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Thu, 08 Mar 2001
RI to up rice, sugar duties
RI to up rice, sugar duties JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia is considering raising import duties on rice, sugar and soybeans to protect local producers, a senior trade and industry official said on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Support needed to help TNI conduct reforms
Support needed to help TNI conduct reforms JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed on Wednesday for support for the Indonesian Military's (TNI) undertaking in conducting internal reforms and for no disruption to its efforts in...
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Mobile phone menu
Mobile phone menu I have been involved in a localization project of a mobile phone company for quite a while. Localization means that all the display menus and users' guides of a product, in my case, a mobile phone, should be translated into Bahasa Indonesia without disregarding local standards and...
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Justice Party only upholds the Constitution
Justice Party only upholds the Constitution The Justice Party's Hidayat Nurwahid explains the change in his party's stance towards the Vice President. Question: What caused the Justice Party to change its position regarding a Megawati presidency?Answer: It is our political position not to support...
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Suci Bungaran the only Indonesian survivor
Suci Bungaran the only Indonesian survivor JAKARTA (JP): Girl's tennis player Suci Bungaran was the only Indonesian to survive the second round of the 2001 Gas Negara International Junior Championships on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Officer to be tried over wrongful shooting
Officer to be tried over wrongful shooting JAKARTA (JP): A court-martial is awaiting a police officer who wrongfully shot an innocent man to death on Jl. Raya Semanan in Kalideres, West Jakarta, last Wednesday.City Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Indonesia needs shock therapy whereby IMF, WB leave the country
Indonesia needs shock therapy whereby IMF, WB leave the country Someone who holds rather extreme views of the IMF is economist Revrisond Baswir of Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University, who chairs the Institute of Development and Economic Analysis and is a member of an anti debt coalition comprising...
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Probe demanded for past corruption cases
Probe demanded for past corruption cases JAKARTA (JP): Legislators proposed on Wednesday that the House of Representatives (DPR) probe past major corruption cases, including the alleged misappropriation of Rp 144 trillion (US$14.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
RI makes fuel from palm oil
RI makes fuel from palm oil JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesia, the world's second largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer, is currently developing a fuel from the commodity, Agriculture Minister Bungaran Saragih said Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Court ruling affects Kia car project
Court ruling affects Kia car project JAKARTA (JP): The recent ruling by the Supreme Court that ordered PT Timor Putra Nasional car company to pay the tax directorate general Rp 3.2 trillion (US$326 million) in back taxes and duties has further put the fate of the Kia car project in limbo, Trade and...
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
KPU must be independent, professional: Candidates
KPU must be independent, professional: Candidates JAKARTA (JP): The integrity of the 2004 general election will depend much on the Indonesian Election Commission (KPU)'s independence and its members' professionalism, KPU candidates said on Wednesday.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Sampit tragedy
Sampit tragedyFrom KompasMany have attributed the human tragedy in Sampit to the tardiness of government, including those in charge of security. Under regional autonomy, utmost responsibility would lie with the head of a province or regency.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
We give priority to national interest: PBB party official
We give priority to national interest: PBB party official The Crescent Star Party (PBB) is another party which no longer supports President Abdurrahman Wahid as much as it did in the beginning of his term. Party executive M.S. Ka'ban shared his views on this matter with The Jakarta Post.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Repsol-YPF finds oil in RI
Repsol-YPF finds oil in RI MADRID (Dow Jones): Spanish-Argentine oil and energy group Repsol YPF SA (REP) has discovered three new oil fields in West Madura, off the East coast of Java, Indonesia.Through its YPF Madura Barat subsidiary, Repsol YPF has a 25 percent stake in the West Madura operation.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Megawati may be the cure of Indonesia's ill
Megawati may be the cure of Indonesia's ill HONG KONG: Abdurrahman Wahid's presidency is looking more precarious with every passing week. The nation's economy has not been turned around, political reforms are going nowhere and ethnic violence is tearing apart the provinces.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Marzuki determined to reform Attorney General's Office
Marzuki determined to reform Attorney General's Office JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman says he is determined to reform and restructure his "corrupt" and "inefficient" office in response to public demands for professional and independent prosecutors.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Pemuteran village successful in boosting tourism
Pemuteran village successful in boosting tourismBy Alpha Savitri BULELENG, North Bali (JP): Prior to the 1990s, Pemuteran was one of Bali's poorest villages but not anymore. Not only have the villagers successfully made their village more attractive but also more prosperous thanks to tourism.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Govt agrees to IBRA's deal with Guthrie
Govt agrees to IBRA's deal with Guthrie JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The government has agreed to the sale of palm oil plantations to Malaysian firm Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd. after months of delay caused by political interference in the deal.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
BDNI abused liquidity support, says witness
BDNI abused liquidity support, says witness JAKARTA (JP): A central bank official testified on Wednesday Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia (BDNI) used liquidity support it received from Bank Indonesia to buy foreign currency from Bank Bali.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March. 7, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Astra Agro 825 0 26,000 Asuransi Bina 475 0 8,500 Andhi Chandra 1,875 0 771,000 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,750 -25 204,500...
