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Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Malaysian palm oil futures end higher
Malaysian palm oil futures end higher KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Monday but gains were pared by concerns over high domestic stocks, traders said.Supportive export data and firmer soyoil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday had boosted prices...
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Komodo breeding program breeds success and problems
Komodo breeding program breeds success and problemsBy Tarko Sudiarno and Nugroho CH YOGYAKARTA (JP): The success story of Yogyakarta's Gembira Loka Zoo in becoming the world's pioneer and the leading site for captive breeding of the Komodo dragon is a result of some good fortune.
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Companies need intelligence officers: Security expert
Companies need intelligence officers: Security expert JAKARTA (JP): Like a state, companies need intelligence officers to prevent possible disturbance sparked by its employees or neighboring communities, a security guard trainer said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
The need to recognize Timor refugees' wishes
The need to recognize Timor refugees' wishes The following articles by freelancer Rani R. Moediarta are on a volunteer helping refugees in Kupang, capital of East Nusa Tenggara. Interviews were conducted in Kupang, and through email and telephone from Jakarta.
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
UN will pull out of E. Timor in 2002
UN will pull out of E. Timor in 2002 DILI, East Timor (Agencies): The United Nations will pull out of East Timor in 2002, a top official said on Monday, allaying concerns the fledgling nation may not be ready for independence.
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Iran's revolution, 20 years after
Iran's revolution, 20 years after This is the second of two articles on the Iranian revolution by Sidhesh Kaul, a commentator on regional economic and political issues based in Jakarta. JAKARTA (JP): Ayatollah Khomeini laid out his views clearly in his 1971 book The Islamic Government in which he...
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
New Order mentality still prevails
New Order mentality still prevails Being a foreigner and looking at the situation in Indonesia now, I wonder if saying something on the situation could be taken as "meddling with the internal affairs of a sovereign nation".
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Pro-govt activists launch campaign of terror in E. Java
Pro-govt activists launch campaign of terror in E. Java SURABAYA (JP): Threats and intimidation of local party and government officials marked demonstrations by supporters of the President in East Java on Monday.
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
17 RI haj pilgrims die, 114 hospitalized
17 RI haj pilgrims die, 114 hospitalized JAKARTA (JP): A total of 17 Indonesian haj pilgrims have died and some 114 have been hospitalized, an official stated on Monday.The spokesman for the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Hasbu Marzuki, said most of the deaths were the result of heart attacks.
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Six karatekas to AMA Int'l
Six karatekas to AMA Int'l JAKARTA (JP): Lemkari karate school sends six karatekas to the third AMA International Open Championships in Nottingham, England, in preparation for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.The championships will take place on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18.
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Man shot, woman arrested in drug haul
Man shot, woman arrested in drug haul JAKARTA (JP): Police have shot a drug trafficker, who later died on the way to the hospital, and detained his pregnant wife after finding 5 kilograms of shabu-shabu (Crystal Methamphetamine) and 15,000 Ecstasy pills worth Rp 7 billion (US$730,000) in their...
Tue, 13 Feb 2001
Ways to a lover's heart on Valentine's Day
Ways to a lover's heart on Valentine's Day JAKARTA (JP): As if the romantics among us needed any reminding, Valentine's Day is just a day away. The 14th day of February is the time of the year when thoughts turn to matters of love -- or so all the advertising spiel would have us believe.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Abdurrahman plans whirlwind trips abroad, including Australia
Abdurrahman plans whirlwind trips abroad, including Australia JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid, struggling to maintain a grip on his presidency, is planning trips abroad, including a long-awaited visit to Australia.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Ecological rehabilitation can earn billions
Ecological rehabilitation can earn billions JAKARTA (JP): A scientist claimed here on Thursday that our country can earn billions of dollars through ecological business by trading green house gases with developed countries as stipulated in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Photo: Indonesian Press Photo Service's (Ipphos) photos (1945 - 1950), I See Gallery, The Polish cultural center, Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, until Feb. 28. * Painting Bramasto's Collections 1939-1996, Gallery Twilite Cafe, Jl. Kemang Raya No.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
S'pore tries to reduce pirates
S'pore tries to reduce pirates SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore's coast guard is working more closely with its Malaysian and Indonesian counterparts to stem pirate attacks, the Sunday Times reported.Last year, there were three pirate attacks on vessels in the Singapore Straits, parts of which fall under...
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
BI forex ruling diverts speculators into stocks
BI forex ruling diverts speculators into stocks JAKARTA (JP): The new Bank Indonesia foreign exchange (forex) ruling has prompted offshore speculators to divert their attention toward the local stock market after losing the opportunity to profit from speculation against the rupiah, according to a...
