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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, January 9, 2002)

Pick of the Flicks (for Wednesday, January 9, 2002) .TB3.10" 3.90" 4.70" 5.50"Hollywood KC (Tel. 5256351)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 14:15 17:15 20:15 From Hell 14:55 17:35 19:45 21:55 Learning Curve 14:15 16:55 19:05 21:15 Traffic ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Bustanil facing corruption case

Bustanil facing corruption case JAKARTA: After being questioned for almost nine hours, the former head of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) Bustanil Arifin, called it quits and asked police to postpone his questioning on Tuesday because he was too sick to continue the investigation, his ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Diarrhea kills 11 people

Diarrhea kills 11 people At least eleven people have died over the last two weeks while dozens of others are still receiving intensive medical treatment following an outbreak of diarrhea in the East Nusa Tenggara regency of Belu on the border with East Timor.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/City asked to help those evicted

City asked to help those evicted JAKARTA: The City Council called on the city administration to provide assistance to more than 3,000 illegal squatters along West Flood Canal in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, who have been rendered homeless after their shacks were demolished by the authorities on ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Government plans to revoke 68 problematic bylaws

Government plans to revoke 68 problematic bylawsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said on Tuesday that at least 68 bylaws enacted by provincial and regency administrations should be revoked as they contradicted national laws.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Tommy's friend facing five years behind bars

Tommy's friend facing five years behind bars JAKARTA: A close friend of former fugitive and prisoner Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra is facing a possible sentence of five years in jail for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Malaria, an age old disease proves hard to control

Malaria, an age old disease proves hard to controlTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of years ago, malaria was thought to be caused by harmful gasses from swamps (hence the name mal aria, Latin for bad air), and was greatly feared due to the high death toll it brought.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/New thinking on poverty

New thinking on poverty Chang Noi The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok The scenes from Argentina in crisis are a big contrast to Thailand in 1997.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Pressure rises for Akbar to step down

Pressure rises for Akbar to step downThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Pressure is mounting on House of Representatives' (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tanjung to temporarily relinquish his position after he was named a suspect in the Rp 40 billion (US$3.9 million) Bulog scandal.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/PLN to seek massive loans for expansion

PLN to seek massive loans for expansionMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The state-owned electricity company PLN said on Tuesday it was planning to seek foreign loans of between Rp 99 trillion (US$9.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Gunung Palung National Park in W. Kalimantan destroyed

Gunung Palung National Park in W. Kalimantan destroyedEdi Petebang, The Jakarta Post, Pontianak Recent surveys conducted by Harvard University's Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology have found that more than 61,000 hectares of the 90,000-hectare Gunung Palung National Park in the regency of ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Pressures mount

Pressures mount on Akbar to resignThe Jakarta Post Jakarta Pressure is mounting on House of Representatives' (DPR) Speaker Akbar Tanjung to temporarily relinquish his position after he was named a suspect in the Rp 40 billion (US$3.9 million) Bulog scandal.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Great vegetarian food available at Selera

Great vegetarian food available at SeleraLes Coffier, Contributor, Jakarta Selera Vegetarian Healthy Restaurant (formerly Citrarasa Vegetarian Restaurant), Jl. Boulevard Raya Blok RA-19 No. 20-21, Kelapa Gading Permai, North Jakarta, phone 45843139-40. Open from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Semen Gresik workers hold strike to protest sale plan

Semen Gresik workers hold strike to protest sale planThe Jakarta Post, Gresik Thousands of employees of the state-owned cement firm PT Semen Gresik held a massive strike on Tuesday in a bid to force the government to abandon plans to sell a controlling 51 percent stake in the company to Mexico's ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Will prosecutors trace misused Bulog funds?

Will prosecutors trace misused Bulog funds?Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The naming of House of Representatives' Speaker Akbar Tandjung as a suspect in the Bulog case should enable state prosecutors to broaden their investigation into the missing Rp 40 billion (US$3.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Saifullah Yusuf quits Mega's party, join PKB

Saifullah Yusuf quits Mega's party, join PKBFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Saifullah Yusuf is back in the habitat where he belongs: Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Muslim organization that claims to have 40 million members.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Irregularities highlighted in Jakarta's 2002 council budget

Irregularities highlighted in Jakarta's 2002 council budgetMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta JAKARTA: Members of the public have sharply criticized the city administration for this year's city budget proposal, saying that it is full of irregularities and prone to corruption.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Two wardens' negligence cited in Cirebon jailbreak

Two wardens' negligence cited in Cirebon jailbreakNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon Negligence by two wardens is believed to be the cause behind a jail break at the Kesambi Penitentiary by two inmates, one of whom was a political prisoner who had ties to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/PM Koizumi's visit a delicate diplomatic test

PM Koizumi's visit a delicate diplomatic testKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Embarrassment. Then Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka experienced that pain in Jakarta 28 years ago when he was received by former president Soeharto at the palace.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, January 9, 2002

TV Program: Wednesday, January 9, 2002TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 City News 10:00 Children's Songs 10:30 30 Minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Cirebon prince warns West Java of separation

Cirebon prince warns West Java of separationYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Increasing momentum to turn Cirebon into a separate province was given a boost when the Sultan of Cirebon warned the West Java administration that its failure to improve the social welfare of local people has ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Modest lifestyle called for

Modest lifestyle called for President Megawati Soekarnoputri has urged members of the Cabinet to start a new more modest lifestyle amid the economic hardship experienced by the majority of the people.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Penalty awaits lazy legislators

