters, a bridge suspended in the valley of wilderness that is Mt. Halimun National Park.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Beddu's house arrest extended

Beddu's house arrest extended JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors failed to meet their initial deadline on Monday to file the corruption charges against former chief of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Beddu Amang and extended the suspect's house arrest instead.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Stock quotations on JSX

Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 15, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Antigovernment rally fails to materialize

Antigovernment rally fails to materialize JAKARTA (JP): The feared massive antigovernment rally failed to materialize here on Monday, and the city's unusually quiet streets were a testimony of residents' concerns.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/W. Java legislators want new cars

W. Java legislators want new cars BANDUNG (JP): In a bid to be equal to the executive, the members of the West Java provincial legislative council want their official cars to be replaced with new and better ones.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Israel's strategy shaped by war it sat out

Israel's strategy shaped by war it sat outBy Howard Goller JERUSALEM (Reuters): The 39 Scud missiles that Iraq fired at Israel 10 years ago drove home a non-conventional message -- that the Jewish state could stay out of a war and emerge a winner.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Indomobil secures order

Indomobil secures order JAKARTA (JP): Local car producer PT Indomobil Sukses International has secured an order from the Khansons Group of Bangladesh to export 4,000 Suzuki-Carry vans to the country.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/AFC asks PSM for more renovations

AFC asks PSM for more renovations MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will examine the PSM Makassar club's preparations in February before deciding whether the capital of South Sulawesi is fit to host the quarterfinals of the eastern Asia zone of the Asian Club ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Real actions needed to thwart corruption: Experts

Real actions needed to thwart corruption: Experts JAKARTA (JP): Corruption cases in Indonesia have increased because no real action has been taken to handle them, a criminal law expert said Monday."During the reform era, corruption problems tend to escalate instead of lowering," J.E.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/What a dramatic situation!

What a dramatic situation! More and more I find letters from readers to The Jakarta Post about strange situations in Jakarta, like crimes at Soekarno- Hatta Airport, uneasy things about airlines or parking spaces etc.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Pacific fights to reclaim its shattered idyllic image

Pacific fights to reclaim its shattered idyllic imageBy Paul Tait SYDNEY (Reuters): The Pacific has made a tentative start this year in attempts to redress the damage done by coups, mutiny and revolt to its idyllic image as a tropical paradise.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/LG Electronics expects robust sales in 2001

LG Electronics expects robust sales in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Electronics manufacturer PT LG Electronics Indonesia recorded US$170 million in sales in 2000, far exceeding the sales figure in 1999 of about $60 million and its initial target of $150 million, an executive said on Monday.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Forensic experts try to help victims of abuse

Forensic experts try to help victims of abuse JAKARTA (JP): No less than 226 cases of violence against women and children were recorded by Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) last year of which a third were cases of child molestation.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Weapons sweep in Aceh results in more violence

Weapons sweep in Aceh results in more violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Three people were killed Monday and nearly all Aceh regencies were paralyzed as residents stayed home for fear of massive conflicts between authorities and Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels.Cinta Meunasah Operation spokesman Sr.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Shangri-La workers to sue managers for blocking union

Shangri-La workers to sue managers for blocking union JAKARTA (JP): Striking workers from the Shangri-La Hotel are considering filing a lawsuit against the hotel's management for ignoring their rights of association, the workers' lawyer Surya Tjandra said on Monday.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Accenture targets 15% rise in RI revenues

Accenture targets 15% rise in RI revenues JAKARTA (JP): Global management and technology consulting firm Accenture, formerly known as Andersen Consulting, expects a 15 percent increase in revenues from its Indonesian operation this year, a company executive said here on Monday.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/'Use constitutional means to change govt'

'Use constitutional means to change govt' JAKARTA (JP): Political observers requested all citizens on Monday to avoid instigating mass riots in an attempt to end Abdurrahman Wahid's presidency, and instead accept constitutional and peaceful methods.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Bunker search leads police to drill into Tommy's home

Bunker search leads police to drill into Tommy's home JAKARTA (JP): Using drills and jack hammers until late on Monday night, the police were still trying to open an alleged underground bunker below the residence of fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, despite President Abdurrahman Wahid's ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 15 to Jan.21

