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On This Day - January 11, 2001
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
New Thai regulations hurting boatmen
New Thai regulations hurting boatmen KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Some 200 Malaysian boatmen staged a protest Wednesday against a police crackdown on smuggling across a river on the border with Thailand.The boatmen plying the Golok river in the coastal town of Tumpat in Kelantan state said the operation had...
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
BI to maintain tight monetary policy in 2001
BI to maintain tight monetary policy in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Wednesday that the central bank would maintain its tight monetary policy this year in a bid to achieve a low inflation target of 4-6 percent.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Myanmar, opposition talks welcomed
Myanmar, opposition talks welcomed BANGKOK (AFP): Myanmar's government-in-exile welcomed on Wednesday news of landmark talks between the junta and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi which were brokered by United Nations envoy Razali Ismail.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Schoolboy showered with rewards for his courage
Schoolboy showered with rewards for his courageBy Ahmad Junaidi BEKASI (JP): Attired in his school uniform, Ahmad Taufik was awarded on Wednesday for reporting his discovery of three live grenades on a railway track near his house in Karangsari village, Kedung Waringin district here on Monday.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
More tourists in West Sumatra
More tourists in West Sumatra PADANG, West Sumatra: Reports of social unrest across the country have not stopped tourists from visiting West Sumatra."Basically, West Sumatra is the second safest province in the country after Bali.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Ministers to brief Pope over bombings
Ministers to brief Pope over bombings JAKARTA (JP): Two cabinet ministers will soon leave for the Vatican to brief Pope John Paul II on the Christmas Eve bombings, Spokesman for the Office of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs I Wayan Karya said on Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Bogor to have general hospital
Bogor to have general hospital BOGOR (JP): Bogor Mayoralty will build a Rp 20-billion general hospital in the Kayu Manis area of West Bogor, officials announced on Wednesday."The plan was officially approved by the Bogor Mayoralty Council in December and the funding will come from the 2001 local...
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
RI smust decide on coffee retention plan
RI smust decide on coffee retention plan JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will have to decide whether or not it will join the Association of Coffee Producing Countries' coffee retention plan before the association's meeting in London later this month, a senior trade official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Wreckage of missing plane located, all people aboard killed
Wreckage of missing plane located, all people aboard killed WAMENA, Irian Jaya (JP): The wreckage of the ill-fated Navy Cassa plane was located in a remote mountainous area of Jayawijaya regency on Wednesday with all people aboard found dead.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
RI foreign policy falls from grace
RI foreign policy falls from graceBy Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): Foreign policy analyst Soedjati Djiwandono in a column in this paper recently described Indonesian foreign policy as being in disarray.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
'I won't back off' says Bagir Manan
'I won't back off' says Bagir Manan Uncertainty continues to surround the selection of the chief justice following President Abdurrahman Wahid's refusal to pick from two candidates, Muladi and Bagir Manan, nominated by the House of Representatives (DPR).
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Alert status for Merapi
Alert status for MerapiJP/Tarko Sudiarno YOGYAKARTA (JP): Mt. Merapi (right photo) has been placed on alert status after the 2,968-meter high mountain began showing signs of increased volcanic activity, including a two-kilometer lava flow from its crater.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
House of Representatives is govt partner in making laws
House of Representatives is govt partner in making lawsBy Wimar Witoelar JAKARTA (JP): Democracy is a necessity, not an option. Unfortunately, democracy is simple only when you recite the jargon. It becomes extremely complicated when you try to implement it; the devil is in the detail.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
BSD houses facing demolition
BSD houses facing demolition TANGERANG (JP): At least 10 houses in Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) real estate complex are facing imminent demolition after the West Java High Court has granted an appeal sought by Rusli Wahyudi and declared a disputed land where the houses stand belongs to him.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Regional autonomy without the community?
Regional autonomy without the community?By Meuthia Ganie-Rochman JAKARTA (JP): Internationally, the notion of regional autonomy has at least two dimensions, namely greater say for regional/local governments and the participation of the community in decision making.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Legislators propose bill on Aceh's special autonomy
Legislators propose bill on Aceh's special autonomy JAKARTA (JP): A total of 86 legislators submitted on Wednesday a draft bill on special autonomy in Aceh which would grant the province various powers and support the establishment of a recognized provincial community figure to oversee Acehnese...
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Rabat MS takes the spiritual path in art
Rabat MS takes the spiritual path in artBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): Musician and painter Rabat MS believes the only way to stop oneself from indulging in evil is to listen to the soul and reach out to other people.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Govt to imposes levies on fishing permits, catches
Govt to imposes levies on fishing permits, catches JAKARTA (JP): Fishing companies, depending on their vessel types and capacities, will have to pay between Rp 11,250 (about US$1.18) and Rp 109,773 per gross tonnage (GT) when applying for a fishing permit beginning this year.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Welcome H.E. Vajpayee
Welcome H.E. Vajpayee Friendly relations between Indonesia and India have long been established, since the countries were still struggling for independence from their colonial masters more than half a century ago.
Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Syndicated loans to Asia leaped in year 2000
Syndicated loans to Asia leaped in year 2000 NEW YORK (Dow Jones): Foreign banks that have gobbled up a bigger slice of the cake in Asia's record-setting syndicated lending market in 2000 could suffer an attack of indigestion.
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