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Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Heroes cemetery for civil servants
Heroes cemetery for civil servantsFrom Rakyat MerdekaAre civil servants not entitled to be honored as national heroes? To the best of my understanding, "to die in harness" means to die while doing one's routine occupation.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
IFC confident of victory in Indonesian debt case
IFC confident of victory in Indonesian debt case JAKARTA (Reuters): The World Bank's private sector lending arm is confident of final victory in a drawn out bankruptcy case highlighting the trouble creditors have getting Indonesian debtors to pay up.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Ivo Mas merger approved
Ivo Mas merger approved SINGAPORE (AFX-ASIA): Golden Agri-Resources said shareholders of its unit PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources & Technology have approved the merger of the palm plantation companies PT Ivo Mas Exim and PT Satya Kisma Usaha.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 22, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,775 -75 130,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 145 0 1,094,000 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa...
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
RI, HK fugitive agreement deliberated
RI, HK fugitive agreement deliberated JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra officially proposed to the House of Representatives on Monday a bill that would allow the administrations of Indonesia and Hong Kong to surrender fugitives sought by each other.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Green turtles staying away from W. Java's Citirem coast
Green turtles staying away from W. Java's Citirem coastText and Photos by Bambang Parlupi CITIREM, West Java (JP): Green turtles have traditionally laid their eggs on Citirem, a 1.1 kilometer stretch of coastline in the Cikepuh nature reserve in Sukabumi, West Java.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Two top officials of IBRA resign
Two top officials of IBRA resign JAKARTA (JP): Two deputy chairmen of the powerful Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) have tendered their resignation amid rumors of increasing political interference with the agency.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
IBRA reports Dharmala to AG office
IBRA reports Dharmala to AG office JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) filed on Monday a criminal report with the General Attorney's Office against PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera for allegedly unlawfully selling Dharmala's stake in a joint venture insurance firm.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Top shuttlers in easy group at National C'ships
Top shuttlers in easy group at National C'shipsBy Novan Iman Santosa BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan (JP): Top seeds will face weak competition during round-robin matches, following the group draw for the Inter-club National Badminton Championships commencing on Tuesday at the Hasanuddin Sports Hall.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Campaign to increase public participation
Campaign to increase public participation JAKARTA (JP): In line with the inception of regional autonomy, the city administration launched on Monday a 10-month campaign in five subdistricts aimed at increasing public participation in community development.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
50 candidates to join MAT selection
50 candidates to join MAT selection JAKARTA (JP): Fifty candidates from 19 cities in Indonesia will join the final selection for the Marlboro Adventure Team (MAT) Winter Challenge at Mount Bromo this weekend.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Gus Dur walks out of scandals hearing
Gus Dur walks out of scandals hearing JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday left legislators dumbfounded as he abruptly walked out of a meeting with the House of Representatives' special committee investigating the Bulog and Brunei scandals.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Asian currencies mostly up but peso rally short lived
Asian currencies mostly up but peso rally short lived SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies held on to their gains late Monday even after the Philippine peso failed to sustain its rally, as they looked to the Japanese yen for inspiration, dealers said.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Impact of regional autonomy
Impact of regional autonomyFrom Rakyat MerdekaLaw No. 22/1999 on Regional Autonomy was originally planned to start in May, 2001, but its enactment has been put forward to January, 2001, in order to coincide with a discussion of the state budget by the Ministry of Finance.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Revote order expected in 50 places in Thailand
Revote order expected in 50 places in Thailand BANGKOK (AP): Thailand's Election Commission will throw out the results in at least 50 constituencies and order revoting because of suspected fraud and cheating during the Jan. 6 general election, officials said on Monday.The revote, scheduled for Jan.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
JSX called on to withdraw new delisting policy
JSX called on to withdraw new delisting policy JAKARTA (JP): A securities investor association has urged the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) to withdraw a new delisting regulation, saying that the policy could inspire listed firms to manipulate their share prices to avoid being delisted.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
32 killed in Sangihe Talaud landslides
32 killed in Sangihe Talaud landslides JAKARTA (JP): Officials said on Monday 32 people were killed in landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in Sangihe Talaud regency on Sangir island, North Sulawesi, while 20 others are feared dead.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Demonstrators warned of infiltrators: Mahfud
Demonstrators warned of infiltrators: Mahfud YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mahfud MD warned that infiltrators could penetrate both government supporters and opponents, who recently showed their muscle at the House of Representatives (DPR) compound.
