Archive: 4 July 2001
69 articles found
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
130 turtles seized in police raid
<p>130 turtles seized in police raid</p><p>JP/I Wayan Juniartha</p><p> SANUR, Bali (JP): Police on Tuesday afternoon seized some 130 live turtles in a raid on a slaughter house, believed to be one of the biggest in the area.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Santos finds more oil in RI
<p>Santos finds more oil in RI</p><p> CANBERRA (Dow Jones): Australian-listed companies Santos Ltd. and Cue Energy Resources Ltd. have discovered more oil and gas in drilling the Oyong-2 well offshore east Java, Cue reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Abdurrahman has threatened on several occasions to declare a
<p>Abdurrahman has threatened on several occasions to declare a state of emergency if his political foes keep demanding that he account for his administration's performance at the special session.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Australia, E. Timor agree on treaty
<p>Australia, E. Timor agree on treaty</p><p> CANBERRA (AP): After almost a year of negotiations, Australia and East Timor have agreed to the terms of a new treaty dividing royalties from oil under the Timor Sea, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Garuda Airways is better now
<p>Garuda Airways is better now</p><p> On June 25, 2001, I flew with Garuda Indonesian Airways (GA 829) from Singapore to Jakarta.</p><p>After the plane had taken off, I realized that I had left my wallet behind on the Air France plane (AF 256) on which I had flown...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Leaders of youth organizations warn Gus Dur's supporters
<p>Leaders of youth organizations warn Gus Dur's supporters</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Leaders of major youth organizations warned supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid not to engage in any anarchic activity as they would be ready to take counter actions during the special...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Bali temple thief caught
<p>Bali temple thief caught</p><p> DENPASAR, Bali: Police on Monday detained a 16-year-old boy for allegedly stealing a sacred statue and mask at a Hindu temple here.</p><p>The suspect has reportedly confessed that he burgled many temples during the past year.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Exxon starts S'pore plant
<p>Exxon starts S'pore plant</p><p> SINGAPORE (Reuters): U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil said on Tuesday it has begun operations at a US$2 billion world-scale chemical complex on Jurong Island in Singapore, the company's single largest investment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
France adopts Vietnamese infants
<p>France adopts Vietnamese infants</p><p> HANOI (AFP): A first batch of Vietnamese infants have arrived in France after Paris lifted an adoption ban imposed in 1999 following a public outcry over baby trafficking and other abuses, embassy officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Fires leave thousands of people homeless
<p>Fires leave thousands of people homeless</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of the city's poor were left homeless as separate fires devastated in the slum areas of Jl. Lodan Raya in Ancol, North Jakarta, and the Kayu Mas Raya area of Pulogadung, East Jakarta, on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Violence prevails in Aceh
<p>Violence prevails in Aceh</p><p> BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Killing continues in the restive province of Aceh despite the recent peace meeting between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Great promotions launched despite uncertainties
<p>Great promotions launched despite uncertainties</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Housing and property developers are currently promoting their projects with attractive advertisements in the media. Property exhibitions are also held regularly in the capital.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Message from the President
<p>Message from the President</p><p> To all our kababayans abroad, I convey my warmest felicitations on the occasion of the 103rd Anniversary of Philippine Independence.</p><p>This year's Philippine Independence Day should be extra meaningful in light of another...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
From Koran Tempo
<p>From Koran Tempo</p><p>Mine is one of a great number of families whose members have had sent abroad through PT Baham Putra Abadi (BPA), a manpower recruitment company located at Jl. Cipinang Muara Raya No. 4.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Garuda resumes Fukuoka flight
<p>Garuda resumes Fukuoka flight</p><p> TOKYO (DPA): Garuda Indonesia on Tuesday resumed regular service between Bali's capital Denpasar and Japan's southwestern city of Fukuoka with the arrival of the first such flight at Fukuoka airport, an airline spokesman said.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Wrong figure
<p>Wrong figure</p><p> A news story published in The Jakarta Post on June 18, 2001 titled House approves revised state budget contains a wrong figure in the table (in billions) regarding State Spending 1.1.b. Spending on Goods.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
A protest to God
<p>A protest to God</p><p> Could this be Gus Dur's final maneuver? To many people who read Tuesday's newspapers or watched the news on TV, it must have sounded like it. Most ordinary people, after all, would have found it rather irreverent to publicly take their protest...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
On Leuser Park
<p>On Leuser Park</p><p> I was surprised and disappointed by the article Leuser Park - a battle unbegun by Donna K. Woodward (June 30). For a person who served for several years as an administrative officer in the United States consulate in Medan, I would have expected an article...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Lopa dies of heart failure
