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Tue, 01 May 2001
UGM, Pecs sign deal
UGM, Pecs sign deal YOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University (UGM) rector Ichlasul Amal and his counterpart of the Hungarian Pecs' University Jozsef Toth signed on Saturday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for academic and research cooperation.
Tue, 01 May 2001
3,558-TEUs ship calls at JICT
3,558-TEUs ship calls at JICT JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) received its largest ever vessel in terms of loading volume when P&O-Nedlloyd, with a capacity of 3,558 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) called at the port on Thursday last week.
Tue, 01 May 2001
The good, bad and ugly sides of SOEs
The good, bad and ugly sides of SOEs The following is the second of two articles on state-owned enterprises by Sauri Hasibuan, assistant manager at Ernst & Young Consulting Corporate Finance Division, Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): Bankrupting those state-owned enterprises (SOEs) suspected of improper...
Tue, 01 May 2001
ASEAN ministers to plan employment projects
ASEAN ministers to plan employment projects KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Southeast Asian labor ministers will meet here next week to map out new projects to create more jobs in the region amid the U.S. slowdown, a Malaysian minister said Monday.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Beethoven and memorandum debate keep President busy
Beethoven and memorandum debate keep President busy JAKARTA (JP): As legislators argued over the issuance of a second memorandum of censure, President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri kept a low profile on Monday, deciding instead to join millions glued to their...
Tue, 01 May 2001
KL disco raided, 652 arrested
KL disco raided, 652 arrested KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Police forced 652 people including 45 foreigners to undergo urine tests after raiding a nightclub on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur looking for drugs, news reports said on Monday.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Wiranto sues UI sociologist
Wiranto sues UI sociologist BOGOR (JP): The Cibinong District Court began on Monday the trial of a libel suit filed by former coordinating minister of political and security affairs Gen. (ret.) Wiranto and three other Army generals against the University of Indonesia (UI) sociologist Thamrin Amal...
Tue, 01 May 2001
ASEAN FMs meet against regional tension backdrop
ASEAN FMs meet against regional tension backdrop YANGON (Agencies): Southeast Asian foreign ministers held an informal retreat in the Myanmar capital on Monday where they were expected to make a discreet vote of support for the political thaw in the military-run country.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Vote of no confidence
Vote of no confidence The decision by the House of Representatives to issue a second motion of censure against President Abdurrahman Wahid on Monday really amounted to a vote of no confidence in his ability to lead this country.
Tue, 01 May 2001
PLN delays unveiling 2000 financial report
PLN delays unveiling 2000 financial report JAKARTA (JP): Financially troubled state electricity company PT PLN has delayed the announcement of its audited financial report due to substantial changes in the company's financial structure, a senior official said.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Guterres sentenced to six months in jail
Guterres sentenced to six months in jail JAKARTA (JP): Former East Timorese militia leader Eurico Guterres was sentenced on Monday to six months in jail for instigating violence.The panel of judges presided over by Suwardi found Guterres, 27, guilty of giving orders to the prointegration militia to...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Three men arrested inpolice raid on hotel room
Three men arrested inpolice raid on hotel room JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta Police detectives raided a hotel room in Menteng on Monday morning following a tip that four men in the room were in the possession of bombs.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Stop student brawls
Stop student brawlsFrom Warta KotaJakarta, as the capital city of Indonesia, is now considered by many to be insecure, in disarray and lacking in humanity. This feeling of insecurity is particularly felt when we hear and see how daringly bag snatchers, muggers, robbers and the many other types of...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 30, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 975 25 337,500 Adindo Foresta 90 -5 43,000 AGIS 145 0 2,170,500 Alakasa 90 0 0 Alfa...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Healers say Reiki method helps put the force with you
Healers say Reiki method helps put the force with youBy Maria Kegel JAKARTA (JP): Political tension may prevail on the capital's streets but it's another story inside the Mahameru Center on Jl. Gatot Subroto in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 01 May 2001
President's performance gets failing grade
President's performance gets failing grade JAKARTA (JP): Major factions at the House of Representatives (DPR) expressed on Monday their disappointment over President Abdurrahman Wahid's performance, especially his controversial statements, in the last three months after the House issued the first...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Military faction in House sits out censure decision
Military faction in House sits out censure decision JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military (TNI)/Police faction at the House of Representatives decided to play safe on Monday, opting to sit on the fence on the crucial decision of whether to issue a second memorandum of censure against the President.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Manila garbage woes ease with recycling
Manila garbage woes ease with recyclingBy John Grafilo MANILA (DPA): Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo walked out of a garbage summit in February as government officials and representatives of non-government organizations bickered over how to solve Manila's worsening waste problem.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Badminton body announces lineup for Sudirman Cup
Badminton body announces lineup for Sudirman Cup JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) broke its silence and unveiled the lineup for the Sudirman Cup, though it remained tight-lipped about the World Championships.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Citra Tubindo denies conspiracy allegation
Citra Tubindo denies conspiracy allegation JAKARTA (JP): Steel pipe manufacturer PT Citra Tubindo denied on Monday it conspired with two other companies to win the tender for PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia's pipe procurement contract.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Palm oil futures end day lower
Palm oil futures end day lower KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil ended mostly lower in directionless trade, with poor export figures putting more pressure on an already bearish market, traders said on Monday.The market will be closed on Tuesday for Labour Day and will re-open on Wednesday.