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Employees suspected of killing employer
Employees suspected of killing employer JAKARTA (JP): A team of Central Jakarta Police detectives are hunting down a gardener and a driver who allegedly killed their employer, Megawati Purnomo, on Monday.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Giant statue taking shape on a hill in Bali
Giant statue taking shape on a hill in BaliText and photos by Pandaya JIMBARAN, Bali (JP): As the taxi from Denpasar dropped me off at a hotel in Kuta, I suddenly remembered the giant multimillion dollar statue built somewhere in the general area some four years ago.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Paris Club meeting likely to go ahead
Paris Club meeting likely to go ahead JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Prijadi Praptosuhardjo said here on Wednesday that uncertainty regarding the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) review on Indonesia's economic reform program would not affect the Paris Club meeting.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Exhibition * Painting, Titin Hartini, Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women, Jl. Sriwedari 2b, Banjar Taman, Ubud (Phone: 0361 975485), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until March 24.Museums and Galleries * Blue Moon Gallery, Jl.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
City Council approves two parking operators
City Council approves two parking operators JAKARTA (JP): City Council Speaker Edy Waluyo said on Wednesday the council had recommended two private parking operators to manage the city's on-street parking.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Marlev and Ronny cruise to All England second round
Marlev and Ronny cruise to All England second round JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian shuttlers breezed through the second round of the 2001 Yonex All England Open on Wednesday.Marlev Mainaky, seeded seventh in the men's singles grabbed his first-round victory by defeating Swede Daniel Eriksson 15-12, 15-10.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Teen marriages cause serious social problems
Teen marriages cause serious social problemsBy I Ketut Sutika Denpasar, Bali (Antara): The ongoing multi-dimensional crisis has badly affected efforts of the Bali provincial government to prevent the island's teenagers from tying the knot with their young lovers, said a minister.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Foreign tourist spends $77.35 per day on average in Bali
Foreign tourist spends $77.35 per day on average in Bali DENPASAR, Bali (Antara): The result of a survey conducted by local tourism authorities shows a foreign tourist visiting Bali spent an average of US$77.35 per day with a stay averaging 11 days last year.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Fire guts Jambi hotel
Fire guts Jambi hotel JAMBI: A fire gutted the Telanaipura Hotel, located on Jl. Urip Sumoharjo, on Friday which left the 30-room hotel gutted.Antara reported that the fire began at about 3 p.m. and firemen were only able to put it out three hours later.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Italian artist's work an homage to athletes
Italian artist's work an homage to athletesBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): What does Italy mean to you? To many students of Universitas Negeri Jakarta, the boot-shaped country in Europe conjures up images of Ferraris and soccer.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Gus Dur back home as anti-government rally over
Gus Dur back home as anti-government rally over JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid arrived home after midnight on Thursday, an hour after some 4,000 youths from different camps rallied peacefully in front of the Merdeka Palace.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
La Paene to earn Rp 5m in first professional bout
La Paene to earn Rp 5m in first professional bout JAKARTA (JP): Fast money is what former national boxer La Paene Masara will get from his first professional bout next week.La Paene's manager, Waris, confirmed on Wednesday that a promoter from the RCTI private TV station Abraham Bisma had agreed to...
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Luhut downplays impact of U.S. economic growth
Luhut downplays impact of U.S. economic growth JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Trade and Industry Luhut Pandjaitan played down on Wednesday the impact of the slowdown in the U.S. economy on Indonesia's exports.Speaking at a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR), Luhut said the impact of the U.S.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Japanese grant aid for refugees
Japanese grant aid for refugees AMBON, Maluku: The Japanese government awarded on Wednesday a total of US$540,217 (Rp 5.1 billion) in grants under the grass roots assistance scheme for projects designed to help with the transporting of refugees in Maluku and North Maluku provinces.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
RP official wants stop to executions
RP official wants stop to executions MANILA (AFP): The justice secretary of the Philippines, Hernando Perez, pronouncing himself against the death penalty, said on Wednesday he would block practically all judicial executions for as long as he was in charge of the country's prisons.