<p>Lopa dies of heart failure</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa died on Tuesday night of heart failure at a hospital in Riyadh.</p><p>An embassy official told The Jakarta Post that Lopa died at Al-Hamadi Hospital in the Saudi Arabian capital at...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Asian currencies mostly up on yen's bounce, U.S. economy
<p>Asian currencies mostly up on yen's bounce, U.S. economy</p><p> SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were higher late Tuesday as the yen's bounce and signs that the U.S. industrial sector may be bottoming out brought some relief to the market, dealers said.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Thirteen massacred in C. Sulawesi village attack
<p>Thirteen massacred in C. Sulawesi village attack</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Thirteen mutilated bodies have been found in the village of Buyung Katedo, some 16 kilometers south of Poso, Central Sulawesi, following a Tuesday dawn massacre by masked men in black, local police officers...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Special session still offers compromise
<p>Special session still offers compromise</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The working committee of the People's Consultative Assembly finally dropped on Tuesday the draft of conditional acceptance of President Abdurrahman Wahid's accountability statement, but have kept the...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
KPKPN warns of sanctions for late declarations
<p>KPKPN warns of sanctions for late declarations</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) threatened officials on Tuesday with dismissal or jail if they do not submit an audit report of their personal wealth soon.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked
<p>Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked</p><p> PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Those planning to buy airplane tickets for the Jakarta-Palembang route may be in for a long wait as a surge in passengers in the past few weeks has left air tickets in short supply.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
S'pore comes under pressure from U.S. businesses
<p>S'pore comes under pressure from U.S. businesses</p><p> SINGAPORE (AFP): American businesses want Singapore to further open up its financial services sector and toughen enforcement of intellectual property rights laws as part of a free trade agreement (FTA), a report said...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
<p>Stock quotations on JSX</p><p>Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 3, 2001:</p><p> Shares Close Change Trading</p><p> Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,475 0 34,000 Adindo...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Hercules seeks Rp 2b in compensation
<p>Hercules seeks Rp 2b in compensation</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Former notorious hoodlum Hercules, who used to operate in Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta, has demanded that the city administration pay him compensation of Rp 2.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Rights abuses in Pasuruan
<p>Rights abuses in Pasuruan </p><p> SURABAYA, East Java: The police were guilty of committing human rights violations when they acted to quell protests in Pasuruan between May 28 and May 30, the joint independent fact- finding team investigating the incidents said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
KL palm oil ends lower on profit-taking
<p>KL palm oil ends lower on profit-taking</p><p> KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures surrendered early gains and closed lower on Tuesday as players booked profits after prices failed to move up in the afternoon.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Students continue hunger strike despite doctors' orders
<p>Students continue hunger strike despite doctors' orders</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): One of six students who have been on hunger strike for five days at the grounds of the National Commission of Human Rights office was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night due to his deteriorating...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
22 countries join Merapi Walk
<p>22 countries join Merapi Walk</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Twenty two country members of the International Marching League will send their teams to join the fifth Indonesian International Two Day Walk on Sept. 8 and Sept.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
RI's forex reserves down
<p>RI's forex reserves down</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia said on Tuesday that the country's gross foreign exchange reserves declined by US$30.1 million, to $28.64 billion, as of the end of June compared to the previous week's level.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Political parties to get elections subsidy
<p>Political parties to get elections subsidy</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Beginning next year, the central and local governments will pay each political party Rp 1,000 (US$0.08) annually for every vote it secured in the 1999 general elections.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Property market remains bleak
<p>Property market remains bleak </p><p>By I. Christianto</p><p> There are no promising signs yet that there is even a slow recovery in the property and real estate sector.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Lunar eclipse on July 5
<p>Lunar eclipse on July 5</p><p> BANDUNG: A partial lunar eclipse is expected to appear at 7 p.m. on Thursday, an astronomer said here on Tuesday.</p><p>The head of Boscha Observatory at Bandung's Institute of Technology (ITB), Moedji Raharto, said that the lunar...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Government to lift emergency in North Maluku
<p>Government to lift emergency in North Maluku</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The government will lift the civil state of emergency in North Maluku in December, but in the neighboring province of Maluku it will be maintained, pending the restoration of law and order there.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?