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Low price of rice
Low price of rice Thousands of demonstrators staged a huge rally around the House complex on Jan. 17, 2001. But none of them protested the low price of rice.I am wondering why the people aren't asking the legislators to establish a special committee to investigate the low price of rice? Do they not...
Tue, 23 Jan 2001
Petronas wins Algerian project
Petronas wins Algerian project KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's state-owned oil firm, Petronas, has been awarded a joint project to explore for gas in Algeria in a venture with Algerian and French firms, the company said on Monday.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Shoemakers more reluctant to expand RI investments
Shoemakers more reluctant to expand RI investments JAKARTA (JP): Foreign-owned footwear companies are becoming more reluctant to expand their Indonesian operations due to concern over growing labor disputes, a local official said.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Army set to take top defense ministry posts
Army set to take top defense ministry posts YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mahfud MD acknowledged he has nominated a number of senior military officers for top posts in his restructured office.Mahfud said here on Saturday he expected military officers, mostly from the Army, to hold seven of...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
RI to co-host Brunei int'l off-road event
RI to co-host Brunei int'l off-road event JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Off-road Federation (IOF) will co-host the 5000-kilometer Brunei Four-Wheel Drive International Challenge 2001 as part of the Visit Brunei Year 2001 program.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
President Macapagal-Arroyo begins forming Cabinet
President Macapagal-Arroyo begins forming Cabinet MANILA (Agencies): The Philippines' new president turned quickly Sunday from celebrating her sudden rise to power to the difficult task of rebuilding national unity and business confidence, both devastated by a three-month political crisis.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Mt. Merapi shows intensified volcanic activity
Mt. Merapi shows intensified volcanic activity YOGYAKARTA (JP): Volcanic activity in the 2,968-meter-high Merapi volcano in Central Java has been intensifying, with the discharge of thin dust, lava and heat clouds threatening the densely populated area below, a volcanologist said on Sunday.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Yogyakarta man flying high with model aircraft designs
Yogyakarta man flying high with model aircraft designsBy Ahmad Solikhan YOGYAKARTA (JP): What Gatot Sugiarto is doing today may come as a surprise to his teachers back at state engineering secondary school STM Negeri I in Malang, East Java.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
RP investor confidence set to rebound
RP investor confidence set to rebound MANILA (AFP): Philippine stocks and the country's battered currency were expected to perk up with the installation of a business-friendly government led by U.S.-trained economist Gloria Arroyo, but analysts cautioned against over-exuberance.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Man arrested over firearms possession
Man arrested over firearms possession JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police mobile detectives (Resmob) arrested a man over possession of five firearms on Jl. Tulodong Bawah No. 17B in South Jakarta, a police report said.The report identified the suspected illegal gun trader as Stephanus Turangan.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Government prepares for first oil block tenders
Government prepares for first oil block tenders JAKARTA (JP): The government is, for the first time in years, preparing the tendering of 21 new oil blocks, after it took over the task this month from state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, a senior government official said.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Dealers to meet RI's central bank again on FX rules
Dealers to meet RI's central bank again on FX rules JAKARTA (Reuters): Representatives of several foreign banks will meet Indonesia's central bank again on Monday to clarify foreign exchange curbs that are aimed at bolstering the rupiah but which have puzzled many market players.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Candra named IBF Player of the Year
Candra named IBF Player of the Year JAKARTA (JP): Just one day after his wedding day, Indonesia's Candra Wijaya was granted another big surprise when the International Badminton Federation (IBF) announced on Sunday that he had been honored with the "Eddy Choong Player of the Year" award for 2000.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Americans to Bali down 80%
Americans to Bali down 80% JAKARTA (JP): The number of tourists from the United States visiting Bali plunged by 80 percent last year, largely due to the travel warnings issued by the U.S. government, an executive of a travel company said.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Chinese New Year
Chinese New YearFrom Media IndonesiaI would like to suggest to the President and governors that Chinese New Year (Imlek) be made a public holiday in Indonesia for the following reasons: 1. To be indiscriminative in the spirit of regional autonomy. 2.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Probe delays announcement of Thai election results
Probe delays announcement of Thai election results BANGKOK (AFP): Thai election authorities grilled on Sunday dozens more candidates suspected of cheating in the Jan. 6 national polls, forcing the release of official results to be postponed yet again.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
