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On This Day - January 17, 2001
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Detainees escape dazed police
Detainees escape dazed police BOGOR (JP): Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Taufik Ridha said here on Tuesday that detainees going to and from court hearings must be guarded by armed officers to make sure they did not escape in transit.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Bomb hoax at PT Dirgantara
Bomb hoax at PT Dirgantara BANDUNG: Some 800 employees of aircraft producer PT Dirgantara Indonesia, formerly IPTN, evacuated their work places following a bomb threat on Tuesday morning.Company spokesman Rakhendi Triyatna said that Poppy, the secretary of the company's president, received a phone...
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Work on overpasses to begin in April
Work on overpasses to begin in April JAKARTA (JP): Construction of seven overpasses in the capital will start in April at the earliest, an official announced on Tuesday.Spokesman for the city administration, Muhayat, said the construction projects of three of the overpasses would cost the city...
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Police kill three men in street robberies
Police kill three men in street robberies JAKARTA (JP): Three men attempting street robberies at two separate incidents were shot dead by police, City Police detective chief for general crime Adj. Sr. Comr. Titto Karnavian said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
RI to reopen trade centers in Sydney, LA and Dubai
RI to reopen trade centers in Sydney, LA and Dubai JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will reopen three export promotion offices in Sydney, Los Angeles and Dubai, the capital of the United of Arab Emirates, in June this year, a senior trade official said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Indonesia tops world's pepper exports
Indonesia tops world's pepper exports JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pepper exports jumped to 57,000 metric tons last year, a 59 percent increase from the 36,000 tons in 1999, according to an international organization.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Mahathir criticizes ethnic Malays for misuse of loans
Mahathir criticizes ethnic Malays for misuse of loans KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticized some members of Malaysia's dominant ethnic group for blowing affirmative action opportunities aimed at benefiting them.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Tender: Transparency needed
Tender: Transparency neededFrom Warta KotaChairperson for the oversight committee of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) Mar'ie Muhammad recently said that there was yet more openness, as a result of complaints by many tender participants in the mass media, about the implementation of...
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
S'pore sees rise in visitors
S'pore sees rise in visitors SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): The Singapore Tourism Board said it expects visitor arrivals this year to rise 6 percent-8 percent after rising 10.50 percent in 2000."We are making a cautious projection based on the global forecast that the U.S.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Myanmar's military regime ready to join hands
Myanmar's military regime ready to join hands YANGON (Agencies): Myanmar's military regime said on Tuesday it was ready to "join hands with all the forces in the nation" in an apparent reaction to the announcement of landmark contacts with Aung San Suu Kyi.But the junta's first secretary Lt. Gen.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Controversial author acquitted of all charges
Controversial author acquitted of all charges JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court acquitted on Tuesday the controversial author Wimanjaya K. Liotohe, who had been charged with insulting then president Soeharto with his book Prima Dosa (Prime Sins) published in late 1993.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Marriage law needs revision, says minister Khofifah
Marriage law needs revision, says minister Khofifah JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Women's Empowerment Khofifah Indar Parawansa said her office was proposing revisions to the 1974 marriage law to ensure greater respect for women's rights and raise the minimum marriageable age to 20 years of age.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Secession: RI's democracy dilemma
Secession: RI's democracy dilemmaBy Sidhesh Kaul JAKARTA (JP): The post-Soeharto era has seen Indonesia engulfed in a spate of separatist struggles. The recent success of the Timor referendum has given fresh impetus to the fires of secessionist movements which continue to burn bright in Aceh,...
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Word spreads about Malang's tempeh steaks
Word spreads about Malang's tempeh steaks MALANG, East Java (Antara): Tempeh is not merely about chips anymore. The fermented soybean cake, the favorite food of many vegetarians, is being shaped into steaks and dim sum by producers in Malang.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Debt haircut facility for SMEs
Debt haircut facility for SMEs JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) decided on Tuesday to allow local banks to provide debt reduction of up to 25 percent in the restructuring of debts owed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Susilo questions separation of army and police roles
Susilo questions separation of army and police roles JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday questioned the separation of the concept of security and defense, and called for a clearer view than the one which currently...
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
KONI still needs financial aid from govt
KONI still needs financial aid from govt JAKARTA (JP): The government will maintain its financial assistance to the National Sports Council (KONI) regardless of its independent status and the inception of regional autonomy, Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Soedirdja said on...
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Healthy outlook for Asian gas exploration
Healthy outlook for Asian gas exploration SINGAPORE (Reuters): The outlook for gas exploration in Asia, buoyed by the recent inauguration of the West Natuna Transmission System (WNTS), should remain healthy for the next five years, industry sources said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
Hotels brace for Chinese new year
Hotels brace for Chinese new year JAKARTA (JP): Hotels in the capital have offered various programs as part of Chinese new year celebrations, which falls on Jan. 24.The Sheraton Melia will hold a 12-day Chinese art and painting exhibition, which will be opened by Minister Counselor of the Chinese...
Wed, 17 Jan 2001
The lighter side of Indian cuisine
The lighter side of Indian cuisineBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): When people outside of India think of food from the subcontinent, images of red, hot curries and spiced legs of lamb, chicken and bread baked in clay ovens come to mind.
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