<p>Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?</p><p>By Zatni Arbi</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): You must have heard a lot about it already: Microsoft has just launched the latest version of its Office productivity suite.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
TNI officers face new probe over rights violations in E. Timor
<p>TNI officers face new probe over rights violations in E. Timor</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A number of Indonesian Military (TNI) officers are facing a new probe into their alleged involvement in the gross human rights violations that took place in East Timor two years ago.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Government raises excise tax on cigarettes
<p>Government raises excise tax on cigarettes</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The government raised minimum cigarette retail prices by between Rp 12.5 and Rp 25 per cigarette, effective from July 1, in a bid to obtain larger excise tax revenue this year, Director General for Customs and...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Keep alert to symptoms of dengue fever in kids
<p>Keep alert to symptoms of dengue fever in kids</p><p>By Donya Betancourt</p><p> SANUR, Bali (JP): When the rainy season comes, dengue fever is never far away.</p><p>An Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito finds its prey and bites, causing only mild...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
La Bastille, another gem for good French food in Jakarta
<p>La Bastille, another gem for good French food in Jakarta</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta must be dotted with small to medium-sized restaurants, tucked away from the well-known areas, but offering tasty, well-cooked food to discerning customers.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Trees wired against lightning
<p>Trees wired against lightning</p><p> SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore will wire 100 historic and prominent trees islandwide to protect them against lightning attacks, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Every computer needs a peripheral
<p>Every computer needs a peripheral</p><p>By Zatni Arbi</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Come to think of it, a computer system is so much like our stomach. It typically consists of one or more input devices, one central processing unit (CPU), and one or more output devices.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Customers in some areas get less water
<p>Customers in some areas get less water</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Tap water company PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) apologized on Tuesday for water shortages in parts of West and South Jakarta but said it had increased untreated water supplies since Tuesday to tackle the problem.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Sand quarrying goes on despite ban
<p>Sand quarrying goes on despite ban</p><p> BOGOR (JP): Sand quarriers in the village of Pasir Buncir, Caringin district, Bogor regency, are continuing with their illegal operations despite an official ban by the Bogor mining office.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
City postpones bus fare increase for a week
<p>City postpones bus fare increase for a week</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Failing to reach an agreement with bus operators and councillors over bus fares, the city administration decided on Tuesday to postpone its plan to increase bus fares for a week.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Rupiah rate July 03
<p>Rupiah rate July 03</p><p> Bank notes rates TT rates</p><p> Buying Selling Buying Selling</p><p> Rp Rp Rp Rp</p><p> U.S. dollar 1 10,810.00 11,810.00 11,253.00 11,367.00</p><p>Australian dollar 1 5,542.29 6,060.89 5,769.41 5,833.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
RI shuttlers pullout may hamper SEAG goal
<p>RI shuttlers pullout may hamper SEAG goal</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The recent withdrawal of Indonesia's women's doubles players Etty Tantri and Carmelita will jeopardize the country's hopes of winning five out of seven golds up for grabs at the Kuala Lumpur Southeast...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
RP govt wants live coverage of Estrada's trial
<p>RP govt wants live coverage of Estrada's trial</p><p> MANILA: The government has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision prohibiting live media coverage of the trial of deposed President Joseph Estrada.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Team selects tour agents for Chinese visitors
<p>Team selects tour agents for Chinese visitors</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A special team established by the government and the Association of Indonesian and Tour and Travel Agencies (Asita) is selecting local tour operators who will be authorized to serve Chinese tourists, Minister of...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Govt targets 500,000 Internet kiosks by 2004
<p>Govt targets 500,000 Internet kiosks by 2004</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The government is planning to boost the number of Internet kiosks across the nation from 2,500 to 500,000 in 2004 to popularize Internet among the public, a top government official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
IMF to send its mission to Jakarta this week
<p>IMF to send its mission to Jakarta this week</p><p> WASHINGTON (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it will send a high level mission to Jakarta this week, the first move toward ending a six-month deadlock over a US$5 billion loan program.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Rifat leads GR-2 national group