Rates for tax payment, valid from Jan. 15 to Jan.21 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 9,470.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 644.44Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,263.43Belgian franc 1 Rp 219.83Canadian dollar 1 Rp 6,307.03Swiss franc 1 Rp 5,816.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Global Sources: A dot-com success story

Global Sources: A dot-com success story Jakarta (JP): There are many dot-coms doing business in Indonesia, but only a few will survive successfully. Global Sources is one of those successes.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Iraq contained but not resolved 10 years on

Iraq contained but not resolved 10 years onBy Paul Taylor LONDON (Reuters): Ten years after a U.S.-led coalition unleashed Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait, Iraq is a problem contained but not resolved.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Militias are by nature fracture prone

Militias are by nature fracture proneBy Siswo Pramono CANBERRA (JP): What an irony. As the Indonesian military formally withdraws from the political stage, the country also witnesses a growing number of civilians in uniforms.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Effort to involve community falls flat at Mt. Halimun

Effort to involve community falls flat at Mt. HalimunBy Yusran Edo Fauzi MT. HALIMUN, West Java (JP): In a plan designed to marry conservation needs with those of the surrounding community, locals living in the eastern region of Mt.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Four detainees escape from paddy wagon

Four detainees escape from paddy wagon BOGOR (JP): Four detainees of the Bogor prosecutor's office escaped custody on Friday afternoon after they managed to break loose from the paddy wagon, a source from the prosecutors' office said on Monday.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Save your heritage

Save your heritage I look forward to your Saturday editions and with great interest read Ida Indawati Khouw's articles in the Save Old Batavia section. The first time I read these articles was in September 2000, after staying in Jakarta for some time.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Hasan's OCA status in question

Hasan's OCA status in question JAKARTA (JP): Vice Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI) Harsuki said that the Chairman of the SEAG Federation Tan Sri Imran Ibni Tuanku Jafar had inquired about the legal status of the OCA's Vice President for the Southeast Asia zone Mohammad 'Bob' Hasan ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/KL to finalize SEAG events next month

KL to finalize SEAG events next month JAKARTA (JP): The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Federation will finalize the number of sports event to be featured in the 2001 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 15.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Sutiyem brings love to zoo animals

Sutiyem brings love to zoo animalsBy Tarko Sudiarno and Nugroho CH YOGYAKARTA (JP): Slamet and Widodo looked uneasy. The two Sumatran tigers at Gembira Loka park and zoo in Yogyakarta paced to and fro in their spacious cage.Once in a while they roared, showing their terrifying fangs.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/RI still needs time to deal with the digital era

RI still needs time to deal with the digital eraBy Rhenald Kasali Jakarta (JP): We step into 2001 with a number of arguments among economists who say that many of those who claim to be economists do not understand the actual condition of our economy.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/RP ship captured for carrying guns

RP ship captured for carrying guns AMBON, Maluku: The Indonesian Navy captured a traditional vessel from the Philippines carrying six guns and 454 bullets in the waters off Maluku islands, an official said on Monday.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/GAM and violence

GAM and violence In Kompas on Jan. 12, 2001 I read on page 12 that according to the President's spokesman Yahya Staquf the government has achieved positive success in managing to persuade GAM to stop using violent methods to pursue their own goals.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Where to go in Bandung:

Where to go in Bandung:Exhibitions* Fine Arts by Bandung Young Artists, Griya Seni Popo Iskandar, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 268 (Phone: 022 2013662), until Jan. 27. * Painting, Ikatan Wanita Pelukis Indonesia, Galeri Hidayat, Jl. Sulanjana 36 (Phone: 022 4208257), 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 27 to Feb. 14.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/Dossiers on Ajinomoto case sent to Jakarta

Dossiers on Ajinomoto case sent to Jakarta SURABAYA (JP): The East Java Police sent on Monday the dossiers on four PT Ajinomoto officials, accused of violating the Consumer Protection Law, to National Police Headquarters in Jakarta.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/How successful is Internet business in Indonesia?

How successful is Internet business in Indonesia?By Jon Minofri Jakarta (JP): Internet implementation in the business world has led to a new terminology: The New Economy. It is a pity that not all companies call themselves the successful New Economy.

Tue, 16 Jan 2001

JP/RI, Singapore mend ties with gas project

RI, Singapore mend ties with gas project SINGAPORE (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong jointly launched a landmark gas pipeline project on Monday, signaling both countries remained good neighbors despite recent strained relations.