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Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Gus Dur hoped not to delay Aussie trip
Gus Dur hoped not to delay Aussie trip SURABAYA, East Java: The Chairman of the Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII) John Reid on Friday expressed hope that President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's visit to Australia next month will go ahead as planned without there being any further delays.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
TB, a human rights concern?
TB, a human rights concern?By Chris W. Green JAKARTA (JP): "Tuberculosis is deeply rooted in populations where human rights and dignity are limited. While anyone can contract TB, the disease thrives on the most vulnerable -- the marginalized, discriminated against populations, and people living in...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
10-man host PSM Makassar bows out to Blue Wings
10-man host PSM Makassar bows out to Blue Wings MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Ten-man host PSM Makassar failed to reach the Asian Champions Cup semifinals after crashing 1-8 to Samsung Suwon Blue Wings in the second round-robin at the Mattoangin Stadium on Friday.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Councillor quizzed over sexual harassment
Councillor quizzed over sexual harassment JAKARTA (JP): City Police Women's Desk questioned a city councillor on Friday, in connection with a sexual harassment complaint filed by the husband of a woman who alleged that the councillor had drugged her and molested her.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Bulog 'to resume' businesses 'closed' by IMF
Bulog 'to resume' businesses 'closed' by IMF JAKARTA (JP): New head of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) Widjanarko Puspoyo said on Friday he would ask the government to allow the agency to resume its former commodity businesses that had been closed at the request of the International Monetary...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Kim breaks silence over IOC election
Kim breaks silence over IOC election PARIS (AFP): South Korea's influential International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kim Un-yong has confirmed to IOC members that he will join the election battle to succeed outgoing president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
'Study in Canada' in Shangri-La
'Study in Canada' in Shangri-La JAKARTA (JP): The Study in Canada fair presenting more than 16 Canadian universities and educational institutions will open at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta on Saturday and Sunday.The fair, organized by the Canadian Education Center, will be held from 11 a.m.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
16 players join SEAG team
16 players join SEAG team SEMARANG (JP): Sixteen basketball players from seven clubs have joined the centralized training for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.The Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) official in charge of athletes development Rukanda said on Friday...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Semblance of calm returns to town of Kuala Kapuas
Semblance of calm returns to town of Kuala Kapuas JAKARTA (JP): Calm returned to the town of Kuala Kapuas in Central Kalimantan on Friday amid reports that a total of 17 people have been killed in five days of communal clashes in the area.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Thaksin seeks new markets for rice exports
Thaksin seeks new markets for rice exports BANGKOK (AP): Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Friday Thailand would need to expand its rice exports to new markets and might agree to special financial conditions to facilitate trade with potential customers.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Sjahril warns of further interest rate increase
Sjahril warns of further interest rate increase JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin said on Friday the central bank would continue raising interest rates if pressure on the rupiah persisted.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
S. Korea baseball team thrashes Indonesia 15-0
S. Korea baseball team thrashes Indonesia 15-0 JAKARTA (JP): South Korea crushed Indonesia 15-0 at the Asian Baseball Championship in Taipei on Friday, sending Indonesia to the bottom of the standings with four losses.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Stop pointless polemics
Stop pointless polemicsFrom Pikiran RakyatAllow me as a layman to express my hopes for and concerns about this beloved country, which many fallen heroes have defended with their last drop of blood.I would like to call on the members of the political elite -- in the executive and the legislature --...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
'S'pore's TB rate relatively high'
'S'pore's TB rate relatively high' SINGAPORE (AP): The number of tuberculosis cases is still relatively high in affluent, highly modernized Singapore, health officials said on Friday.Singapore's 2000 rate of 47 new tuberculosis cases per 100,000 residents is "still much higher than many developed...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March. 23, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 25 21,500 Adindo Foresta 105 10 102,000 AGIS 185 10 2,836,000 Alakasa 140 0 0 Alfa...
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Malaysia looks deeper into offshore tin mining
Malaysia looks deeper into offshore tin mining KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia may revive plans to mine tin from its seabed as good tin ore on land becomes harder to find, an industry body said on Friday.