Tue, 01 May 2001
President's supporters warn of rebellion in East Java
President's supporters warn of rebellion in East Java JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people braved heavy rain on Monday as they marched through the city's thoroughfares in a display of support for President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, whose political legitimacy slid to a further low after the House of...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Gus Dur's power base calm despite second censure
Gus Dur's power base calm despite second censure SURABAYA (JP): Surabaya and several other areas in President Abdurrahman Wahid's political stronghold of East Java and base of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), remained calm on Monday.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Govt petitions for revised antigraft law
Govt petitions for revised antigraft law JAKARTA (JP): The government submitted to the House of Representatives on Monday a petition for the revision of the Anticorruption Law No. 31/1999, to propose shifting the burden of proof for corruption cases.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Ex-minister and composer Maladi dies at 89
Ex-minister and composer Maladi dies at 89 JAKARTA (JP): Renowned songwriter and former minister of information, Maladi, died on Monday afternoon at about 3:45 p.m. due to severe bronchial problems. He was 89.He had been treated at Medistra Hospital in South Jakarta for the past two weeks.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Gus Dur censured again
Gus Dur censured again JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Monday to issue a second memorandum of censure against President Abdurrahman Wahid, bringing him closer to the brink of impeachment.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from April 30 to May. 6
Rates for tax payment, valid from April 30 to May. 6 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 11,750.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 768.59Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,984.80Belgian franc 1 Rp 262.17Canadian dollar 1 Rp 7,642.12Swiss franc 1 Rp 6,903.59Deutschemark 1 Rp 5,410.47Danish krone 1 Rp 1,438.71French franc 1 Rp 1,612.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Rupiah rate April 30
Rupiah rate April 30 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 11,175.00 12,175.00 11,617.00 11,733.00Australian dollar 1 5,690.31 6,205.60 5,915.38 5,980.31Austrian schilling 1 723.60 788.97 752.22 760.33Belgian franc 1 246.83 269.12 256.59 259.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Six foreigners deported
Six foreigners deported BANDUNG, West Java: The West Java provincial immigration office has from January until April deported at least six foreigners for overstaying and breaching their stay permits, an official said Monday.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Bridge pairs groom for U.S. Open
Bridge pairs groom for U.S. Open JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabsi) is preparing three partnerships to play in the U.S. Open in July in Las Vegas, Nevada."Indonesia has participated in the championships for the last three years, which plays the best partnerships and...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Men arrested for unpaid hotel bills
Men arrested for unpaid hotel bills JAKARTA (JP): The police have arrested four men for allegedly not paying their bills totaling over Rp 1 billion at a five-star hotel, after staying there for nearly a month.City Police chief of detectives, Sr. Comr. A.
