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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Antigovernment demonstrations in Jakarta continue

Antigovernment demonstrations in Jakarta continue JAKARTA (JP): Antigovernment demonstration in Jakarta continued on Friday while the situation in East Java began to return to normal following President Abdurrahman Wahid's visit to the province.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Uzbekistan takes 2-0 lead over Indonesia

Uzbekistan takes 2-0 lead over Indonesia JAKARTA (JP): Uzbekistan's Oleg Ogorodov and Vadim Kutsenko defied the broiling temperatures at the Kemayoran Tennis Center in Central Jakarta to take a 2-0 lead over Indonesia on Friday in their Davis Cup Asia Oceania zone Group I match.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Yulianti upset in All-Star tournament

Yulianti upset in All-Star tournament DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Top national women's player Yulianti Fauziah of the Surya Kediri club in East Java unexpectedly fell to teammate Nilasari 21-17, 12-21, 20-22, in the All-Star table tennis tournament at Ngurah Rai Stadium on Friday.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/ACTU reports Shangri-La to WB

ACTU reports Shangri-La to WB JAKARTA (JP): The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has urged the World Bank to take action against Robert Kuok, the owner of the Shangri-La hotel chain, for rejecting workers' demands to be paid the minimum monthly wage, it was reported here on Friday.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Pertamina not responsible for Aceh fuel distribution

Pertamina not responsible for Aceh fuel distribution BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): The state-owned oil company Pertamina here on Friday refuted allegations that it was responsible for the power blackout that hit Aceh, contending that "we are not responsible for the fuel distribution chain.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:30 Variety Show 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Kids with worms suffer from anemia

Kids with worms suffer from anemia JAKARTA (JP): Many children in Jakarta with worm-related diseases have also developed anemia, according to a survey by Kusuma Buana Foundation.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Gus Dur supporters rally

Gus Dur supporters rally PURWOKERTO, Central Java: At least 300 people calling themselves "The Anti-New Order Society" marched here on Friday in support of President Abdurrahman Wahid.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Rupiah Rates Feb.9

Rupiah Rates Feb.9 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,098.00 10,098.00 9,550.00 9,646.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Maluku councilor named suspect

Maluku councilor named suspect AMBON, Maluku: Provincial police stepped up an investigation on Friday into a Maluku councillor who was reportedly caught carrying two assembled bombs last month.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Legislators divided from the people they 'represent'

Legislators divided from the people they 'represent' JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives (DPR) has failed to live up to its name, some legislators say.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Mulyo accepts PBSI offer to coach Taufik until May

Mulyo accepts PBSI offer to coach Taufik until May JAKARTA (JP): Former national coach Mulyo Handoyo accepted an offer by the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to coach world number four Taufik Hidayat until the World Championships.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/A power grab cloaked in moralism

A power grab cloaked in moralismBy John Roosa JAKARTA (JP): One reason for the continuing volatility in Indonesian politics resides in the fact that the legislature, almost from the moment it elected Abdurrahman Wahid as President, has been frenetically busy trying to find some pretext ...

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Danamon, SPU sign new deal

Danamon, SPU sign new deal JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed PT Bank Danamon signed on Friday a cooperation agreement with the state-owned credit guarantor Perum Sarana Pengembangan Usaha (SPU) to help the former in lending to cooperatives, and small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs).

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Search continues for missing helicopter

Search continues for missing helicopter PURWAKARTA, West Java (JP): The fate of three crew members of a N-Bell 412 helicopter which went missing on a flight from Semarang to Bandung remained unclear on Friday, with rescue workers stepping up the search in a 30-kilometer radius, from Rendeh ...

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Megawati calls on media to help calm

Megawati calls on media to help calm SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri asked the national media on Friday to create a favorable political climate through constructive reporting "to help bring the country out of the prolonged crisis".

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/BI officials to be named suspects over loan scam

BI officials to be named suspects over loan scam JAKARTA (JP): Three of Bank Indonesia's senior officials will soon be investigated over their alleged role in the abuse of the Rp 144.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Residents attack hotel

Residents attack hotel JAKARTA (JP): Over 100 angry residents of Kebon Manggis subdistrict in East Jakarta threw rocks and bottles at the nearby Hotel Mega Matra on Jl. Matraman Raya on Friday evening.There were no reports of serious damage or fatalities.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Balinese enriched old Jakarta

Balinese enriched old JakartaBy Ida Indawati Khouw The city of Batavia, now Jakarta, was known as a melting pot of various ethnic groups. However, for various reasons, most of the ethnic identities have disappeared. The 73rd article on old Jakarta looks into the history of the Balinese here.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Dissolving the DPR is ridiculous

Dissolving the DPR is ridiculous The suggestion by Wimanjaya K. Liotohe DPR should be dissolved published in The Jakarta Post on Feb. 5, 2001 is unthinkable to me. The idea is not only ridiculous but outrageous and unconstitutional.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Tower owner 'must pay compensation'

Tower owner 'must pay compensation' JAKARTA (JP): The owner of a billboard structure on Jl. S. Parman, West Jakarta, which was knocked down by strong wind and incessant rain on Thursday should compensate the victims, a city official said on Friday.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/BI has sufficient forex reserves to defend rupiah

BI has sufficient forex reserves to defend rupiah JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin emphasized on Friday that if necessary, the central bank would intervene in the currency market by selling dollars to help stabilize the rupiah during the current political instability.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Telkom to market its VoIP facility in March

Telkom to market its VoIP facility in March JAKARTA (JP): Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a facility allowing people to make long distance calls at local rates, should become available in Jakarta and Surabaya next month, according to a partner of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom).

