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Fri, 02 Feb 2001
PSPS earns draw with Persija in Mandiri soccer league
PSPS earns draw with Persija in Mandiri soccer league JAKARTA (JP): Host Persija was held to a scoreless draw with PSPS Pekanbaru of Riau in first round action of the Bank Mandiri soccer league at Lebak Bulus Stadium on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Rupiah Rates Feb.1
Rupiah Rates Feb.1 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,975.00 9,975.00 9,428.00 9,522.00Australian dollar 1 4,946.12 5,502.21 5,195.77 5,252.34Austrian schilling 1 613.17 681.85 644.12 650.89Belgian franc 1 209.16 232.59 219.71 222.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Draft of city bylaw on municipal councils presented
Draft of city bylaw on municipal councils presented JAKARTA (JP): City Council presented on Thursday a rough draft of a city bylaw on municipal councils.The deputy chairman of City Council Commission A for government affairs, Syarifien Maloko, said the council would hold an internal meeting on Feb.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Suwondo fails to appear in court
Suwondo fails to appear in court JAKARTA (JP): The prime suspect in the multi-billion rupiah State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal, Alip Agung Suwondo, who was scheduled to stand trial on Thursday, failed to appear in court on grounds of ill health.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Veteran players continue winning ways at Cigna Open
Veteran players continue winning ways at Cigna Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's veteran tennis players continued to dominate at the 2001 Cigna Open Colors of Life tournament at the Bung Karno tennis complex.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Three statements from three figures
Three statements from three figures The Jakarta Post on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001 reported on the front page three statements from three prominent figures in our republic. Those three statements can be evaluated as having the same value, with a different nuance.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Megawati deserves presidency
Megawati deserves presidency As Indonesian citizens we feel ashamed to have a president like Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid who doesn't respect the law.In addition, he will appoint a minister and then dismiss him for reasons that are too far fetched to be true.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Government to retain control of airports, seaports: Minister
Government to retain control of airports, seaports: Minister JAKARTA (JP): The government will continue to control the management and operations of airports and seaports in the country despite greater authority given to regional administrations, a senior minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Feb. 1, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,925 -25 267,500 Adindo Foresta Indonesia 135 0 67,500 Alakasa Industrindo 425 0 0 Alfa Retailindo 975...
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Closing the gates?
Closing the gates? Although an inquiry by a special committee in the House of Representatives has been completed, we have yet to hear the last word on Buloggate and Bruneigate. Most factions in the House agreed on Thursday with the committee's findings that President Abdurrahman Wahid had a role,...
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Government appoints agency to promote tourism in U.S.
Government appoints agency to promote tourism in U.S. JAKARTA (JP): The government appointed on Thursday Los Angeles-based Indonesian Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) to promote the country's tourism in the United States and Canada.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Rupiah inches down over censure
Rupiah inches down over censure SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Fading interest in the U.S. dollar following the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut helped most Asian currencies post gains Thursday.The Indonesian rupiah closed slightly lower Thursday after Indonesian lawmakers voted to censure President...
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Onshore banks can make overdraft transaction: BI
Onshore banks can make overdraft transaction: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said on Thursday the central bank would allow onshore banks to lend rupiah to offshore banks through the intraday overdraft facility.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Taufik may turn down PBSI call to join national team
Taufik may turn down PBSI call to join national team JAKARTA (JP): World number four Taufik Hidayat may not join the national squad in response to the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)'s failure to include his coach Mulyo Handoyo in the Indonesian Badminton Center.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Students ask for Nazar trial in Aceh
Students ask for Nazar trial in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Students grouped under the Acehnese Network for Justice (JAMAK) staged a protest at the Banda Aceh district court on Thursday, demanding the trial of detained chief of the Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) Muhammad Nazar be held in...
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Amien, Nurcholish urge Gus Dur to resign
Amien, Nurcholish urge Gus Dur to resign JAKARTA (JP): As the House of Representatives (DPR) was drafting its stance towards the results of an investigation into the Bulog and Brunei financial scandals, calls mounted on Thursday urging President Abdurrahman Wahid to announce his immediate...
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
TV producers in Indonesia lack good animation: Expert
TV producers in Indonesia lack good animation: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian television producers' lack of knowledge about animation and comics has led to serious damage in children's education and learning process, comic experts said on Thursday.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Profit forecasts for Asian airlines cut due to U.S.