Penalty awaits lazy legislatorsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Instead of discussing House of Representatives' Speaker Akbar Tandjung being named a suspect in the Bulog scandal, House members on Tuesday simply discussed the possibility of penalizing lazy and careless legislators.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Former first lady grilled in extortion case

Former first lady grilled in extortion caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former first lady Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid was interrogated by police on Tuesday over allegations that her foundation received Rp 15 billion (US$1.46 million) of money extorted from Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/IBRA gets a US$10.5m cash settlement

IBRA gets a US$10.5m cash settlement JAKARTA: The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) received a cash settlement from PT Samudranakaya Grahaunggul, the operator of the Graha Unilever building, on Dec.28 last year, an agency press release stated on Tuesday.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Sore throat can lead to complications

Sore throat can lead to complicationsDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, Sanur, Bali, drdonya@hotmail.com A sore throat may often be the first symptom of a cold or flu, but it can occur as an ailment in itself. Most frequently, the cause is a virus, but in a minority of cases, the cause is bacterial.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Recalcitrant bosses warned of jail

Recalcitrant bosses warned of jail JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea warned employers on Tuesday that they would be liable to three months in jail if they refused to pay the new provincial minimum wages.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Indonesians tend to ignore advice on cancer, data shows

Indonesians tend to ignore advice on cancer, data showsMaria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The early detection of cancer, followed by immediate and effective medical attention, increases the chances of successfully treating the disease.That is the common advice.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Vatican ambassador visits Sikka

Vatican ambassador visits Sikka MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: The people of predominantly Catholic Sikka, Flores Island, in East Nusa Tenggara rolled out the red carpet for Vatican Ambassador Mgr. Renzo Fratini along with 22 bishops as part of the inauguration of Rev.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Jan.9, 2001

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, Jan.9, 2001Music and Entertainment* Hyatt Regency Surabaya, Jl. Jend. Basuki Rakhmat 106-128 (Tel. 031 5311234): - Lobby: Pianist, every Morning, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday to Saturday evening, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Rupiah Rates Jan.8

Rupiah Rates Jan.8 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,885.00 9,885.00 10,437.00 10,333.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Legislators divided on Akbar inquiry

Legislators divided on Akbar inquiryKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House Speaker Akbar Tanjung's status as suspect in a Rp 40 billion corruption case sparked a lively debate among legislators on Tuesday on whether their plan to establish a special investigative team (Pansus) was still ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Malaria death toll reaches 107: Councillor

Malaria death toll reaches 107: CouncillorAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Banyumas Banyumas Legislative Council's commission E chairman Musadad Bikri Noor said here on Tuesday that 107 had died from malaria between August 2001 and January this year, despite consistent denials from the health ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/At least 68 regional rules should be revoked: Minister

At least 68 regional rules should be revoked: Minister Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post Jakarta Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said on Tuesday that at least 68 bylaws enacted by provincial and regency administrations should be revoked as they contradicted national laws.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Hoarding suspect backed by marine

Hoarding suspect backed by marine JAKARTA: The principal suspect in the fuel hoarding incident in Ciracas is believed to have been backed up by marine officers, authorities said on Tuesday.A city police spokesman, Sr.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Jakarta seeks continued use of Bantar Gebang

Jakarta seeks continued use of Bantar GebangMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Getting rid of rubbish is difficult, especially when it is garbage produced by a city of more than eight million people, like Jakarta.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Curbing population growth a tough job

Curbing population growth a tough jobFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) now has a new chief, Yaumil Agoes Achir, who has assumed the duties of Khofifah Indar Parawansa.Yaumil, soft-spoken psychology professor, is no stranger to BKKBN.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Gunung Palung National Park in W. Kalimantan destroyed

Gunung Palung National Park in W. Kalimantan destroyedEdi Petebang The Jakarta Post Pontianak Recent surveys conducted by Harvard University's Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology have found that more than 61,000 hectares of the 90,000-hectare Gunung Palung National Park in the regency of ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/NGO data alleges massive corruption in Tangerang

NGO data alleges massive corruption in TangerangMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Two non governmental organizations (NGOs) that specialize in observing the performance of the Tangerang mayoralty said that they found a large amount of budget misappropriation and project failures in 2001.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Local insurance firms expect boost from WTC fallout

Local insurance firms expect boost from WTC falloutBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reeling from last year's low premium rates due to stiff competition, local insurance firms may find relief in the fallout from the World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks in the U.S.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Antigraft drive: Last hope?

Antigraft drive: Last hope? The decision by the Attorney General's Office to declare House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung a suspect in a graft case could not have been better timed.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Lippo to offer new homes

Lippo to offer new homes BEKASI: PT Lippo Cikarang Tbk has launched a new housing complex in the Simpruk area of Lippo Cikarang.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Salim won't bid BCA: Laksamana

Salim won't bid BCA: LaksamanaBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business tycoon Anthony Salim told the government that the Salim Group would not attempt to regain control of the bank it once owned, Bank Central Asia (BCA), giving his word to State Minister of State Enterprises ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Stock Exchange

Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 8, 2002: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Index prices soar in many provinces

Index prices soar in many provincesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The ongoing kerosene shortage afflicting numerous regions across the country has occurred alongside a rise in the price of other basic commodities such as rice, sugar, palm oil, fish and meat, according to a survey conducted by The ...

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Move fast and decisively

Move fast and decisively The reaction of government officials to the shortage of kerosene across the country these last few days has been ludicrous to say the least.At first there were futile attempts to disregard the case as unimportant.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2002

JP/Wolfowitz rules out direct U.S. attack on RI

Wolfowitz rules out direct U.S. attack on RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta While confirming that Indonesia is listed among those countries targeted in the ongoing United States'-led war against international terrorism, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D.

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