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Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Anwar's treatment in KL: deputy PM
Anwar's treatment in KL: deputy PM KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Back surgery for Malaysia's jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim should be carried out locally and not overseas, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Cipinang wardens seek legal action against ex-chief
Cipinang wardens seek legal action against ex-chief JAKARTA (JP): About 100 employees of Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta staged a demonstration at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights on Thursday to demand legal proceedings against the then chief warden as he should be held responsible...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Angkasa Pura funds roadwork
Angkasa Pura funds roadwork TANGERANG (JP): PT Angkas Pura II, which manages Soekarno- Hatta airport, has provided Rp 20 billion (US$200,000) to help the Tangerang mayoralty administration construct an alternative access route to the airport.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
High bank interest rates
High bank interest rates It appears to be too much to hope that interest rates at banks will decline anywhere in the near future. Does this mean that a second recession will hit this country's economy? That is what many people fear, including investors.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
RP won't seek tariff concessions: Roxas
RP won't seek tariff concessions: Roxas MANILA (CNI): The Philippines will not ask the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the continuation of current tariff rates on petrochemical products until a deal to build the country's first naphtha cracker has been formalized, CNI learned on...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Leaders lack wisdom and integrity, scholar says
Leaders lack wisdom and integrity, scholar says SEMARANG (JP): The prolonged crisis hitting the country is a reflection of the leaders' lack of integrity and wisdom, a scholar says.Eko Budihardjo, chairman of the Forum of Indonesian Rectors, cited on Thursday the heated rift between President...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Intelligence body will secure exam material
Intelligence body will secure exam material JAKARTA (JP): The repeated leaking of National Examination (Ebtanas) material has prompted the Ministry of National Education to seek help from the State Intelligence Coordinating Board.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
City Inspector pushed to quit, says councilor
City Inspector pushed to quit, says councilor JAKARTA (JP): City Inspector Hendarin was believed to have asked for an early pension since his recommendation to remove senior officials allegedly involved in the Ancol scandal was rejected by Governor Sutiyoso, a councillor said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 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 --...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
President to respond to House censure on March 29
President to respond to House censure on March 29 JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will hold a plenary session on March 29 to hear President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's response to its memorandum of censure.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Garuda, PAL sign agreement
Garuda, PAL sign agreement MANILA (Dow Jones): Philippine Airlines Inc. and Garuda Indonesia have entered a code-sharing agreement on flights between Manila and Jakarta, with PAL as the operating carrier.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Indonesia wants Japan to explain IT aid pledge
Indonesia wants Japan to explain IT aid pledge JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is seeking an explanation from the Japanese government about its pledge to provide aid to developing countries to narrow the information and technology (IT) gap.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Change of character!
Change of character!From Rakyat MerdekaIt would not require a great deal of complex thought for our leaders to understand the aspirations of the people. The people do not need the total reform the prodemocracy movement has been touting.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
The apathy of RI financial sector
The apathy of RI financial sectorBy H.M.T. Oppusunggu JAKARTA (JP): One could be quite baffled by the oddities of Indonesia's economic development since August 1997.For example, the central bank, Bank Indonesia, has turned out to be a major force behind the demolition of the financial sector.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Most Asian currencies tumble
Most Asian currencies tumble SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The gloom surrounding the Japanese yen sent most Asian currencies reeling late Thursday, with the Thai baht and the Singapore dollar slumping to their lowest levels since the first quarter of 1998.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Rupiah rate March 22
Rupiah rate March 22 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,980.00 10,980.00 10,428.00 10,532.00Australian dollar 1 4,921.14 5,419.73 5,142.05 5,198.60Austrian schilling 1 649.56 715.20 678.71 686.02Belgian franc 1 221.57 243.96 231.52 234.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Megawati urged to quit post, open way for general election
Megawati urged to quit post, open way for general election JAKARTA (JP): Given the continued struggle between the President and the House of Representatives, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri should leave the government to open the way for a general election, noted economist Sjahrir said on...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Can new style of Thai diplomacy work?
Can new style of Thai diplomacy work?By Suthichai Yoon BANGKOK: There is nothing wrong with resorting to "megaphone diplomacy" if it gets two neighbors to move on to the next stage of "personal diplomacy".