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Major reshuffle on the cards in National Police
Major reshuffle on the cards in National Police JAKARTA (JP): A major reshuffle is in the works in the National Police, with 36 high-ranking and middle-ranking officers involved.National Police spokesman Brig. Gen.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
The military and the nation's future
The military and the nation's futureFrom Media IndonesiaThe idea of handing over the administration to the military, in the event of bringing about fast-tracked changes, is not a popular one. The Indonesian Military (TNI) is really at a crossroads.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Transgenic plantation in South Sulawesi
Transgenic plantation in South Sulawesi MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Bantaeng regent Azikin Solthan said on Sunday that the local administration will continue developing transgenic cotton plantation in a bid to achieve maximum quality crops.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
ONGC and Rosneft sign large oil deal
ONGC and Rosneft sign large oil deal LONDON (Reuters): India's ONGC Videsh Ltd and Russia's Rosneft on Saturday finalized a deal in which ONGC will buy a 20 percent stake in the giant Sakhalin-1 oil field where production is expected to start in 2005.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Uzbekistan beats RI 3-2 in Davis Cup tie
Uzbekistan beats RI 3-2 in Davis Cup tie JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia bowed out 2-3 to visitor Uzbekistan before a home crowd at the Kemayoran Tennis Center, Central Jakarta, Sunday during the final day of the three-day Davis Cup Group I Asia Oceania zone tie.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Repsol to sell RI oil wells
Repsol to sell RI oil wells MADRID (AFP): Spanish oil company Repsol-YPF is planning to sell off its wells in the Java Sea to Indonesia's Pertamina to help reduce its heavy debt load, Expansion daily reported Saturday.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Floods, landslides, storms beset E. Java and Sumatra
Floods, landslides, storms beset E. Java and Sumatra JAKARTA (JP): The Bengawan Solo river in Bojonegoro, East Java, continued to overflow on Sunday, inundating thousands of houses and hundreds of hectares of rice fields in the area.Fortunately no fatalities have been reported.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Indonesia and GAM strike accord to reduce violence
Indonesia and GAM strike accord to reduce violence BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Government representatives and rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) commanders reached an agreement here on Saturday on ways to reduce the violence in strife-torn Aceh.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Passenger ship sinks off Pangkep
Passenger ship sinks off Pangkep MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The KM Santini III vessel which was heading for Surabaya from Makassar sank in rough seas off Tanakeke in Pangkep, some 32 kilometers into its journey in the early hours of Saturday, an officer said.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
S'pore minister begins RI visit
S'pore minister begins RI visit JAKARTA (AFP): Singapore Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo arrived Sunday for a four-day visit during which he will witness the signing of a major natural gas agreement and hold talks with Indonesia's leadership.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Armed thieves injure Bulog employee
Armed thieves injure Bulog employee JAKARTA (JP): A gang of six robbers stole a Mercedes sedan and other belongings of a State Logistics Agency (Bulog) employee in the early hours of Saturday.Police said the robbers broke into the house of Ahmad Syaifuddin on Jl.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Ex-athletes gather to seek a better future
Ex-athletes gather to seek a better future JAKARTA (JP): About 150 former athletes gathered for the Great Reunion of Athletes from Three Eras organized by Prestasi Anak Bangsa Foundation at the Bung Karno Tennis Indoor Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta on Sunday to seek a better future.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Coral reef game for schools launched
Coral reef game for schools launched JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to raise awareness of the nation's rich sea resources, the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (Coremap) has launched an educational game to inform children about the preservation of coral reefs.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
IMF tells IBRA to sell rescued banks: Report
IMF tells IBRA to sell rescued banks: Report WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency must sell two banks it rescued three years ago before the International Monetary Fund will resume lending to the nation, fund officials told the Financial Times.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Gus Dur urged to let Megawati take lead
Gus Dur urged to let Megawati take lead JAKARTA (JP): A younger brother of President Abdurrahman Wahid suggests the incumbent president to step aside and let Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri take the lead.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Controversial policy over arrest status
Controversial policy over arrest statusBy Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): Not every criminal goes to jail and not every suspect is detained.But do not ask why. The consideration can be very subjective, as reflected in several cases, including former president Soeharto, his son Hutomo "Tommy"...