Profit forecasts for Asian airlines cut due to U.S. SINGAPORE (AFP): Global brokerage house Salomon Smith Barney has slashed its profit forecasts for Asian airlines as much as 17 percent over the next two years as the U.S. economy lumbers to a worse than expected slowdown.
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Chief Justice candidates
Chief Justice candidatesFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe rejection of the Chief Justice candidates nominated by the House of Representatives has given rise to various reactions.I think that persons possessing the following qualifications should be eligible for candidacy: (1) a university graduate of law;...
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Hendri withdraws from Davis Cup team
Hendri withdraws from Davis Cup team JAKARTA (JP): Men's tennis player Hendri Susilo Pramono confirmed his withdrawal from Indonesia's Davis Cup team only a week away from the tie.The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) immediately invited three others players -- Andrian Raturandang, Febi...
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
PPD told to seek private sponsors
PPD told to seek private sponsors JAKARTA (JP): A senior official at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications suggested on Tuesday that state-owned city bus company PPD cooperate with private counterparts in a bid to survive.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Bali tourism development should be based on local culture: Ardhika
Bali tourism development should be based on local culture: Ardhika DENPASAR, Bali (Antara): The development of tourism in Bali must be based on the life and culture of the locals and it could imitate the subak system, said Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardhika.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
WB approves new loan program for Indonesia
WB approves new loan program for Indonesia WASHINGTON (Agencies): The World Bank approved a new loan program for Indonesia on Tuesday worth $400 million a year for three years and said future aid levels could be higher if significant progress was made on economic and social reforms.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Defending champion PSM upset by PKT
Defending champion PSM upset by PKT JAKARTA (JP): Defending champion PSM Makassar of South Sulawesi was surprised by host Pupuk Kaltim (PKT) of Bontang, East Kalimantan, 0-2 in the Eastern division match of the 2001 Bank Mandiri soccer league at Mulawarman Stadium on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Hotel workers stage protest in Bali
Hotel workers stage protest in Bali DENPASAR, Bali (JP): Thousands of workers from some 40 Bali hotels staged a peaceful protest here on Wednesday in support of employees of Kartika Plaza Beach Hotel currently striking for more money and better conditions.The protest started about 9 a.m.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
S'pore mulls overseas voting, election rumors gather pace
S'pore mulls overseas voting, election rumors gather pace SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has fueled speculation of an early election, saying a decision will be made this year on extending the vote to overseas nationals.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
New cable links China, ASEAN
New cable links China, ASEAN SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) said Wednesday the first overland telecommunications cable linking China and mainland Southeast Asia will start carrying traffic from Thursday.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Indonesia wants Mateas Wenda
Indonesia wants Mateas Wenda JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. Made Mangku Pastika said here on Wednesday that Indonesia hoped that the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government would return Mateas Wenda, who was arrested by PNG police for illegally entering the territory and...
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Changes needed alongside UN extension in East Timor
Changes needed alongside UN extension in East Timor East Timor will formally become a new nation when the temporary administration under the United Nations ends. But problems in meeting the initial deadline of the Jan.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Malaysia palmoil futures ends lower
Malaysia palmoil futures ends lower KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia's palm oil futures closed lower on Wednesday due to poor export figures and prospects of high production in January, traders said.The benchmark third-month April futures contract was down four ringgit at 780 ringgit ($205.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
SE Asia 'written off': S'pore the exception
SE Asia 'written off': S'pore the exception SINGAPORE (AP): Investors have "written off" all Southeast Asia, except Singapore, because of political instability in the region, the island's deputy prime minister told a group of university students.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Resignation of Faisal Basri
Resignation of Faisal BasriFrom Pikiran RakyatAllow me to congratulate Faisal Basri and his colleagues on their resignation from the National Mandate Party (PAN), because by doing so they have demonstrated their honesty.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Wiranto signs dossier on lawsuit against Tomagola
Wiranto signs dossier on lawsuit against Tomagola JAKARTA (JP): Former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto appeared at the National Police headquarters on Wednesday to sign his dossier of defamation he had filed against a University of Indonesia sociologist.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Agum names new director general
Agum names new director general JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Agum Gumelar, on Wednesday installed Djamhari Sirat as the new Director General of Post and Telecommunications, replacing Sasmito Dirdjo.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
House set to accept investigation result
House set to accept investigation result JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives looks set to accept the result of the investigation into the Bulog and Brunei financial scandals but remained undecided on recommendations regarding President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's alleged involvement in the...
