Minister Agum reveals huge layoff plan in PPD JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Transportation and
Telecommunication Agum Gumelar revealed on Friday a plan to
reduce the number of employees in state-run City Bus Company
(PPD) as the company has, for the past 15 years, been suffering
losses. More ...
Forensic police to infiltrate Tommy's 'bunker' JAKARTA (JP): With the slim chance that they might find former
president Soeharto's fugitive son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra,
City Police Chief Insp. Gen. More ...
Where to go in Jakarta: Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001Exhibitions * Photo: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri
Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central
Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24.
* Painting Flying Horizon by Teguh Ostenrik, Erasmus Huis, Jl.
H.R. More ...
Customs and excise office reshuffle draws protest JAKARTA (JP): The recent removal of Jakarta Customs and Excise
Office chief Roy Lino has raised many eyebrows, with city
councilor Santayana Kiemas accusing the central government of
defying the spirit of regional autonomy. More ...
Telkom urged to take over KSO's assets JAKARTA (JP): Most of the joint cooperation scheme (KSO)
partners of state-owned PT Telkom have opted for a buy out of
their assets rather than continuing with the current contract as
originally suggested by the publicly-listed telecommunication
company. More ...
On depleted uranium After numerous articles on yet another western post-war
syndrome, and just as I was about to give up my last shred of
hope for the so-called "free media", I finally got to read a line
or two about the fate of ordinary people living in areas affected
by "humanitarian bombing". More ...
Deputy governor found dazed and confused BATAM, Riau: Riau Deputy Governor RA Azis was found in a dazed
and groggy state on the steps of a hotel here early Friday
morning, prompting a police investigation into the incident. More ...
Change coming to St. Joseph's Church St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Jl. Matraman Raya in East
Jakarta is not included on the capital's list of protected
buildings, but a plan to renovate the building has sparked
controversy among the congregation, even reaching the Jakarta
governor. More ...
E. Java police reopen taste enhancer factory SURABAYA (JP): After being inoperative for one week, East Java
Police discreetly lifted a closure order at the factory belonging
to controversial taste enhancer producers PT Ajinomoto in
Mojokerto, East Java, on Thursday afternoon. More ...
Bogor to receive 3000 new staff BOGOR (JP): In line with the implementation of regional
autonomy this year, the Bogor mayoralty administration will
acquire some 3,000 civil servants from the West Java provincial
administration, an official said on Friday. More ...
'Spaghetti Westerns' screened at Bentara Budaya JAKARTA (JP): Before he rode off to become a big time
Hollywood star, Clint Eastwood put on his poncho and got down and
dirty with director Sergio Leone in several Westerns which were
filmed in, of all places, Italy. More ...
No more RI shuttlers in Samsung Korea Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia players crashed out of the
quarterfinals in the US$250,000 Samsung Korea Open on Friday.Six seeded men's singles Marlev Mainaky fell short of power
and speed to All England winner Xia Xuanze of China losing 9-15,
6-15. More ...
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 12, 2001: ------------------------------------------------------------
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ASEAN still cornerstone of foreign policy: Alwi JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab
reaffirmed on Friday Indonesia's commitment to the Association of
South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) as one of the "cornerstones" of
the country's foreign policy. More ...
Prices stable for construction material JAKARTA (JP): Following the long holidays, the construction
materials business has resumed with generally stable prices,
Antara reported on Friday.Freddy, a shop keeper in Cawang, East Jakarta, said only a few
materials had higher prices. More ...
Shangri-La has lost Rp 18b from strike JAKARTA (JP): A lawyer of the Shangri-La Hotel in Central
Jakarta said on Friday that the five-star hotel had been
suffering Rp 18 billion (US$1.8 million) in revenue losses since
it halted its operations on Dec. 22, 2000. More ...
Impending ice age in U.S.-European tiesBy Stefan Kornelius WASHINGTON (DPA): George W. Bush has not been inaugurated as
U.S. President as yet but the Europeans are already getting weak
knees over the general political climate emanating from Austin,
Texas. More ...
