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Tue, 02 Jan 2001
PT Matahari Putra to expand Yemen operation
PT Matahari Putra to expand Yemen operation JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed department store PT Matahari Putra Prima plans to expand its operation in the Yemen capital of San'a after enjoying success with its first store in the city which opened in early December, a company official said.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
One restaurant's beef: 'We're not burgers...'
One restaurant's beef: 'We're not burgers...' JAKARTA (JP): It's somewhat understandable that fast-food restaurants have become synonomous with burgers in the minds of Indonesian consumers.The grandaddy of them all, McDonald's, has stamped itself on the local public's consciousness since it opened...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Police closing in on suspects of deadly RP bombings
Police closing in on suspects of deadly RP bombings MANILA (AFP): Philippine police said on Monday they were closing in on a group responsible for a wave of deadly bombings that left 14 people dead and nearly 100 wounded, as troops were asked to help boost security in the capital.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Internet users expected to double to 4 million in 2001
Internet users expected to double to 4 million in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): The number of Internet users in Indonesia will double to four million in 2001, even if e-commerce is only picking up slowly due to problems with online payments, the Indonesian Association of Internet Service Providers (APJII)...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Afraid of beef from Ireland
Afraid of beef from IrelandFrom Warta KotaThe decision by the Jakarta Cattle Breeding Office to import beef from Ireland is lamentable. Without any consultation or recommendation from competent sources, beef was allowed to be imported from a country which is evidently still not free of the mad cow...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
City budget approved despite PDI-P walkout
City budget approved despite PDI-P walkout JAKARTA (JP): Despite the walkout of 19 councilors from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction, the City Council approved on Saturday the Rp 7.49 trillion (US$788.42 million) city budget proposal for 2001.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Mahfud to reshuffle defense ministry
Mahfud to reshuffle defense ministry YOGYAKARTA (JP): Minister of Defense Mahfud MD said here on Saturday that he would soon 'reshuffle' his office by putting four civilians in the first echelon lineup as part of efforts to restructure relations between civilians and the military.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Let the young generation lead the nation: Budiman
Let the young generation lead the nation: Budiman The crisis dogging Indonesia is partly due to an excessive number of old generation leaders affected by past political trauma, says young leader Budiman Sudjatmiko who heads the militant Democratic People's Party (PRD), in an interview with The...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Malaysia's Mahathir vows to unite Malays: 'Bernama'
Malaysia's Mahathir vows to unite Malays: 'Bernama' KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad vowed on Monday vowed to unite the country's dominant, but deeply divided Malay community and protect their interests, the national Bernama news agency reported.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Threats fail to stop revelry
Threats fail to stop revelry JAKARTA (JP): New Year's Eve celebrations went forward in the capital with hundreds of thousands of people pouring onto the city's main thoroughfares despite a number of bomb threats earlier in the evening.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Homegrown Indonesian franchise branches out
Homegrown Indonesian franchise branches out JAKARTA (JP): Sukyatno Nugroho never tires of telling the story of how his food franchise came into being 18 years ago.Or the fact that, with only a junior high school education and a class ranking of 40th out of 50, he has been able to branch out with...
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Abdurrahman should not repeat Soeharto's failings
Abdurrahman should not repeat Soeharto's failings In an interview with The Jakarta Post, the economist and political observer of Indonesian economic and political affairs Dr. Howard Dick, identified "a strike by capital" as the root of Indonesia's current dilemma.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Strong quake jolts Ternate
Strong quake jolts Ternate TERNATE, North Maluku: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook Ternate, the main island in the violence- stricken province of North Maluku, on the first day of 2001.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Kei Shin Kan to hold gashuku
Kei Shin Kan to hold gashuku SEMARANG (JP): The Kei Shin Kan school of karate is slated to hold its national gashuku (training session) in Salatiga, Central Java, from Jan. 1 to Jan. 4, an executive said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jan 2001
President predicts improvement in 2001
President predicts improvement in 2001 JAKARTA (JP): After surviving a tough spell in 2000, President Abdurrahman Wahid said on Sunday he believed the new year would bring Indonesia more blessings, particularly on the economic front.