<p>Rifat leads GR-2 national group</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Pertamina Prima XP team's rally driver Rifat Sungkar and navigator Herkusuma won the title at the fourth leg of the national sprint rally championship in Yogyakarta Sunday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Our deepest condolences on the passing of
<p>Our deepest condolences on the passing of</p><p> Husin Burhan</p><p>the father of Romi Leo, a staff member in our library and documentation department.</p><p> He died in Pondok Benda, Tangerang, Banten, on</p><p> Tuesday afternoon and will be...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Acquisition saves BII, analysts say
<p>Acquisition saves BII, analysts say</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): The government has no other option than to let state-owned Bank Mandiri acquire publicly listed PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) to prevent the bank from collapsing, analysts said on Tuesday.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Young girl raped by 11-year boy
<p>Young girl raped by 11-year boy</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A distraught mother reported to the Bekasi Police on Tuesday the rape of her seven-year-old daughter by an 11-year-old boy, the victim's neighbor and playmate.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Attorney general's actions
<p>Attorney general's actions</p><p>From Gamma</p><p>The allegations made by legislators both in the House of Representatives (DPR) and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) that Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa's intention of investigating Akbar...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership
<p>Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership</p><p> Philippine-Indonesian relations are characterized by a genuine sense of brotherhood borne out of centuries of close and vibrant interaction as neighbors.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Agency proposes LPG to replace gasoline in cars
<p>Agency proposes LPG to replace gasoline in cars</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Local environmental officials here on Tuesday warned that the introduction of unleaded fuel in the capital should be only the first of many steps needed to reduce the dangerous level of pollution in the city.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
S'pore-Japan currency swap
<p>S'pore-Japan currency swap</p><p> SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The Monetary Authority of Singapore will carefully consider Japan's interest in a bilateral currency swap agreement, the Straits Times reports, citing the island- state's de facto central bank.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
University entrance tests begin nationwide
<p>University entrance tests begin nationwide</p><p> YOGYAKARTA (JP): Gregorius Aryoko, one of tens of thousands of applicants sitting the two-day state university entrance examinations (UMPTN) had to do the test on Tuesday in bed, as he was still under treatment for various...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
KL unveils $132m fund for troubled Malay businessmen
<p>KL unveils $132m fund for troubled Malay businessmen</p><p> KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced on Tuesday a 500 million ringgit (US$132 million) fund to aid ethnic Malay businesses pressured by the current economic slowdown.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Lifter Lisa may compete in different weight at SEAG
<p>Lifter Lisa may compete in different weight at SEAG</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Olympics silver medalist women's weightlifter Lisa Rumbewas will likely participate in the 53-kilogram instead of the 48-kilogram weight division in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Indocement says it will focus on local market
<p>Indocement says it will focus on local market</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed cement company PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa said on Tuesday it would focus on serving the local market, citing growing domestic demand and unfavorable cement prices in the international market.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Students want Iramasuka disbanded
<p>Students want Iramasuka disbanded</p><p> MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Fifteen university student' executive boards in Makassar demanded that the political group Iramasuka Nusantara, which claimed to represent people in the eastern part of the country, be disbanded,...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Bimantoro is still police chief: DPR
<p>Bimantoro is still police chief: DPR</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): As tension gripped top police generals over the dual leadership at the National Police, the House of Representatives declared on Tuesday their support for National Police Chief, Gen. Surojo Bimantoro.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Water faucets and toilets stolen at Jamboree ground
<p>Water faucets and toilets stolen at Jamboree ground</p><p> PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): The National Scout Jamboree 2001 here rehearsed on Tuesday despite the theft of some 620 water faucets and dozens of toilets, which had been installed in the camping area.
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
Crooning the night away at fun-filled Colours Cafe
<p>Crooning the night away at fun-filled Colours Cafe</p><p>By Bill Blade</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): It was with a great deal of curiosity that I'd read the regular advertisements in a leading newspaper over the last few months proudly announcing the "Singing...
Wed, 04 Jul 2001
U-12 tournament organizer criticizes PSSI
<p>U-12 tournament organizer criticizes PSSI</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the Under-12 Campina Kids league criticized the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) for ignoring the sporting development of children under 12 years old.