Archive: 24 March 2001
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Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Police vow to investigate anyone plotting against Gus Dur
Police vow to investigate anyone plotting against Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro said on Friday police would not hesitate to question anyone, no matter their rank or position, if there was evidence they were plotting against President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Gus Dur cancels Aceh visit
Gus Dur cancels Aceh visit JAKARTA (JP): Security concerns have forced President Abdurrahman Wahid to cancel a trip to the restive province of Aceh next week.Though presidential aides cited technical reasons, palace sources and the President himself acknowledged earlier security concerns torpedoed...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Kim pays tribute to S. Korean tycoon
Kim pays tribute to S. Korean tycoon SEOUL (AFP): North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-Il will send a delegation to Seoul on Saturday to pay a landmark tribute to Hyundai tycoon Chung Ju-Yung, Hyundai officials said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Stop airing individual grudges
Stop airing individual grudgesFrom Rakyat MerdekaThose who are against President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid want him to step down because they think this will be better for national unity and also because he appears to be capable of doing hardly anything to stop the bloody communal clashes in our...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
PSSI shows its commitment to developing futsal in RI
PSSI shows its commitment to developing futsal in RI JAKARTA (JP): The newly introduced five-a-side futsal will be developed in Indonesia over the next four years to guarantee that the country will have a champion futsal team.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
KL palm oil holds up on pre-holiday buying
KL palm oil holds up on pre-holiday buying KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures held firm on Friday on buying from players covering ahead of a shorter trading week ahead, traders said.The market will be closed on Monday for the Muslim New Year.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Journey to the East by Beate E. Renner, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3140554), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until March 28. * Photo: Frida Kahlo and Her Friends, by Lola Alvarez Bravo, La Casa de Mexico, Jl.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
LNG plant under siege
LNG plant under siege Indonesia's reputation as the most reliable supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) since 1977 and the world's largest exporter of that clean-burning fuel since the early 1990s, with total shipments of more than 30 million metric tons a year, is now being jeopardized because...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Rupiah rates March 23
Rupiah rates March 23 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,825.00 10,825.00 10,273.00 10,377.00Australian dollar 1 4,875.17 5,376.78 5,097.46 5,154.26Austrian schilling 1 633.26 698.10 662.13 669.21Belgian franc 1 216.01 238.13 225.86 228.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Students demand moral and civics lessons abolished
Students demand moral and civics lessons abolished JAKARTA (JP): Some 300 students from Greater Jakarta's Indonesian Muslim Student Action Front protested at the Ministry of National Education on Friday to demand civics be removed from the national education curriculum.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Zaw beats Yoseph in Wotulo Memorial opener
Zaw beats Yoseph in Wotulo Memorial opener JAKARTA (JP): Grand Master (GM) Zaw Win Lay of Myanmar, whose elo rating is 2537, put on a skillful display of chess in defeating Indonesian FIDE Master (MF) Yoseph R.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Washington supports Arroyo govt: Hubbard
Washington supports Arroyo govt: Hubbard MANILA (AP): The United States recognizes and supports the new administration of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a U.S. official said on Friday."We in the United States watched the developments here in the Philippines closely and we recognized...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Coalition must continue: Hun Sen
Coalition must continue: Hun Sen PHNOM PENH (AP): Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that the ruling coalition should continue beyond the next national elections even if one party wins enough votes to govern alone.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Sutiyoso waits for a 'whisper' on scam
Sutiyoso waits for a 'whisper' on scam JAKARTA (JP): Two senior city officials could still be dismissed over their alleged involvement in the Ancol scandal if further information came from the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
PBI to recruit 12 bowlers for SEAG
PBI to recruit 12 bowlers for SEAG JAKARTA (JP): Thirty two bowlers are being groomed by the Indonesian Bowling Association (PBI) in preparation for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Tax cut on luxury cars for G-15 Summit protested
Tax cut on luxury cars for G-15 Summit protested JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of people grouped under the Anti Luxury Car Movement staged a demonstration on Friday in front of the State Palace to protest the huge tax cut for 284 luxury cars that will be used for the coming G-15 summit in the city.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
No paper
No paper In observance of the Hindu Day of Silence on Sunday and Islamic New Year on Monday, The Jakarta Post will not be published on the two days. The Post will appear again on Tuesday. -- Publisher
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
RI imports Ivorian cocoa
RI imports Ivorian cocoa ABIDJAN (Reuters): Amsterdam, Philadelphia and Tallinn were the three main destinations of Ivory Coast's cocoa beans in the first three months of the 2000/2001 (Oct-Sept) season, the latest port data show.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Officials wary of sudden surge in TB