Sat, 24 Mar 2001
Police question man over wife's murder
Police question man over wife's murder JAKARTA (JP): Police are questioning a depressed murder suspect in connection with the murder of his five-month pregnant wife in the bathroom of his brother's residence in Menteng Atas, Setiabudi district, on Thursday evening.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Operations against GAM
Operations against GAMFrom Media IndonesiaWhat will become of Aceh following the government's declaration that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) is a separatist movement which must be crushed?Crushing GAM clearly means launching military operations, which also means declaring Aceh to be in a state of...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Two climbers evacuated while one feared dead
Two climbers evacuated while one feared dead BOGOR (JP): One of seven mountaineers who fell into a ravine in Salak mountain here on Friday last week was feared dead, while the other four have not yet been evacuated, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
AFC applauds host PSM Makassar
AFC applauds host PSM Makassar MAKASSAR, Sulawesi Selatan (JP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) praised host PSM Makassar at its debut staging of the Asian Champions' Cup quarterfinals, East Asia zone, at the Mattoangin Stadium starting on Wednesday."It is really unbelievable.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Asiatravel to list shares
Asiatravel to list shares SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asiatravel.com, an Internet hotel and travel reservations company, Thursday said it has received in- principle approval to list on the junior board of the Singapore Exchange.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Ginandjar refuses to answer summons
Ginandjar refuses to answer summons JAKARTA (JP): A deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, a retired three-star Air Force general, turned down the summons of the Attorney General's Office on Thursday as approval from the Indonesian Military commander for his...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Music 9:00 Computer 10:00 Music 11:00 Talk Show 12:00 p.m. Interval 3:00 News 3:30 Documentary 4:00 Children's Program 5:00 News 5:30 Religious Teachings 6:00 Village News 7:00 Evening News 8:00 Traditional Show 9:30 Music 10:00 News 11:00...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Politicians have yet to learn to follow the rules of the game
Politicians have yet to learn to follow the rules of the game Concerns have been raised over the future of the 30 million- strong Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama, known for its well- established schools.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Inciting violence
Inciting violence Why are activists of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) allowed time after time to get away with violence and incitement to violence? The banners that they reportedly displayed at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout on Sunday, March 18, are plain, straightforward incitements to murder.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Police are chasing four men for Rp 100m robbery
Police are chasing four men for Rp 100m robbery JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Police are pursuing four people in connection with the shooting of a man during the armed robbery of Rp 100 million (US$10,000) on Jl. Baru Ciheuleut in Sawah village, East Bogor, on Wednesday afternoon.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Pertamina may take over ExxonMobil's gas fields
Pertamina may take over ExxonMobil's gas fields JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina indicated on Thursday that it might take over the operation of the gas fields in Arun, Aceh, owned by the Indonesian subsidiary of American energy giant ExxonMobil, if the latter maintained its refusal...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Armed robbers make off with Rp 150m in Yogyakarta
Armed robbers make off with Rp 150m in Yogyakarta YOGYAKARTA (JP): An armed robbery took place in broad daylight in Yogyakarta -- the sixth this year -- when robbers shot a victim and got away with Rp 150 million in cash on one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city, just 50 meters away from a...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Security concerns cast doubt over Gus Dur's Aceh visit
Security concerns cast doubt over Gus Dur's Aceh visit JAKARTA (JP): While President Abdurrahman Wahid's plan to visit Australia next month is going full steam ahead, a much shorter trip to the restive province of Aceh has become increasingly in doubt.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 22, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,475 -50 41,000 Adindo Foresta 95 0 96,000 AGIS 175 0 2,063,000 Alakasa 140 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Banpu makes $54m loan to RI coal firm
Banpu makes $54m loan to RI coal firm BANGKOK (Dow Jones): Thai coal company Banpu PCL on Thursday said it's Singaporean unit has made a US$54 million convertible loan to Indonesia's PT Centralink Wisesa International.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Bomb found in Pasar Nangka
Bomb found in Pasar Nangka JAKARTA (JP): The National Police bomb squad disarmed a bomb that was discovered on Thursday by an employee of the City Sanitation Agency in Pasar Nangka in Senen, Central Jakarta.Central Jakarta Police chief of operational control Comr.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
An Indonesia sans government?