RI hopes Japan will help IT projects
RI hopes Japan will help IT projects JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia expects the Japanese government will allocate part of its US$15 billion "digital divide" fund to finance information technology development projects.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
New team negotiates with Irian Jaya kidnappers
New team negotiates with Irian Jaya kidnappers JAKARTA (JP): A team of local authorities and community leaders are continuing negotiations with rebels currently holding 16 hostages, including three Koreans, in the remote jungle of Irian Jaya, an officer said on Sunday.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Questions on on budget use
Questions on on budget use BANDUNG: A member of the West Java council's budget committee, Rafani Akhyar, is alleging that Council speaker Eka Santosa bought a Rp 600 million sedan using funds that were allocated for natural disasters in the 2000 provincial budget.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
FID should be honest
FID should be honestFrom Rakyat MerdekaAs a public institution, the Indonesian Forum for Peace (FID) needs to be transparent regarding its meeting with President Abdurrahman Wahid. FID, in the meeting, had provided the President with information regarding the possible mastermind behind the...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
UI wins debate contest
UI wins debate contest BANDUNG: The University of Indonesia debating team for the fourth consecutive year walked away on Saturday as the champions in the national university English debating contest.The all-girl debating team comprising Dayu Nirma, Yohanna Florence and Rully Sandra won with their...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Stabilizing Asia's currencies
Stabilizing Asia's currencies Over the weekend, finance ministers participating in the Asia- Europe Meeting in Kobe reached an agreement to study exchange rate regimes for emerging markets and developing countries.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Ericsson markets new cell phone
Ericsson markets new cell phone JAKARTA (JP): Cell phone manufacturer PT Ericsson Indonesia introduced its newest product, the Ericsson T20, specially designed for young people."The T20 is the result of Ericsson listening to young consumers' demands and trend preferences," Ericsson director of...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
North Korean intentions perplex the world
North Korean intentions perplex the world SEOUL: North Korea has produced a series of proposals for improving inter-Korean relations this year. The proposals range from holding the next round of Red Cross talks Jan.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Violence erupts anew in Maluku islands
Violence erupts anew in Maluku islands AMBON, Maluku (JP): After a period of relative calm, violence briefly resurfaced in the Maluku islands over the weekend, killing at least four people.The latest outbreak of violence took place on Sunday when armed mobs attacked Wahai village in North Seram...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Teachers propose Balikpapan mayor
Teachers propose Balikpapan mayor BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: The East Kalimantan Teachers' Solidarity Forum on the first day of the formal nomination of candidates for Balikpapan mayor and deputy mayor on Sunday proposed Rizal Effendi and Jammal Noor for the two positions, Antara reported.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Congolese mourn deceased Kabila, war allies meet
Congolese mourn deceased Kabila, war allies meet KINSHASA (Reuters): Thousands of Congolese mourned slain President Laurent Kabila when his body arrived back in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday and his military allies met to discuss the many-sided war he leaves behind.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Philippine rebels, soldiers clash
Philippine rebels, soldiers clash ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP): At least seven Muslim separatist rebels and one soldier were killed in a clash in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday.One guerrilla from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front was also captured by soldiers in the clash on...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
House begins deliberating three state finance bills
House begins deliberating three state finance bills JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives starts today (Monday) the deliberation on three new bills on regulating state financial affairs which are crucial in creating a clean government.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Asian lawmakers meet in Cambodia
Asian lawmakers meet in Cambodia PHNOM PENH (AFP): Asian lawmakers will begin five days of talks in newly-peaceful Cambodia on Monday to map out strategies for promoting peace in the region, officials said.
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Problem with drinking water
Problem with drinking waterFrom Warta KotaYes, providing potable water for residents of Jakarta is a priority for the Jakarta administration in 2001. If it fails to accomplish this task, I am afraid the residents of Jakarta will suffer, as they will be extremely thirsty because there will be very a...
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Regional survey finds Asia will ford U.S. slump
Regional survey finds Asia will ford U.S. slump SINGAPORE (AFP): Asian countries should ride out the expected US economic slowdown this year, although Thailand and the Philippines remain susceptible to recession, according to a regional survey released Sunday.