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Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Aircraft company manager named suspect in graft
Aircraft company manager named suspect in graftYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung A project manager at state aircraft company PT Dirgantara Indonesia has been named a suspect in a Rp 330 million (US$33,000) corruption case.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
United States flags burned, Japanese flag hauled down
United States flags burned, Japanese flag hauled downThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Students in Makassar, South Sulawesi, and Surabaya, East Java, defied a government ban and burned U.S. flags in separate anti- U.S. rallies on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
E. Java legislators press govt on bridge project
E. Java legislators press govt on bridge projectThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A caucus of legislators from East Java called on Tuesday on the government to honor its promise to build a 5.43 km-long bridge connecting Surabaya and Madura island.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Fire destroys major market in Cilacap
Fire destroys major market in CilacapAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Jawa Tengah More than 210 kiosks and their contents caught fire early on Tuesday in a major market in Sampang Subdistrict, Cilacap, causing Rp 2.5 billion (US$250,000) in material losses to local traders.Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Persija fans celebrate long-awaited win
Persija fans celebrate long-awaited winJP/Mulkan Salmona Hundreds of Jakarta-based Persija supporters, known as Jakmania, express their joy during a celebration at City Hall (photo above). The celebration on Tuesday was in honor of Persija's successful championship run in the Indonesian Soccer...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Foreign performers cancel all concert plans
Foreign performers cancel all concert plansHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta First, violinist Vanessa Mae. Second, punk/pop band Ash followed by Irish group band The Corrs.Next on the schedule were jazz pianist David Benoit, pop alternative band Sugar Ray, jazz/pop singer George Benson and...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Gaikindo doubts 2001 sales target possible
Gaikindo doubts 2001 sales target possibleAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) expressed pessimism on Tuesday about the 2001 domestic car sales target of 300,000 units, following the recent fall of the rupiah against the U.S.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Makassar urged to regulate 'becak'
Makassar urged to regulate 'becak' MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Residents here are pressuring the Makassar Mayoralty to issue licenses for thousands of becak (pedicab) drivers operating in the city.Local figures Muhammad Satar Bundu and Yahya Rewa joined the chorus in separate interviews and said on...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Wrestling body targets Olympic qualification
Wrestling body targets Olympic qualificationJupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Makassar The Indonesian Wrestling Association (PGSI) is now setting its sights on producing athletes competent of qualifying for the Olympic Games, having already dominated the Southeast Asian region for a long time.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
1. Ari: 36 pt, 1 col, 3 x 10
1. Ari: 36 pt, 1 col, 3 x 10 Ari Sigit's trial begins 2. YLKI: 55 pt, 4 cols, 2 x 25 Court rules in favor of consumers' class action 3. Gamble: 28 pt, 4 cols, 1 x 36Governor, council OK gambling center
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
JP/Mulkan Salmona
JP/Mulkan SalmonaPOLICE-PROTESTERS CLASH: Protesters belonging to the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) clash with police officers in front of the U.S. embassy in Jakarta. Several protesters and police officers were injured on Tuesday after the protesters moved closer to the heavily guarded U.S.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Asian currencies mixed, rupiah regains footing
Asian currencies mixed, rupiah regains footingNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Asian currencies were mixed late Tuesday, with some of the Southeast Asian units regaining their footing after having felt the brunt Monday of the U.S.-led retaliatory strikes of Afghanistan.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Court finds for LPG consumers in class action
Court finds for LPG consumers in class actionAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of a class action filed by Kapak LPG against the state-run oil company Pertamina for arbitrarily raising the price of liquefied petroleum gas...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Protests continue against attacks in Afghanistan
Protests continue against attacks in AfghanistanThomas Wagner, Associated Press, Tokyo U.S.-led airstrikes on Afghanistan touched off more protests and sharp criticism of the United States, especially in Muslim countries.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Striving toward excellence
Striving toward excellence Most of us, by nature, are conservative. We wouldn't even think of changing our barbers. You can very well imagine my disappointment and sadness upon seeing the Oct. 1 edition of The Jakarta Post.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Supremacy of law obliterated
Supremacy of law obliteratedFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe central management board of the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) regrets the recent decision of the Supreme Court, which cleared Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra from the earlier 18-month imprisonment sentence imposed by the late justice M.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Waste at four hospitals poses health risk, legislators say