Navy Cassa plane victims removed from crash site TIMIKA, Irian Jaya (JP): All nine fatalities of Monday's Cassa
U-614 plane crash were removed on Friday from the accident site
to the town of Timika, and seven of them were flown by Hercules
military transport planes to Jakarta, Surabaya and ... More ...
Armed robbers get away with hundreds of millions BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police are on the hunt for four men in
connection with the armed robbery of hundreds of millions of
rupiah from the Gede Agung Bagus (GAB) Money Changer on Jl.
Siliwangi on Friday evening. More ...
BNI to meet Perhutani to decide volleyball league JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion Bank BNI women's volleyball
team will face Bandung-based Perhutani in the 2000 national
volleyball league (Livoli) to see if it can retain its title. More ...
Three dead as boat sinks TAKALAR, South Sulawesi: At least three people died and six
remain missing after a traditional Jolloro boat carrying 18
people sunk after it was hit by strong waves just off North
Takalar, between Topejawa and Tanakeke, about 60 kilometers north
of the provincial capital ... More ...
New tax regulations fair, says tax expert JAKARTA (JP): The recently issued tax regulations were fair
enough and were unlikely to result in the government overtaxing
its citizens, according to a tax expert on Friday. More ...
Honda launches new sedan amid tight competition JAKARTA (JP): PT Honda Prospect Motor, the sole agent of
Japan's Honda Motor Co. Ltd,. launched here on Friday a new model
of its Honda Civic sedan amid the growing competition in the
domestic automotive market. More ...
PRSI tries to self-finance SEA Games training program JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) will
try to self-finance the centralized training program prior to the
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur in September. More ...
Court asked to cancel charges on Wimanjaya JAKARTA (JP): The prosecutor asked the South Jakarta District
Court on Friday revoke the indictment against controversial
author Wimanjaya K. Liotohe. More ...
Business as usual for the capital JAKARTA (JP): Business will go on as usual in the capital on
Monday despite rumors of a huge rally opposing President
Abdurrahman Wahid, except for schools which, on Friday, were
granted permission to close. More ...
A cliche a second Time lost cannot be recalled. Time and tide wait for no man.
Time is money. Time is gold. There are so many sayings about
time, but how many of us really make use of our time. Whether we
burn our calories or not, most of us burn our time. More ...
RI needs math curriculum reformBy Iwan Pranoto BANDUNG (JP): The concern with which many intellectuals
greeted Indonesia's poor showing in the 1999 international
mathematics and science study was actually a good sign: it showed
that they care about our math and science education. More ...
10 yars after Gulf War, Saddam still defiantBy Greg Myre BAGHDAD (AP): Khalil al-Suhail, a wealthy Baghdad
restaurateur, has a theory: After a decade of war, sanctions and
poverty, Iraqis have become virtually crisis-proof. More ...
German man held for sexual molestation JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning a German national over
alleged sexual molestation of at least three young boys following
his arrest late Thursday night.Adj. Comr. More ...
Expanding human freedoms for economic developmentBy Thee Kian Wie This is the second of two articles based on Prof. Amartya
Kumar Sen's views on development in his latest book Development
as Freedom. Prof. More ...
PDI-P supports system not individuals JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
(PDI Perjuangan) will not imitate others expressing support for
specific state leaders, but continue to uphold the country's
presidential appointment mechanism, a senior party official said
on Friday. More ...
Jakarta Outer Ring Road project may resume next month JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project may
resume next month, Minister of Settlement and Regional
Infrastructure Erna Witoelar said on Friday. More ...
Govt tries to ease fears of 'unrest' JAKARTA (JP): The government on Friday tried to calm fears of
possible unrest on Monday, with President Abdurrahman Wahid
himself saying that there was nothing to worry about. More ...