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Second round of troop withdrawal begins in Maluku
Second round of troop withdrawal begins in Maluku AMBON, Maluku (JP): The second round of troop withdrawal from Maluku was held on Wednesday with Battalion 403 of the Central Java's Diponegoro Regional Military Command leaving Halong Naval base, some six kilometers east of Ambon, in a ceremony led...
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Students' protests echo of the past
Students' protests echo of the past Are the students again the determining factor for an incumbent president to resign, in the case of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, the most democratically elected head of state, who championed democratic reforms, press freedom and human rights at the start...
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Police loose key lead in TMII bomb case
Police loose key lead in TMII bomb case JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police detectives learned on Wednesday that they had been duped by a person whom they had attempted to apprehend over the past two days.Jakarta Police chief of detectives Sr. Comr.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Asian currencies mostly higher late, U.S. rate cut foreseen
Asian currencies mostly higher late, U.S. rate cut foreseen SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies were stronger against the dollar Wednesday, helped by expectations of another interest rate cut in the U.S.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Rupiah Rates Jan.31
Rupiah Rates Jan.31 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 8,950.00 9,950.00 9,403.00 9,497.00Australian dollar 1 4,892.07 5,443.65 5,139.68 5,195.81Austrian schilling 1 602.55 670.38 633.05 639.86Belgian franc 1 205.54 228.67 215.94 218.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
VP inaugurates computerized system at justice ministry
VP inaugurates computerized system at justice ministry JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated on Wednesday a computerized system in the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights that will accelerate the process of the endorsement of limited companies.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Governor defends Sarana Jaya's sale of camping site
Governor defends Sarana Jaya's sale of camping site JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso defended on Wednesday the sale of 3.2 hectares of land located in the Cibubur Campsite in East Jakarta by city property company PT Pembangunan Sarana Jaya."(The allegation) is not true.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
SIRA activist wants to be tried in Aceh
SIRA activist wants to be tried in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Detained chief of the Aceh Referendum Information Center (SIRA) Muhammad Nazar rejected on Wednesday the proposal to move the trial against him to Medan, capital of neighboring North Sumatra province.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Sri Chinmoy -- Indian guru of peace voicing world harmony
Sri Chinmoy -- Indian guru of peace voicing world harmony DENPASAR, Bali (JP): The 69-year old Indian master Sri Chinmoy enchanted hundreds of viewers at the Bali Art Center's Ksirarnawa auditorium with his enlightening music last week.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
City to build new seaport terminal
City to build new seaport terminal JAKARTA (JP): A new seaport terminal for passengers will be constructed in Ancol Timur, North Jakarta next year to replace the existing one in Tanjung Priok harbor.Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony which marked the signing of an MOU with Minister of...
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
S'pore, Japan officially begin free trade talks
S'pore, Japan officially begin free trade talks SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore and Japan on Wednesday officially began talks on a free trade agreement, as Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said such pacts were a way of reaching out to the world.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
APP's rating implication negative
APP's rating implication negative JAKARTA (AFX-ASIA): Standard & Poor's said it has revised the CreditWatch implications on its CCC+ long-term local and foreign currency ratings on Asia Pulp & Paper Co Ltd (APP) and its operating subsidiaries to negative from developing.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
U.S. grants $1 million to combat cocoa pest
U.S. grants $1 million to combat cocoa pest JAKARTA (JP): The United States has agreed to give a $1 million (Rp 9.5 billion) grant to help Indonesian cocoa farmers fight against a pest which is threatening production of one of Indonesia's main export crops.Alfons Eurling, deputy director of the U.S.
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Food, drug control office gets new name
Food, drug control office gets new name JAKARTA (JP): Directorate General for Food and Drug Control (POM) on Wednesday became an independent institution separated from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and was renamed as the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM).
Thu, 01 Feb 2001
Council delays selection of parking operators
Council delays selection of parking operators JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has delayed its approval of the private parking operators bidding to help the administration manage on-street parking, a councillor said on Wednesday.