Tue, 01 May 2001
FSPC OKs restructuring of $93.07m in corporate debt
FSPC OKs restructuring of $93.07m in corporate debt JAKARTA (JP): The Financial Sector Policy Committee (FSPC) has approved the restructuring of some US$93.07 million in debt owed by two companies to foreign creditors and the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), according to a media...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Myanmar says Thailand helping 'drug bandits'
Myanmar says Thailand helping 'drug bandits' BANGKOK (Reuters): Myanmar's military government launched a stinging attack on neighboring Thailand on Monday, accusing it of colluding in drugs trafficking with a rebel ethnic army.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Philippine peace negotiators to start where they left off
Philippine peace negotiators to start where they left off OSLO, Norway (AP): Philippine leftist rebels and government negotiators ended their first round of peace talks in two years on Monday with unexpected progress and a determination to see the process through.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Malaysian unions asked to call off planned protest
Malaysian unions asked to call off planned protest KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Top Malaysian government officials are negotiating with union leaders to try to defuse plans for a massive picket during a meeting of Southeast Asian labor ministers.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Whittall guides Zimbabwe to 8-wicket win
Whittall guides Zimbabwe to 8-wicket win HARARE (Agencies): Guy Whittall scored a valuable 60 to guide Zimbabwe to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second test on Monday.The match was all over an hour after lunch on the final day when Zimbabwe reached 100 for two with Stuart Carlisle on...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Senegal's president looks to win parliamentary majority
Senegal's president looks to win parliamentary majority DAKAR (AFP): Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade looked poised on Monday to win a parliamentary majority on early election results, a year after dealing a first blow to socialists entrenched in power for four decades.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Greed and corruption killing Indonesian forests, wildlife
Greed and corruption killing Indonesian forests, wildlifeBy Joe Cochrane TANJUNG PUTING, Central Kalimantan (DPA): The residents of this remote tropical rainforest on Indonesia's half of Borneo island do not know much about the country's historic attempt at democracy after 32 years of dictatorship.
Tue, 01 May 2001
World shipping body sets tanker safety deadline
World shipping body sets tanker safety deadline SYDNEY (Reuters): Shipping legislators said on Monday they had agreed a fast-track timetable for eliminating single-hulled tankers, a pollution hazard to the world's oceans and coastlines."Delegates...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Dutch musicians charm city audience
Dutch musicians charm city audience TANGERANG (JP): A group of Dutch musicians charmed an audience of 150 people at Yayasan Musik Jakarta music school here on Sunday.The four-member Camerata Trajectina ensemble which specializes in 16th and 17th century Dutch music presented works by Corneliszoon...
Tue, 01 May 2001
U.S. Dollar Rates April.30
U.S. Dollar Rates April.30 Latest Previous %ChangeYen 123.51-56 124.02-10 -0.41Euro* 0.8876-78 0.8912-16 -0.40British Pound 1.4320-30 1.4346-54 -0.18Swiss Franc 1.7309-19 1.7263-73 +0.27Canadian Dollar* 1.5430-35 1.5425-35 +0.03Australian Dollar* 0.5079-84 0.5087-94 -0.16New Zealand Dollar 0.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Asian currencies mixed late, politics overwhelm U.S. GDP
Asian currencies mixed late, politics overwhelm U.S. GDP SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Asian currencies were mixed late Monday, as domestic political anxieties in Southeast Asia overwhelmed the market's relief over stronger-than-expected U.S. first-quarter economic data, dealers said.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Jakarta retailers pinched by latest round of riot rumors
Jakarta retailers pinched by latest round of riot rumors JAKARTA (JP): Retailers in Jakarta suffered more than an 80 percent drop in sales last week as rumors of impending riots multiplied ahead of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mass prayer gathering and the House of Representative's plenary session to...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Anticorruption draft law met with criticism
Anticorruption draft law met with criticism JAKARTA (JP): Government watchdogs pointed out that the Rp 10 million (US$860) limitation on gifts received by state officials stipulated in the latest draft law for corruption cases will only give leeway for more corruption.
Tue, 01 May 2001
President Arrovo vows to crush troublemakers
President Arrovo vows to crush troublemakers MANILA (Agencies): Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed on Monday to crush any attempt to grab power after tens of thousands of people rallied in support of jailed former leader Joseph Estrada.
Tue, 01 May 2001
Activists accuse PT Newmont of polluting the environment
Activists accuse PT Newmont of polluting the environment MANADO, North Sulawesi (JP): Environmentalists said here over the weekend that the submarine tailing disposal (STD) used as a waste disposal system by gold mining firm PT Newmont Raya Minahasa (NRM) was unsafe for the environment as it had...
Tue, 01 May 2001
Local firms still reluctant to adopt ISO 14000 rules
Local firms still reluctant to adopt ISO 14000 rules JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian companies are still reluctant to adopt ISO 14000 environmental management standardization, according to the National Standardization Agency (BSN).