An Indonesia sans government?From RepublikaIt must always be borne in mind that a government is a regime that the people contract with (and pay dearly) for their services in the interests of the people in order to reach the goal of being an advanced, modern and highly civilized nation upholding...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Sultan of Brunei wins backing
Sultan of Brunei wins backing KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): More than 50 member countries of the International Badminton Federation (IBF), holding 70 percent of the total votes, have come out in support of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei who has been nominated for the presidency of the sport's world...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
USAID donates money for Maluku
USAID donates money for Maluku JAKARTA: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing US$309,000 to purchase and ship building materials to several riot-torn regencies in North Maluku.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Observers warn of possible military comeback in politics
Observers warn of possible military comeback in politics JAKARTA (JP): Observers warned on Thursday that civilian politicians' weaknesses in leading the country will provide the opportunity for the military to reclaim their place as the country's leaders.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Bandung to host art song recital
Bandung to host art song recital BANDUNG: The Art Song Recital 2001 will be held every Friday in March and April in the Ramayana Room of the Grand Hotel Preanger on Jl. Asia Afrika.The event also will make a stop at Jakarta's Erasmus Huis on March 28.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
IBRA selling its dollars to help stabilize rupiah
IBRA selling its dollars to help stabilize rupiah JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has started converting its dollars into rupiah in a bid to help stabilize the beleaguered local currency.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
'LUKA' examines wounds in RI society
'LUKA' examines wounds in RI societyBy Lauren Bain JAKARTA (JP): Down a narrow street in Cikini, Central Jakarta, the rehearsal studio is nightclub-hot and gymnasium-sweaty. A huge white screen divides the space, a canvas for enormous shadows of serpentine bodies, climbing and crawling all over...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Soeripto to clarify Gus Dur's charges
Soeripto to clarify Gus Dur's charges JAKARTA (JP): Secretary-general of the Ministry of Forestry Soeripto is to meet with National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro in the next few days to clarify accusations made against him by President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
A woman president
A woman presidentFrom GatraAfter attending an amicable settlement of the Tanjung Priok case on March 7, Nurcholish Madjid, a noted Muslim intellectual, said that most ulemas, (Muslim religious teacher or scholar), did not raise any questions about a woman assuming the presidency.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Designer Harry Darsono turns home into museum
Designer Harry Darsono turns home into museumBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): A few years ago, a short circuit caused a terrible fire in the South Jakarta home of fashion designer Harry Darsono. Many a precious possession was destroyed as the walls of the building caved in.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Italian theater gets a showing
Italian theater gets a showing JAKARTA (JP): A troupe of Italian theater performers is set to bring the sights and sounds of Venice to the city over the weekend.Koron Tle, exponents of Commedia D'ell Arte, will perform at Hotel Borobudur in Central Jakarta in a show opening its weeklong Venetian...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Gas bonds won't cure RI debt woes
Gas bonds won't cure RI debt woes SINGAPORE (Reuters): With the Paris Club deadline looming and relations with the International Monetary Fund still frosty, Indonesia is looking for new ways to raise cash.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Trial of bombing suspects begins
Trial of bombing suspects begins BANDUNG: The separate trials of the two main suspects in a Christmas Eve bombing here began at the Bandung District Court on Thursday.The defendants, Aceng Suhari and Iqbal, have been charged with violating Emergency Law No.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Analysts concerned by RI's debts
Analysts concerned by RI's debts JAKARTA (JP): The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) is concerned about Indonesia's limited capacity to reduce its huge public debts (foreign and domestic) which have reached US$154 billion, which is equal to the country's gross domestic product.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Local firms unsure about e-commerce
Local firms unsure about e-commerce JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce providers are still facing difficulties surviving due to the lack of interest from the local business community in conducting business through the Internet, a research made by PT Boston Consulting...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Prosecutor wants one-year prison sentence for Eurico
Prosecutor wants one-year prison sentence for Eurico JAKARTA (JP): Prosecutors asked the court on Thursday to sentence East Timorese militia leader Eurico Guterres to one year in prison for instigating violence.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
VP calls for end to Kalimantan strife
VP calls for end to Kalimantan strife JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on Thursday for an end to communal clashes between Dayaks and Madurese settlers in Central Kalimantan towns, which have left more than 400 dead in the past month.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Painting Journey to the East by Beate E. Renner, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3140554), 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., until March 28. * Photo: Frida Kahlo and Her Friends, by Lola Alvarez Bravo, La Casa de Mexico, Jl.