Activists warn govt of sluggish bombings probe JAKARTA (JP): Activists questioned on Friday the government's
sluggish pace in probing the Christmas Eve bombings, saying that
better cooperation was needed between the state and the public to
uncover these terrorist attacks. More ...
Mt. Ine Like erupts MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Thousands of residents of Naru,
Menge and Bou villages in Flores island have been forced the flee
their homes and seek refuge at Bajawa, Ngada regency after the
nearby Mt. Ine Like began spewing hot ash on Thursday night. More ...
Water supply firm gets ISO 9002 TANGERANG (JP): The regency-owned water supply company (PDAM)
here has received an international ISO 9002 certificate, the
company's president, Dadan Hendra Sambas, said on Friday."The certificate will be presented on Jan. More ...
BI reiterates concerns over amendment law JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Achjar Iljas
reiterated on Friday concerns that the proposed amendments to the
central bank law might threaten the independent status of Bank
Indonesia. More ...
Satelindo expects 60% more GSM subscribers JAKARTA (JP): PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) expects
a 60 percent increase in its global system for mobile
communications (GSM) subscribers this year, lifting the total
number of customers to 1.7 million from the 1. More ...
GAM warns military against sweeping operations BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Leaders of the separatist Free Aceh
Movement (GAM) forces vowed on Friday to continue attacks if
security forces persisted in conducting sweeping operations
against them. More ...
Pertamina's founder Sutowo dies at 86 JAKARTA (JP): Ibnu Sutowo, the founding president of state oil
and gas company Pertamina, passed away here on Friday morning at
the age of 86.He died due to old age at 5.35 a.m. More ...
The Big Tease The Big Tease (Comedy, 1999/87 minutes): Starring Craig
Ferguson, Frances Fisher, Mary McCormack, David Rasche, Chris
Langham. Directed by Kevin Allen.Glasgow hairdresser Crawford Mackenzie (Ferguson) knows for
sure that hair is everybody's crowning glory. More ...
Crimes at airport I agree with R. Hutagalung (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 11, 2001,
Heaven for thieves, hell for passengers). We have to hope that
God will send a suitable person to stop all bad activities at
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng. More ...
Rethinking our mathematics, science teachingBy Hendra Gunawan SYDNEY (JP): Many among us would probably share Mochtar
Buchori's view on our education system, in connection with
Indonesia's poor result in the Third International Mathematics
and Science Study, that was published in this newspaper ... More ...
Number of corruption prosecutions jumps in W. Java BANDUNG: Provincial prosecutors over the last nine months have
handled no less than 87 corruption cases in West Java.The deputy chief of special crimes at the provincial
prosecutor's office, M. More ...
Another tragedy in the making? The possibility that a "big war" will erupt on Jan. 15, which
is only three days away, between supporters and critics of
President Abdurrahman Wahid is most alarming because the threat
occurs at a time when our intelligence agencies seem to have lost
their ... More ...
JSX bombing suspects moved to Cipinang jail JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office moved on Friday
six suspects accused of the bomb attack on the Jakarta Stock
Exchange (JSX) building last September, from the police detention
center to Cipinang jail, pending their trial. More ...
Detention of FKM chief protested AMBON, Maluku (JP): One hundred people marched to the Maluku
Police Headquarters in Batumeja on Friday to protest Thursday's
arrest of Alex Manuputty, chief executive of the Maluku
Sovereignty Front (FKM).Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. More ...
RI, Spain to boost trade ties JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and Spain have agreed to send more
trade missions in the future in a bid to further promote trade
relations between the two countries. More ...
Corporate foreign debt 'manageable', says minister JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal
Ramli said on Friday that the country's corporate overseas debt
maturing in 2001 would not be a serious threat to the rupiah as
the debt would still be "manageable. More ...
Risks hanging over economy Bank Indonesia has predicted only moderate economic growth of
4.5-5.5 percent this year, as against 5 percent last year, but
has also forecast an appreciation of the embattled rupiah to a
range of Rp 7,750-8,250 against the dollar, compared to Rp 9,500
today, with an ... More ...
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