Thu, 08 Mar 2001
Semarang to hold volleyball c'ships
Semarang to hold volleyball c'ships SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBVSI) will stage the PBVSI Cup national junior championships here from March 25 through April 1.Secretary of the PBVSI's Central Java chapter Sofyan T.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Officers told not to attend political meetings
Officers told not to attend political meetings CIPATAT, Bandung, West Java (JP): Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto warned on Tuesday that no active Army officers are allowed to attend meetings aimed at discussing any specific political agenda.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Taxi drivers hold another rally over rental fee hike
Taxi drivers hold another rally over rental fee hike JAKARTA (JP): Some 300 taxi drivers of the Centris Group staged a rally on Tuesday at the company's headquarters on Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said in South Jakarta, renewing their protest over the firm's plan to increase the drivers' daily rental fee by 25...
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Police hunt for two over woman's murder
Police hunt for two over woman's murder JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives are searching for two men in connection with the murder of an old woman, whose body featured at least 12 stab wounds and was found lifeless in front of the Kapuk residential complex in Cengkareng, West Jakarta,...
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Government dismisses notaries' demand over new fee
Government dismisses notaries' demand over new fee JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights ruled out on Tuesday demands by the Indonesian Notary Public Association (INI) for a delay in the implementation of a computerized system in the licensing of companies.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Bogor projects cost Rp 38b
Bogor projects cost Rp 38b BOGOR (JP): Bogor mayor Iswara Natanegara submitted on Tuesday a list of projects worth Rp 38 billion (US$4 million) to municipal agencies to mark the start of work on development projects in the 2001 fiscal year in the mayoralty.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Fiji mulls next move as former PM told to go
Fiji mulls next move as former PM told to go SUVA (Agencies): Fiji's ousted prime minister was under growing pressure on Tuesday not to seek reinstatement as the interim government considered its response to a court ruling that it is illegal.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 8:30 Documentary 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:30 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 Technology 4:00 Children's Songs 4:30 Student's Quiz 5:00 News 6:00 Village News 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Film 9:30 Music 10:00 News...
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Garment workers demand more money
Garment workers demand more money BANDUNG: Employees of garment factory PT Biba Multi Jaya marched to the West Java provincial legislature to condemn a cut in their biweekly wages.Ai, the spokesman for the employees, said the Rp 120,000 the workers had been receiving every two weeks had been cut to...
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Perumnas land chosen for new bus terminal
Perumnas land chosen for new bus terminal JAKARTA (JP): The city administration and the City Council have agreed on a 14.4-hectare plot of land belonging to state housing firm PT Perumnas in Pulogebang, East Jakarta, as the site of a new bus terminal to replace Pulogadung terminal, an official said...
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Workshop on clean fuel
Workshop on clean fuel JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian and British governments held a joint workshop here on Tuesday to promote the use of clean fuel in the country.The workshop, which was organized by the Indonesian-British Oil and Gas Working Group, was jointly opened by the director general of oil...
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
BI vows to prevent rupiah from breaking 10,000 level
BI vows to prevent rupiah from breaking 10,000 level JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia will take action to protect the rupiah from breaking through the Rp 10,000 level against the U.S. dollar, the central bank's governor Sjahril Sabirin said here on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Sampit tense again after guns go missing
Sampit tense again after guns go missing SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan (JP): Tension rose in the riot-torn town of Sampit again on Tuesday following the disappearance of six guns and 80 sets of military uniforms despite the security forces effort to restore order in the area, an official said.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Pertina to send boxers abroad
Pertina to send boxers abroad SEMARANG (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) will send boxers to India from May 13 through May 16 to improve their skills ahead of the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Wed, 07 Mar 2001
Bali drug dealer arrested
Bali drug dealer arrested DENPASAR, Bali: A police operation on Tuesday afternoon netted a suspected drug dealer identified as Ketut Suarta, in possession of 19 grams of shabu-shabu, or crystal methampetamine.Chief of the Bali Police's Narcotics Unit First Insp.