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Indonesian palm oil producers look overseas
Indonesian palm oil producers look overseas JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's palm oil exporters have no choice but to sell their products overseas and at prices below Malaysia's because of poor domestic demand, industry sources said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
SE Asia near to anti-haze deal: UN
SE Asia near to anti-haze deal: UN BANGKOK (AFP): Southeast Asian nations are closer to reaching a cross-border agreement on preventing haze pollution after a three-day meeting in Malaysia, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Thursday.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
City does not plan to recruit staff
City does not plan to recruit staff JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will not recruit new employees for several years because of the 36,800 new staff it has received as a result of regional autonomy.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Students benefit from industry program
Students benefit from industry program CIKARANG, West Java (JP): Some 170 students of Pasir Sari 04 elementary school near the Cikarang Baru industrial estate in Bekasi regency are enjoying newly renovated classrooms thanks to a program funded by industry.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Taiwan shuts out RI at baseball tourney
Taiwan shuts out RI at baseball tourney TAIPEI (Agencies): Host Chinese Taipei blanked Indonesia 16-0 to record its third straight victory in the fourth day preliminary rounds of the 21st Asian Baseball Championship in suburban Taipei.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Abdurrahman's Australian trip
Abdurrahman's Australian trip It is not often that one hears of President Abdurrahman Wahid altering his overseas travel itinerary in the face of criticism. His decision, therefore, to cut short his upcoming visit to Australia, even if only by a few days, is something that Indonesians would do well...
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Kosambi barred from industry
Kosambi barred from industry TANGERANG (JP): Kosambi district was designed for warehouse developments, not as industrial estate, as stipulated in the Tangerang regency spatial planning regulations, local administration spokesman Machdiar said recently.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Rules on governor accountability are contradictory
Rules on governor accountability are contradictory JAKARTA (JP): Law experts called for a judicial review of Government Regulation (PP) 108/2000 on a governor's accountability, amid the objections and claims that it contradicts Law No. 22/1999 on regional autonomy.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Groups try to prolong clashes amid new attacks in Malaysia
Groups try to prolong clashes amid new attacks in Malaysia SHAH ADAM, Malaysia (Agencies): Malaysian police on Thursday said unknown groups of attackers were attempting to prolong recent ethnic violence in the wake of four fresh attacks on minority Indians.
Fri, 23 Mar 2001
Students protest expulsions
Students protest expulsions PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Some 100 students from Jendral Soedirman University protested against the expulsion of 300 students for various administrative and academic violations."We object to the decision. It is unfair," shouted one of the protesters.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Convergent technology
Convergent technology I read in your Sunday edition, March 18, page 12, a report by Sri Ramadani titled ANteve begins airing 'Boleh Contest', which wrongly said the program organized by bolehmail.com was the first program in Indonesia to combine television and the Internet, allowing viewers to...
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
PSM bows out to Shandong Luneng of China in Asian Champions Cup
PSM bows out to Shandong Luneng of China in Asian Champions Cup MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Host PSM's ambition to take the first day win went up in smoke as it bowed out 1-3 to Shandong Luneng of China before a home crowd in Wednesday's second match of the Asian Champions Cup quarterfinals...
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Becoming paranoid
Becoming paranoid The Exxon-Mobil decision to halt operations in Arun, Aceh, illustrates the dim prospect of this country's economic recovery process. Since Exxon-Mobil decided to cease operations, the supply to nearby factories such as PT ASEAN Aceh Fertilizer, PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PT PIM...
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Over 12,000 students drop out
Over 12,000 students drop out JAMBI, Jambi: More than 12,000 elementary school pupils in the province of Jambi quit their schools during the 1999/2000 academic year due to financial problems, an official said on Tuesday.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Italian art on show at National Museum
Italian art on show at National MuseumBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): The closest Flavio Favelli ever got to this part of the world was Iran.Born in Florence, Italy, Favelli, 33, has been working as an artist for only five years.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Three people shot in daylight armed robberies
Three people shot in daylight armed robberies JAKARTA (JP): Three people were shot in two daring daylight robberies within hours of each other on Wednesday, the thieves escaping with a total of Rp 292 million (US$29,200) from attacks in Jatinegara and Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
RP downs Indonesia 7-3 at Asian Baseball Championship
RP downs Indonesia 7-3 at Asian Baseball Championship JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian nine failed to materialize an anticipated victory at its second match of the first division Asian Baseball Championship when the Philippines grabbed a 7-3 victory in Taipei on Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
House approves ad hoc human rights court
House approves ad hoc human rights court JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives approved on Wednesday the establishment of an ad hoc court to try human rights abuses related to the 1984 Tanjung Priok incident and East Timor in 1999.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
GAM denies responsibility for helicopter shootings
GAM denies responsibility for helicopter shootings BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): Leader of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist rebels in North Aceh Abu Sofyan Daud denied allegations that GAM was behind Tuesday's shootings of helicopters carrying the entourage of the Minister of Energy and Mineral...
