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Mon, 15 Jan 2001
VP to visit India in March: President
VP to visit India in March: President JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Sunday that Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri would visit India in March to enhance bilateral relationships between the two countries."Ibu Megawati will visit India in March.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Japan concerned with Indonesia's problems
Japan concerned with Indonesia's problemsBy: Kornelius Purba KOBE, Japan (JP): Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa expressed great concern over the problems Indonesia is facing in implementing its commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during two separate meetings with his...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Business confidence index falls in November
Business confidence index falls in November JAKARTA (JP): The business confidence index fell by 1.5 percent in November as a result of falling hopes in business prospects, according to a survey made by the Danareksa Research Institute.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
PDI-P to expel Tangerang council speaker Gian
PDI-P to expel Tangerang council speaker Gian TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang mayoralty council speaker Gian Sugiharsono is on the list of errant Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) members who are facing expulsion from the party, a party official announced on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
RP, U.S. promoting biotech
RP, U.S. promoting biotech MANILA (AFP): The Philippines and the United States are jointly undertaking a five-year program aimed at enhancing biotech research here, a presidential palace statement said Sunday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Axis force 'no longer supports President'
Axis force 'no longer supports President' JAKARTA (JP): The Axis Force, a loose coalition of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and several Islamic parties, which was the key in getting Abdurrahman Wahid elected president, has withdrawn their support, top alliance leader Amien Rais said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
PDI-P supporters told to prevent violence
PDI-P supporters told to prevent violence JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri marked the party's 28th anniversary on Sunday with a call for her supporters to block attempts to instigate violence.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Prosecutors to file Beddu charges
Prosecutors to file Beddu charges JAKARTA (JP): State prosecutors plan to either bring corruption charges on Monday against former chief of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Beddu Amang, or to extend his house arrest status for another 30 days, an official said on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Deported workers transit at Belawan
Deported workers transit at Belawan MEDAN, North Sumatra: As of the second week of this month, Malaysia has deported 725 illegal Indonesian migrant workers through Belawan seaport, 38 kilometer south of here, since the beginning of this year.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
PSM defeats Persipura 3-0
PSM defeats Persipura 3-0 MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Host and defending champion PSM Makassar proved it deserved to gain the title last season as it managed to upbeat Persipura Jayapura 3-0 in the kick off of the seventh Bank Mandiri Indonesian soccer league (Ligina) at the Mattoangin stadium...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
ASEAN sets itself as a tourist destination
ASEAN sets itself as a tourist destination BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday launched an international campaign to market the 10-nation region as a tourism destination.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Why not learn from the past?
Why not learn from the past? I suppose the bluntness, negativity and lack of finesse of your comment on my article titled Hitler to Soeharto -- a Western continuum should come as no surprise, given that Indonesian society is currently suffering from similar symptoms.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Talismans no help to illegal job-seekers
Talismans no help to illegal job-seekers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Fifty-five Indonesian job-seekers put their hope on talismans to help them sneak into Malaysia, but their attempt was foiled by marine police, a report said Friday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Contest of power is absurd
Contest of power is absurdFrom Rakyat MerdekaMass radicalism will find fertile ground if groups in favor of and against President Abdurrahman Wahid are allowed to mobilize their followers. Those who will be gripped by the greatest worry will be the common people, who have never bothered about the...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Ryaas believes Gus Dur will OK his resignation
Ryaas believes Gus Dur will OK his resignation JAKARTA (JP): State Minister for Administrative Reforms Ryaas Rasyid hinted on Saturday that there should not be a problem with his resignation proposal as both President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri had likely endorsed...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Japan to send IT mission to SE Asia
Japan to send IT mission to SE Asia BANGKOK (Dow Jones): Japan will dispatch a government mission to four Southeast Asian countries this week to discuss their demands for an information technology support plan, that Japan pledged last year to provide with US$15 billion, Japanese government...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
BI's bank supervision role may be cut
BI's bank supervision role may be cut JAKARTA (JP): The government and the House of Representatives special team on the amendment of the central bank law have agreed to axe the banking supervision function of Bank Indonesia much sooner than the initial plan at the end of 2002.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Three missing in Parangtritis
Three missing in Parangtritis YOGYAKARTA: Three swimmers were still missing Sunday night after being swept away by the notorious currents at Parangtritis beach.The three swimmers as of 7 p.m. Sunday had not been found despite the efforts of search and rescue teams who immediately began to comb the...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
City to raise fines, councillor reveals
City to raise fines, councillor reveals JAKARTA (JP): The maximum fine for people violating city bylaws will be increased by 100 times from Rp 50,000 (US$5.2) to Rp 5 million, chief of the City Council's Commission A for Administrative Affairs Binsar Tambunan said on Sunday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Vietnam overtakes Indonesia in world coffee production
Vietnam overtakes Indonesia in world coffee production JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's position as the world's third largest coffee producer after Brazil and Columbia has been taken by Vietnam due to a fall in local coffee production, according to the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Govt moves to upgrade students' English skills
Govt moves to upgrade students' English skills JAKARTA (JP): The government will be launching a program to help vocational school students improve their communication skills in English.Director for Vocational Training and Education Gatot Hari Priowirjanto said the program will be offered to...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Samator, Bank BNI grab volleyball title
Samator, Bank BNI grab volleyball title JAKARTA (JP): Home favorite Bank BNI women's volleyball club has retained the 2000 national volleyball league title while East Java-based Samator outclassed Bank BNI for the men's title.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Why not export Ajinomoto?