Officials wary of sudden surge in TB JAKARTA (JP): Health officials are wary of the possibility of a sudden surge in tuberculosis infection due to the high number of internally displaced people spread across the country.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Biased reporting by the 'Post'
Biased reporting by the 'Post' All praises to Allah subhanahu wata'ala, shalawat and greetings onto Rasullulah shallalahu 'alaihi wassalam, his family and friends and Muslims really following him until the end of time.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Murderers of taxi driver shot dead by police
Murderers of taxi driver shot dead by police JAKARTA (JP): Police shot dead two men for allegedly trying to escape from a crime scene where they had robbed and murdered an Agung Taxi driver, identified as Hermansyah, 48, early on Friday morning.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Seminar on marine science research
Seminar on marine science research PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A four-day seminar and workshop on marine science research capacity-building and education will begin here on Monday at Jenderal Soedirman University.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Official accused of corruption
Official accused of corruption BOGOR (JP): The Cibinong Prosecutors' Office is investigating a corruption case involving Dedi Setiadi, a former head of the section of general government system of the Bogor Regency who is now Assistant of Administrative Affairs in Depok.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Govt doubts ExxonMobil's goodwill
Govt doubts ExxonMobil's goodwill JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday expressed suspicion that ExxonMobil temporarily closed its gas fields at Arun, in restive Aceh province, to exert pressure on the government to renegotiate its contracts for better terms.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
KL's urban strife bares poverty cuts across race
KL's urban strife bares poverty cuts across raceBy Brendan Pereira KUALA LUMPUR: Madam Ainon Kuntom remembers the night of March 9 like it was yesterday.That was the day she watched two Malay men alight from a car and bash an Indian man for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Pertamina, Petrovietnam cooperate in oil sector
Pertamina, Petrovietnam cooperate in oil sector JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday with Vietnam state- owned oil and gas company Petrovietnam to cooperate in oil and gas exploration and production.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Military officer arrested over theft
Military officer arrested over theft JAKARTA (JP): Angry residents and Duren Sawit police handed over a military officer on Thursday night to the Jakarta Military Police Headquarters after he was caught stealing a motorcycle in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.East Jakarta police chief of detectives Adj.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
10-man host PSM Makassar bows out to Blue Wings
10-man host PSM Makassar bows out to Blue Wings MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Ten-man host PSM Makassar failed to reach the Asian Champions Cup semifinals after crashing 1-8 to Samsung Suwon Blue Wings in the second round-robin at the Mattoangin Stadium on Friday.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Malaysia looks deeper into offshore tin mining
Malaysia looks deeper into offshore tin mining KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia may revive plans to mine tin from its seabed as good tin ore on land becomes harder to find, an industry body said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March. 23, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 25 21,500 Adindo Foresta 105 10 102,000 AGIS 185 10 2,836,000 Alakasa 140 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
'S'pore's TB rate relatively high'
'S'pore's TB rate relatively high' SINGAPORE (AP): The number of tuberculosis cases is still relatively high in affluent, highly modernized Singapore, health officials said on Friday.Singapore's 2000 rate of 47 new tuberculosis cases per 100,000 residents is "still much higher than many developed...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Stop pointless polemics
Stop pointless polemicsFrom Pikiran RakyatAllow me as a layman to express my hopes for and concerns about this beloved country, which many fallen heroes have defended with their last drop of blood.I would like to call on the members of the political elite -- in the executive and the legislature --...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
S. Korea baseball team thrashes Indonesia 15-0
S. Korea baseball team thrashes Indonesia 15-0 JAKARTA (JP): South Korea crushed Indonesia 15-0 at the Asian Baseball Championship in Taipei on Friday, sending Indonesia to the bottom of the standings with four losses.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Sjahril warns of further interest rate increase
Sjahril warns of further interest rate increase JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday the central bank would continue raising interest rates if pressure on the rupiah persisted.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Thaksin seeks new markets for rice exports
Thaksin seeks new markets for rice exports BANGKOK (AP): Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Friday Thailand would need to expand its rice exports to new markets and might agree to special financial conditions to facilitate trade with potential customers.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Semblance of calm returns to town of Kuala Kapuas
Semblance of calm returns to town of Kuala Kapuas JAKARTA (JP): Calm returned to the town of Kuala Kapuas in Central Kalimantan on Friday amid reports that a total of 17 people have been killed in five days of communal clashes in the area.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
16 players join SEAG team
16 players join SEAG team SEMARANG (JP): Sixteen basketball players from seven clubs have joined the centralized training for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) official in charge of athletes development Rukanda said on Friday...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