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Bumiputera targets lower end of market
Bumiputera targets lower end of market JAKARTA (JP): Bumiputera 1912 Mutual Life Insurance (AJB Bumiputera 1912) hopes to sign up one million new policyholders in 2001, aiming at the largely untapped lower end of the market.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
E-banking inevitable, but too early for local banks
E-banking inevitable, but too early for local banksBy Bernie K. Moestafa JAKARTA (JP): Since the Internet became a tool that is reinventing the way people do business, banks have become among the first to consider the technology a threat to their existence.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Vegetarians: What they eat and what they don't
Vegetarians: What they eat and what they don't JAKARTA (JP): Most of us have, at some time or another, reduced our consumption of meat. But it's only those who go cold turkey, giving up meat and meat products completely, who can be called vegetarians.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Bank NISP's profit up 198%
Bank NISP's profit up 198% JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed Bank NISP almost doubled its net profit to Rp 58.05 billion (US$6.1 million) last year and increased its total assets to Rp 5.26 trillion from Rp 4.04 trillion in 1999, the bank said in a statement.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Strike paralyzes Bangladesh's port of Chittagong
Strike paralyzes Bangladesh's port of Chittagong DHAKA (Reuters): Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong was paralyzed on Sunday by a day-long strike called by opposition parties demanding the resignation of the prime minister, only two days after it resumed operations following a similar stoppage.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Five injured in Army plane's aborted takeoff
Five injured in Army plane's aborted takeoff JAKARTA (JP): An Army Cassa-212 carrying paratroopers crashed when it aborted its takeoff on Sunday during a training session at Pondok Cabe Airfield in Ciputat, Tangerang, injuring at least five soldiers aboard.The plane was piloted by Lt.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
PT Angkasa Pura gives scholarships
PT Angkasa Pura gives scholarships TANGERANG (JP): The state airport management PT Angkasa Pura granted on Sunday Rp 25 million in scholarships for 213 students of several elementary schools located near the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
NU, Muhammadiyah becoming victims of fighting elephants
NU, Muhammadiyah becoming victims of fighting elephantsAn asset of civil society, the 30-million strong Nahdlatul Ulama, is under threat in the current conflict, researcher and executive of Nahdlatul Ulama Ulil Abshar Abdalla told The Jakarta Post.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Illegal parking attendants welcome administration's plan
Illegal parking attendants welcome administration's plan JAKARTA (JP): The City administration's plan to have private companies manage street parking is apparently welcomed by the illegal, self-appointed street parking attendants controlling many of the city's parking zones, on condition that...
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Floods catch Jakartans by surprise
Floods catch Jakartans by surpriseBy Esta Sallvithya Dirgantari JAKARTA (JP): Flash floods which swept through several neighborhoods in Kampung Melayu last week caught many people by surprise even though the densely-populated district has been prone to such disasters over the past two decades.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Residents return as Merapi calms
Residents return as Merapi calms YOGYAKARTA (JP): Residents living at the foot of Mount Merapi have suspended plans to evacuate their homes after the volcano on Sunday showed only minor signs of the potential fury which had been so evident a day earlier.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Iraq looks to develop trade ties with Asia
Iraq looks to develop trade ties with Asia BAGHDAD (AFP): Iraq's Foreign Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf said Sunday that he made a trip to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to boost bilateral trade ties despite the UN sanctions regime imposed on Baghdad in 1990.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Govt urged to probe election violations
Govt urged to probe election violations JAKARTA (JP): Eleven minority political parties on Saturday called on the government to reevaluate serious violations committed by major parties during the 1999 general election.They said the alleged misappropriation of the Rp 35 billion (US$3.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Persija beats Persib 1-0 in Mandiri's first round
Persija beats Persib 1-0 in Mandiri's first round JAKARTA (JP): Persija outplayed host Persib 1-0 in the first qualifying round of the Bank Mandiri soccer league at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung on Sunday which was marked by unruly behavior from both teams supporters.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
China to promote e-commerce: Official
China to promote e-commerce: Official BEIJING (AFP): China wants to see a greater uptake of e- commerce and will strive to create a sound environment for online transactions, state media reported Saturday, quoting Chinese trade officials.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
NU to hold mass prayer in support of the President
NU to hold mass prayer in support of the President JAKARTA (JP): Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) will hold a mass prayer here on Sunday as a show of support for beleaguered President Abdurrahman Wahid and to seek divine intervention for peace.
Mon, 12 Feb 2001
Akbar Tandjung questions the existence of PRD
Akbar Tandjung questions the existence of PRD MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung urged the government on Sunday to reassess the existence of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) following allegations of its involvement in vandalism of Golkar offices in East Java.