Why not export Ajinomoto?From Suara KaryaAlthough President Abdurrahman Wahid has stressed that Ajinomoto's products are halal (religiously rightful), I have more confidence in the instruction issued by the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) to the effect that Ajinomoto products are haram...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
President-House showdown imminent
President-House showdown imminent JAKARTA (JP): A showdown between the House of Representatives and President Abdurrahman Wahid looks increasingly unavoidable in the near future since the latter has asserted that he would not fulfill any summons by the legislature.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
People near Merapi told to prepare to evacuate
People near Merapi told to prepare to evacuate YOGYAKARTA (JP): People living in villages at the foot of Mount Merapi have been told to prepare themselves for evacuation after the volcano spewed lava and steam beginning early Sunday, a volcanologist said.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
More tourists visit Jakarta
More tourists visit Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Foreign tourists arrival in the city increased by 20.8 percent last year compared to the previous year, an official said on Saturday.Head of the City Tourism Agency Parlindungan Hutabarat said 1,098,521 tourists from numerous countries visited Jakarta...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Angry protests over RP dump reopening
Angry protests over RP dump reopening MANILA (Reuters): Angry residents of Rizal province near the Philippine capital tried on Sunday to block garbage trucks passing to a landfill site temporarily reopened to ease Manila's mounting rubbish problem.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Forewarned is forearmed
Forewarned is forearmed It can only be taken as proof of the much-diminished credibility of the administration of President Abdurrahman Wahid that assurances given over the weekend have done little to calm the fear that exists among the public of massive unrest erupting on Monday, when the House of...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Islamic village to be built in Yogyakarta
Islamic village to be built in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta Sultan Hemengkubuwono X, who is also the governor of Yogyakarta, and chairman of the International Islamic Development (PII) Foundation Muchrim Hakim signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on the building of an...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Bangladesh on alert, awaits talks with Myanmar
Bangladesh on alert, awaits talks with Myanmar COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters): Bangladesh said on Sunday its troops were ready to respond quickly if Myanmar soldiers opened fire across the countries' border or if Myanmar resumes construction of a dam on the Naf border river.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Hyperlinks aide navigation
Hyperlinks aide navigationBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Up until two decades ago, when people still used a Royal or Olympia typewriter to produce stories, manuscripts and novels, we had to work mostly in a linear manner. We would start at the beginning and work our way to the end.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Asia can withstand U.S. economic slowdown: ADB
Asia can withstand U.S. economic slowdown: ADB KOBE, Japan (Dow Jones): Slower growth in the U.S. won't inflict much damage on Asia, especially given the rise in intraregional trade in recent years, the president of the Asian Development Bank said Saturday.Dwindling demand in the U.S.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:30 Technology 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 Children's Program 4:30 Quiz 5:00 News 5:30 Culture 6:00 Village News 7:00 Evening News 8:00 Music 9:00 Film: Under Sea Explorer 10:00...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Several high schools declare Monday a holiday
Several high schools declare Monday a holiday JAKARTA (JP): In anticipation of possible unrest over the planned mobilization of both pro- and anti-President Abdurrahman Wahid supporters, at least 13 state high schools in Central Jakarta will halt their activities on Monday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Tax office eyes automotive, retail to reach VAT target
Tax office eyes automotive, retail to reach VAT target JAKARTA (JP): Director general of taxation Machfud Sidik said over the weekend his office would seek to increase value added tax (VAT) revenue from the country's automotive and retail sectors.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
It's now Bung Karno Sports Complex
It's now Bung Karno Sports Complex JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid gave the green light on Sunday to rename the Senayan Sports Complex as Bung Karno Sports Complex in order to honor the country's first president Sukarno.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Marconi eyes Malaysian firm
Marconi eyes Malaysian firm KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Italian telecommunications company Marconi Mobile is eying annual contracts worth between 200 and 500 million ringgit (US$50 and $130 million) from two Malaysian telcos, a news report said Saturday.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24. * Photo: Solidaritas, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan no.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Martin, Gade Christensen retain Korea Open crowns
Martin, Gade Christensen retain Korea Open crowns JAKARTA (JP): Women's and men's singles defending champions Camilla Martin and Peter Gade Christensen fulfilled their ambitions to retain titles together at the US$250,000 Samsung Korea Open badminton championships in Hanra Gymnasium at Cheju...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
JFX craves more commodities
JFX craves more commoditiesBy Berni K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): One month since its debut, the Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX) has already voiced concern over its immediate prospects, as trading on just a few commodities is not enough to cover the bourse's expenses.