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/PRSI hires Rumanian coach for water polo

PRSI hires Rumanian coach for water polo JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) has hired Rumanian Paul Nikulesku to coach the water polo team ahead of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2001.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC: Vertical Limit 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 The Legends of Bagger Vance 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Cast Away 14:15 17:15 20:15 Meet The Parents 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 The Art of War ...

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Gus Dur calls for patience

Gus Dur calls for patience PASURUAN, East Java (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid told members of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and his supporters here on Friday to stop their destructive acts, exercise restraint and try to understand the process of democracy.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/FSPC approves debt restructuring for four companies

FSPC approves debt restructuring for four companies JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) has approved the debt restructuring of three companies proposed by the Jakarta Initiative Task Force (JITF), and one company proposed by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Attorney General's Office threatened

Attorney General's Office threatened JAKARTA (JP): The city police bomb squad combed the compound of the Attorney General's Office on Friday following a bomb threat by telephone.The female caller told Gunawan, a staffer at the South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, at 10:40 a.m.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Where to go in Jakarta:

Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Bramasto's Collections 1939-1996, Gallery Twilite Cafe, Jl. Kemang Raya No. 24A, South Jakarta (Phone: 7194270), until Feb. 28. * Comic and Animation Week, Pusat Perfilman H. Usmar Ismail, Jl. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta, until Feb. 16.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/PRD accuses Akbar of defamation

PRD accuses Akbar of defamation JAKARTA (JP): The Democratic People's Party (PRD) filed a police complaint on Friday against chairman of the Golkar Party, Akbar Tandjung, and its deputy chairman, Mahadi Sinambela, for accusing PRD of being behind the vandalism of Golkar offices in East Java.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Floods displace 18,000 people across Jakarta

Floods displace 18,000 people across Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): As many as 18,000 people were forced to flee on Thursday and Friday when floods struck their homes in various neighborhoods across Jakarta on Friday.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Payment card for retailers launched

Payment card for retailers launched JAKARTA (JP): Consumer goods distributor PT Wicaksana Overseas International launched a Visa card that allows customers to settle their bills from their mobile phones.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/RI to propose oil output cut

RI to propose oil output cut JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro reiterated on Friday that Indonesia would propose a cut of between 1.5 million and 2 million barrels a day in oil output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Gunadarma invites seven Grand Masters

Gunadarma invites seven Grand Masters JAKARTA (JP): The University of Gunadarma has invited seven Grand Masters (GMs) to take part in the Wotulo Memorial Cup chess tournament to be held here from March 20 to March 31.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Home Movies

Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): It may seem like Elizabeth Taylor, what with the six or seven husbands behind her and enough near-death experiences to cause a few false starts at the Pearly Gates, is today happily coasting on her title of the Grand Old Dame of Tinseltown.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/City's trees prone to uprooting in rain and stormy weather

City's trees prone to uprooting in rain and stormy weather JAKARTA (JP): Trees in the capital are vulnerable to uprooting by strong winds and rain because they are aging plants that have been transplanted from other areas, a city official said on Friday.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/The Golkar backlash

The Golkar backlash Growing calls to outlaw the Golkar Party may seem justifiable given the ghastly record it accrued while ruling the country for 32 years, but they have come too little and too late.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Political, economic observers ask Gus Dur to step down

Political, economic observers ask Gus Dur to step down JAKARTA (JP): As the National Police and the Attorney General's Office study the report on President Abdurrahman Wahid's alleged involvement in the two financial scandals, calls have mounted that the President step down and allow ...

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Army will remain loyal to the government: Endriartono

Army will remain loyal to the government: Endriartono JAKARTA (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said on Friday that the Army would remain loyal to the government and not let anybody topple the national leadership by unconstitutional means."The nation's interests are paramount.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Batam technically already free trade zone: BIDA

Batam technically already free trade zone: BIDA JAKARTA (JP): Batam island has technically become a free trade zone although the law which will formalize its status as such is still being prepared, chief of the Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) Ismeth Abdullah said.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Bangka-Belitung officially declared 31st province

Bangka-Belitung officially declared 31st province JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja officially inaugurated Bangka-Belitung as the country's 31st province on Friday, and installed Amur Muchasim as the province's acting governor.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/100 stateless people seek Indonesian citizenship

100 stateless people seek Indonesian citizenship JAKARTA (JP): More than 100 stateless people in the Tegal Alur slum in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, have appealed to the government to grant them Indonesian citizenship.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Minister Lopa vows to instill sense of justice

Minister Lopa vows to instill sense of justice JAKARTA (JP): Newly sworn Minister of Justice and Human Rights Baharuddin Lopa vowed on Friday to instill a sense of justice in all matters related to his office, include the country's courts.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Harassment by immigration officials

Harassment by immigration officials It seems that things are getting worse, much worse, in certain areas of the Indonesian bureaucracy. And the immigration department seems to be the worst of all.

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 9, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Sat, 10 Feb 2001

JP/Nation is in worst condition since 1945, says Megawati

Nation is in worst condition since 1945, says Megawati SURAKARTA, Central Java (JP): Deploring the growing climate of violence in the country, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Friday said that the country currently found itself in its worst state since independence in 1945.

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