'Study in Canada' in Shangri-La
'Study in Canada' in Shangri-La JAKARTA (JP): The Study in Canada fair presenting more than 16 Canadian universities and educational institutions will open at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta on Saturday and Sunday.The fair, organized by the Canadian Education Center, will be held from 11 a.m.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Kim breaks silence over IOC election
Kim breaks silence over IOC election PARIS (AFP): South Korea's influential International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kim Un-yong has confirmed to IOC members that he will join the election battle to succeed outgoing president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Bulog 'to resume' businesses 'closed' by IMF
Bulog 'to resume' businesses 'closed' by IMF JAKARTA (JP): New head of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Widjanarko Puspoyo said on Friday he would ask the government to allow the agency to resume its former commodity businesses that had been closed at the request of the International Monetary...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Councillor quizzed over sexual harassment
Councillor quizzed over sexual harassment JAKARTA (JP): City Police Women's Desk questioned a city councillor on Friday, in connection with a sexual harassment complaint filed by the husband of a woman who alleged that the councillor had drugged her and molested her.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Police question man over wife's murder
Police question man over wife's murder JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning a depressed murder suspect in connection with the murder of his five-month pregnant wife in the bathroom of his brother's residence in Menteng Atas, Setiabudi district, on Thursday evening.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
TB, a human rights concern?
TB, a human rights concern?By Chris W. Green JAKARTA (JP): "Tuberculosis is deeply rooted in populations where human rights and dignity are limited. While anyone can contract TB, the disease thrives on the most vulnerable -- the marginalized, discriminated against populations, and people living in...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Gus Dur hoped not to delay Aussie trip
Gus Dur hoped not to delay Aussie trip SURABAYA, East Java: The Chairman of the Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII) John Reid on Friday expressed hope that President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's visit to Australia next month will go ahead as planned without there being any further delays.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Funds siphoned off
Funds siphoned offFrom Warta KotaThis paper reported on March 17 that according to E. Rudy Franki Faat, a legislator on Bogor Regency Council, some Rp 400 million intended for the repair of elementary school buildings in Bogor regency had allegedly been siphoned off.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Try Sutrisno grilled over Priok riots
Try Sutrisno grilled over Priok riots JAKARTA (JP) Former vice president Try Sutrisno was grilled for 12 hours at the Attorney General's Office here on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the Tanjung Priok riots that claimed dozens and possibly hundreds of lives.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
CSIS says autonomy a long-term process
CSIS says autonomy a long-term process JAKARTA (JP): A study conducted by the Centre for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) found that there were many erroneous fundamental assumptions on regional autonomy which have caused various complications.Tommy A.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
President to reply to House censure on March 28
President to reply to House censure on March 28 JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Friday that his reply to the House of Representatives censure over his alleged involvement in two financial scandals would be delivered on Wednesday.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Sutiyoso sticks to govt PP 108/2000 regulation
Sutiyoso sticks to govt PP 108/2000 regulation JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso on Friday was upbeat and full of confidence that his accountability speech due to be presented on March 30 would not be rejected by Jakarta City Council.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Rights commission protests intervention into Abepura inquiry
Rights commission protests intervention into Abepura inquiry JAKARTA (JP): The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) protested on Wednesday the intervention of the Irian Jaya provincial office of the justice and human rights ministry and the police in its inquiry into the Abepura...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
U.S. slowdown hits Indonesia's furniture exports
U.S. slowdown hits Indonesia's furniture exports JAKARTA (JP): An association warned that the country might not be able to reach its target revenue of US$1.8 billion from furniture exports this year due to the economic slowdown in the United States.M.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Businessman shot dead
Businessman shot dead AMBON, Maluku: The murder of a land transportation owner from Karang Panjang subdistrict has caused tension among local residents.Eddy Lahallo, 47, was shot dead in Belakang Soya area at about 7:30 p.m.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Proposal for expedited election wins support
Proposal for expedited election wins support JAKARTA (JP): The proposal to hold an expedited general election won the support on Friday of officials of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Muslim organization and political observer Arbi Sanit.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Chong's position contested in Sabah
Chong's position contested in Sabah KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Three businessmen have challenged the appointment of an ethnic Chinese as chief minister of Malaysia's Sabah state under a system of rotating the post to accommodate different ethnic groups, reports said on Friday.