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Missing motorists found dead
Missing motorists found dead AMBON, Maluku: The remains of two men who have been missing since a mob attacked motorists in the Batu Merah area here on Thursday were found on Saturday.The body of Yan Watimenna was found floating in the water just off Tantui in Teluk Ambon Baguala, while Yusuf...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
No motorized rickshaws
No motorized rickshaws PONOROGO, East Java: The Ponorogo City Land Transportation Agency has rejected the presence of motorized rickshaws, becak, saying that there is no ordinance regulating them yet."All motorized vehicles must be registered, including the motorized becak,," the local Agency...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Cruising home to celebrate Idul Fitri
Cruising home to celebrate Idul Fitri Mudik, the annual homebound trip for millions of city dwellers during Idul Fitri, ended over two weeks ago. The Jakarta Post contributor, Joko E.H. Anwar, followed a crowd of some 2,500 holiday-makers bound for Medan from Jakarta's Tanjung Priok harbor in a...
Mon, 15 Jan 2001
Disbursing funds for the poor
Disbursing funds for the poorFrom Suara KaryaThe Jakarta Municipality (DKI) on Jan. 2, 2001 stated that as much as Rp 2 billion would be poured into the 25 poor urban villages. This Rp 2 billion is to be used to overcome poverty in those locations, and will be taken from the 2001 regional annual...
Sun, 14 Jan 2001
ASEM upbeat about weathering U.S. storm
ASEM upbeat about weathering U.S. storm KOBE, Japan (AFP): Finance ministers from Asia and Europe on Saturday shrugged off the potential damage posed by the wheels coming off the U.S. economic juggernaut, saying both regions should weather the slowdown.
Sun, 14 Jan 2001
Officer mobbed to death
Officer mobbed to death JAKARTA (JP): Angry residents of Rengas village in Ciputat, South Jakarta, mobbed a city military officer to death, after they caught him trying to run off with stolen goods from a high school building in the area early on Saturday morning.City police spokesman High Comr.
Sun, 14 Jan 2001
Indonesian donor should've obeyed the law: Clinton
Indonesian donor should've obeyed the law: Clinton WASHINGTON (Reuters): Indonesian businessman James Riady, who has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to make illegal contributions to campaigns of President Bill Clinton and other U.S.
Sun, 14 Jan 2001
New interior designs create different ambience in your home
New interior designs create different ambience in your homeText by Rita A. Widiadana JAKARTA (JP): Entering the year 2001, a lot of people may need more energy and fresh ideas to face this challenging year.
Sun, 14 Jan 2001
Where to go in Jakarta
Where to go in JakartaExhibitions * Photo: A Letter from the Ocean by Mosista Pambudi at Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 59 Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3458771), until Jan. 24. * Photo: Solidaritas, Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Jl. Palmerah Selatan No.
Sun, 14 Jan 2001
The dangers of flying over Irian
The dangers of flying over IrianBy I. Christianto and Pandaya JAKARTA (JP): Imagine this. You are one of nine people flying a light plane over the virgin jungle of mountainous Irian Jaya. It is your maiden voyage by plane over the territory notorious amongst many high flyers for its rough...