Waste at four hospitals poses health risk, legislators sayFitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legislators were alarmed on Tuesday by a Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) report that four major state hospitals, one in Bali and three in Jakarta, have poor waste management systems.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Expats return to work amid anti-U.S. rallies
Expats return to work amid anti-U.S. ralliesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several foreign embassies and companies which had suspended operations out of fear of an anti-Western backlash resumed operations on Tuesday, despite continuing rallies protesting the U.S.-led air strikes against Afghanistan.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Govt rejects calls to change stance over U.S. attacks
Govt rejects calls to change stance over U.S. attacksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government rejected on Tuesday angry calls by several Muslim organizations to review its stance after the United States and its allies launched the military component of their worldwide campaign against terrorism on...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Councillors have no conscience
Councillors have no conscienceFrom KompasI strongly believe many people are enraged by news in the mass media about Jakarta councillors traveling abroad. As an ordinary man, I feel disappointed and baffled by the fact that the councillors seem to have no conscience nor care about helping the poor.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Acehnese activist M. Nazar released
Acehnese activist M. Nazar releasedIbnu Mat Noor, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh After serving his full 12-month jail term at the Banda Aceh prison, Muhammad Nazar, chairman of the Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA), was released on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Bureaucracy remains corrupt despite era of reform
Bureaucracy remains corrupt despite era of reformKornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the police are often described as antireform institutions that have tried to regain their privileges after losing public trust following Soeharto's fall in...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
House accepts KONI's effort at SEA Games
House accepts KONI's effort at SEA GamesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite Indonesia's failure at the recently concluded Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur, the House of Representatives (DPR) fell short on Tuesday of showing discontent with the way Indonesian athletes performed.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Govt seeks options for dealing with global recession
Govt seeks options for dealing with global recessionBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After repeated calls for an emergency package to cope with a global recession, the government promised on Tuesday it would seek input on how to best safeguard the country's flagging economy.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Bali remains heaven for foreigners despite protests against U.S. attacks
Bali remains heaven for foreigners despite protests against U.S. attacksI Wayan Juniartha and Onny Setiawan, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Balikpapan While many areas in the archipelago have been feeling the heat of protests against the U.S.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Madurese long to return to Kalimantan 'homeland'
Madurese long to return to Kalimantan 'homeland'Ainur R.Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The Madurese refugees from Sampit and Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, now living in shelters and camps in Bangkalan and other areas on the island of Madura hope to return to their "former homeland" in...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Filling of Batutegi dam continues
Filling of Batutegi dam continues The Batutegi dam, located in Way Harong village, Tanggamus regency, Lampung, some 90 kilometers west of Bandarlampung, has been filled one-third of the way.Minister of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure Soenarno officiated the start of the filling of the dam...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 9, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,200 25 123,500 Adindo Foresta 90 0 2,000 AGIS 110 10 679,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 295 -75...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
OIC meeting will not slam U.S. strikes: Analysts
OIC meeting will not slam U.S. strikes: AnalystsMiral Fahmy, Reuters, Doha Islamic nations meeting on Wednesday will not condemn the U.S.- led strikes on Muslim Afghanistan, mainly because they are fed up with the extremist Taliban movement, analysts and officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Drugs, AIDS and terrorism
Drugs, AIDS and terrorism In recent weeks, the world has focussed on terrorism. Officials have revived and increased anti-terrorist measures, particularly tracking and blocking the accounts and transfers of terrorists' funds. The mass killing of people from 80 countries in the United States on Sept.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Saudi govt sees bin Laden link to terrorists' attack
Saudi govt sees bin Laden link to terrorists' attackAgencies, Dubai/Washington United States ally Saudi Arabia said for the first time on Tuesday there was clear evidence linking Saudi-born Osama bin Laden to last month's attacks on the United States and called for the perpetrators to be brought to...
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Fighting terrorism: Between idealism and realism
Fighting terrorism: Between idealism and realismMochtar Buchori, Educator, legislator, Jakarta Osama bin Laden said that the world is divided into two camps, that of the faithful and that of the infidel.