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Six RI divers to compete in China
Six RI divers to compete in China JAKARTA (JP): Six national divers, three male and three female, will compete in three international competitions in China and Hong Kong as a warm up for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Gus Dur's Australia visit could be cut short: Wimar
Gus Dur's Australia visit could be cut short: Wimar JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's six-day visit to Australia, scheduled for early April, could be cut short by two or three days for the sake of efficiency, a presidential spokesman said on Wednesday."The original schedule was six days.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Assembly working group blasted over constitutional amendments
Assembly working group blasted over constitutional amendments JAKARTA (JP): A coalition of non-governmental organizations has slammed a People's Consultative Assembly working group for trying to draft constitutional amendments, which they claim were laden with political interests, without proper...
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
RI ready for full 'implementation of AFTA in 2002'
RI ready for full 'implementation of AFTA in 2002' JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is ready for the full implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 2002 whereby tariffs on imports from within the Association of the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) member countries should be lowered to between zero...
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Korean delegates visit Tangerang
Korean delegates visit Tangerang TANGERANG (JP): A delegation from South Korea's Boen County Assembly visited the Tangerang Legislative Council on Wednesday to boost ties between the two areas.During a meeting with Tangerang councillors, the speaker of the Boen Assembly, You Koyung-chok, expressed...
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Most Asian currencies fell in late trade
Most Asian currencies fell in late trade SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Most Asian currencies came under renewed pressure late Wednesday as many regional bourses felt the pain from Wall Street's disappointment over the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, and as the Japanese yen resumed its descent.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Entrepreneurs make money from illegally bottled water
Entrepreneurs make money from illegally bottled water JAKARTA (JP): It's no doubt that Indonesia remains a haven for many different kinds of pirated goods. From world-class watches, handbags, perfumes, to computer software, films and mineral water.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Ballarpur buys RI company
Ballarpur buys RI company BOMBAY (Dow Jones): India's largest paper maker, Ballarpur Industries Ltd., has signed an agreement with Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas to buy its Indian unit, Sinar Mas Pulp & Paper (India) Ltd., a source at Sinar Mas India told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Two ex-convicts shot dead
Two ex-convicts shot dead BANDUNG, West Java (JP): Two ex-convicts who allegedly repeatedly committed vehicular theft with violence were shot dead in Bandung for attacking police officers during an early hour search on Wednesday.Central Bandung Police chief of detectives Adj. Comr.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Model questioned over Tommy's case
Model questioned over Tommy's case JAKARTA (JP): City police detectives questioned local model Lani Banjaranti, 27, for nearly six hours on Wednesday, in connection with the whereabouts of fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Basuki's latest book focuses on a magical mask
Basuki's latest book focuses on a magical mask Topeng Jero Ketut; Sunaryono Basuki, KS; Published by Yayasan Indonesia Tera,; first edition February 2001,; 193 pp DENPASAR, Bali (JP): So, you've been there and done that, and bought a T-shirt, too, on the resort island of Bali.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Plenary session date to be set for House censure
Plenary session date to be set for House censure JAKARTA (JP): Six factions of the House of Representatives agreed on Wednesday to let the House's Consultative Body set a date for a plenary session on the issuance of a second memorandum of censure against President Abdurrahman Wahid.
Thu, 22 Mar 2001
Religious leaders agree to maintain security
Religious leaders agree to maintain security SURABAYA (JP): East Java religious leaders agreed on Wednesday to maintain security and order and promised to properly control their followers to anticipate possible chaos, following the escalating tension in the most densely populated province in the...