Wed, 10 Oct 2001
Demand for justices' dismissal supported
Demand for justices' dismissal supportedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri supported on Tuesday a demand raised by the party's faction for the dismissal of the justices handling Hutomo "Tommy"...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Tutut, Titiek questioned over alleged graft case
Tutut, Titiek questioned over alleged graft caseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two daughters of former president Soeharto, Siti Hardijanti "Tutut" Rukmana and Siti Hediati Harijadi or Titiek Prabowo, as well as Tutut's husband, Indra Rukmana, appeared at the Attorney General's Office on Monday for...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Train derails in W. Java
Train derails in W. Java PURWAKARTA, West Java: The Parahyangan train bound for Bandung from Jakarta derailed in the village of Cijantung, Sukatani district, Purwakarta, West Java on Sunday evening. No fatalities were reported, but several trains bound for Bandung, Central and East Java were behind...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Govt asks ADB to ease terms on US$600m loan package
Govt asks ADB to ease terms on US$600m loan packageBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A US$600 million loan package from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is at stake, as the government falls behind in meeting the bank's loan conditions, according to a government official.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Exporters fear increase in anti-U.S. sentiment may affect trade
Exporters fear increase in anti-U.S. sentiment may affect tradeDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The U.S. strikes launched against Afghanistan will definitely cast a shadow over the country's export performance, with fears of growing anti-U.S. sentiment looming large, exporters said.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
2. LNG (1 x 24)
2. LNG (1 x 24) Kogas mulls other LNG sources 3. Global (1 x 35) U.S.-led attacks deepen economic uncertainty 4. AFTA (2 x 20) ASEAN should stick to AFTA plans: U.S. carmakers
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Orchid exhibition at Taman Mini
Orchid exhibition at Taman Mini JAKARTA: Orchid lovers are invited to visit the orchid exhibition at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta until Oct. 16.The exhibition, organized by the Indonesia Permai Orchid Garden, also has on display plants other than orchids, as well as fish, birds and...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Rice supply drops but prices stable
Rice supply drops but prices stable JAKARTA: The daily rice supply to Cipinang central market in East Jakarta slightly decreased on Monday from the usual amount of 2,000 tons to 1,800 tons, but prices remained stable.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Migrants sent back to Madura
Migrants sent back to Madura SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: As many as 23 Madurese migrants who had returned to their former homes in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, have been sent back to Madura, police said here on Monday.Kotawaringin Police chief Sr. Adj. Comr. P.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Rupiah falls below 10,000 after attacks on Afghanistan
Rupiah falls below 10,000 after attacks on AfghanistanBerni K Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta News of the U.S. attack against Afghanistan has crushed the rupiah's timid recovery, as market players fled to the dollar over fear of a backlash by radical groups protesting the strike.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
VP to open Islamic meeting
VP to open Islamic meeting PEKANBARU, Riau: Vice President Hamzah Haz is scheduled to officially open an international Islamic conference in the city on Tuesday.Wan Abubakar, chairman of the Riau chapter of the United Development Party (PPP), said the meeting that would be attended by around 150...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
U.S. carmakers tell ASEAN to stick to free trade plan
U.S. carmakers tell ASEAN to stick to free trade plan Eileen Ng Agence France-Presse Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asia must stick to plans to open up its auto industry by 2003 under regional a free trade plan and not resort to protectionist barriers to cope with a global slowdown, United States carmakers...
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
No reconciliation with Matori
No reconciliation with Matori JAKARTA: National Awakening Party (PKB) board of patrons head Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said on Monday that reconciliation between PKB and its former chairman Matori Abdul Djalil is already impossible because of two major mistakes.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 News: Hallo, Metro Indonesia 10:00 Children's Songs 10:30 30 minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Kumaratunga fires top official
Kumaratunga fires top official SRI LANKA: Embattled president sacked a top official of her party on Monday in a bid to quell dissent in the minority government ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament. State radio in Colombo said S.B.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
TNI staying clear of politics? It's rhetoric
TNI staying clear of politics? It's rhetoricBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri's call for the military to finally leave politics seems to be merely rhetorical because in reality politicians and soldiers are indispensable partners, observers say.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Tourism plan meets opposition
Tourism plan meets opposition BATAM, Riau: An alliance of 38 Muslim organizations in Batam staged a demonstration on Monday, protesting the local administrations' plan to establish an exclusive gambling and prostitution on the island.
Tue, 09 Oct 2001
Rare giant flower faces extinction in the wild
Rare giant flower faces extinction in the wildBambang Parlupi, Contributor, Jakarta First discovered by Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari in 1878, Bunga Bangkai (Amorphophallus titanum), which literally means carcass flower, as the rare giant plant is locally known, grows in the wild, mainly on...