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Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Provinces have no say
Provinces have no say MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The South Sulawesi province, like other provinces in the country, has no bargaining power to press the central government to cancel its plan to raise fuel prices and electricity rates, a legislature said here on Friday.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Petrosea reports 114% jump in net profit
Petrosea reports 114% jump in net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed engineering construction and contract mining services firm PT Petrosea, said here on Friday that its net profit rose 114 percent to Rp 19.8 billion (US$1.75 million) during the period January to March, from Rp 8.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Drunken master style
Drunken master styleFrom TempoMany people are so disinterested in watching and listening to the match between our government officials -- both in the legislative and in the executive -- that they cannot get angry anymore because they are already so fed up.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Perhutani to invest in non-forestry areas
Perhutani to invest in non-forestry areas JAKARTA (JP): State-owned forestry firm Perum Perhutani will spend a total of Rp 26 billion (about US$2.35 million) in fresh investment this year in agribusiness activities.Perhutani director Marsanto, M.S.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Weekend lineup
Weekend lineup JAKARTA (JP): Following are sports competitions that will be broadcast live this weekend on local TV stations (all times are in Jakarta Time):Saturday Boxing: Laila Ali vs Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, SCTV, 9 a.m.Sunday Soccer: Bank Mandiri league: Jakarta FC vs PSPS, RCTI, 4 p.m.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
The twelfth province
The twelfth province I am writing this letter, bearing in mind, in particular, those knowledgeable about Indonesia's political development between 1945 and 1949.During this period, there were in general three political movements.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Gus Dur forms team to lobby big parties
Gus Dur forms team to lobby big parties JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has tasked a team of four ministers and the attorney general with lobbying major political parties for a compromise in the lead-up to a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership Philippine-Indonesian relations are characterized by a genuine sense of brotherhood borne out of centuries of close and vibrant interaction as neighbors. In precolonial times, trade, commerce and transmigration flourished between our peoples.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
PT DI agrees to meet demand by employees for more allowances
PT DI agrees to meet demand by employees for more allowances BANDUNG (JP): Responding to employee pressure, the commissioners of the state-owned aircraft industry PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) promised on Friday to have one of the company's directors replaced due to incompetence.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Soeharto celebrates birthday with thousands of orphans
Soeharto celebrates birthday with thousands of orphans JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto celebrated his 80th birthday with thousands of orphans on Friday, while at the same time being reminded by state prosecutors that he was still a suspect in a corruption case.
Sat, 09 Jun 2001
Pertamina, Saudi firm to build oil refinery in Tuban
Pertamina, Saudi firm to build oil refinery in Tuban JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina and Saudi Arabian company Hi-Tech International Group (HTIG) will build an oil refinery with a processing capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) in Tuban, East Java, to help cut the...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Two shot to death over drugs
Two shot to death over drugs JAKARTA (JP): Two suspected drug dealers were shot to death by the police, right in front of the Grand Mall on Jl. Sudirman in West Bekasi, late on Wednesday night.The police also confiscated an FN 45 gun and five bullets from the hands of the dead suspects, along with...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Bulog wants quotas imposed on rice imports
Bulog wants quotas imposed on rice imports JAKARTA (JP): The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is seeking support from the House of Representatives to impose quotas on rice imports in an attempt to protect local farmers.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Jasindo books hefty premium income
Jasindo books hefty premium income JAKARTA (JP): State-owned general insurance firm PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo) said here on Thursday that its premium income reached Rp 872 billion (US$77.8 million) during the January to April period, and exceeded the whole year's target of Rp 730 billion.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Governor accused of corruption
Governor accused of corruption BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A law expert called on the South Kalimantan state prosecution office to investigate allegations of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) against Governor Sjachriel Darham, even after the majority in the legislative council had...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Malaysia's record CPO output pressures prices
Malaysia's record CPO output pressures prices KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones): Malaysia's palm oil output is expected to hit yet another record high this year, prompting industry participants and the government to step up efforts to seek creative ways to boost usage, and prevent a further slide in prices.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Bogus detectives rob businessman
Bogus detectives rob businessman BOGOR (JP): Claiming to be police detectives, four men barged into the home of a businessman, on Jl. Kenanga in the Kota Batu village of Ciomas and robbed him of his car, gold jewelry and electronic equipment.Depok Police chief of detectives First. Insp.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Art in Italian and Indonesian Ceramics in the framework of the Indonesian-Italian Workshop on Advanced and Conventional Ceramics, Italian Cultural Institute, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto 117, Central Jakarta (Phone: 3927531), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Air of pessimism
Air of pessimism The short and unhappy tenure of Abdurrahman Wahid as president of Indonesia is moving inexorably to an end. Unfortunately, there is at present little reason for optimism that his successor will head a government of much greater effectiveness.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on June 7, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,500 -50 446,500 Adindo Foresta 110 0 25,000 AGIS 140 0 700,000 Alakasa 150 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
West Java councillors suspected of bribery
West Java councillors suspected of bribery BANDUNG (JP): The chairman of a West Java Council special committee auditing the annual accountability report of Governor R. Nuriana has denied allegations that bribery took place in order to facilitate the approval of the report.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Loathsome TV dramas
Loathsome TV dramasFrom RepublikaThe more I watch Indonesian TV dramas, the greater my loathing grows. Are there no better original stories than the dull themes of love and hedonism? Local sinetron (TV serials), as they are popularly called, should be more appropriately named a public fooling arena.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Young broker dies after leap from 37th floor of building
Young broker dies after leap from 37th floor of building JAKARTA (JP): A stressed out young broker allegedly jumped to his death from the 37th floor of the Bank BNI 46 building on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta, early on Thursday morning.Tanah Abang Police subprecinct chief Adj. Comr.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
'It will all over in August'
'It will all over in August' JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri gave her strongest signal yet at what she expects to happen in the coming months when she said the political impasse gripping the country would be over by mid-August.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
RI sees palm oil output at 7m tons
RI sees palm oil output at 7m tons SHANGHAI, China (Reuters): Indonesia, the world's second largest palm oil producer, plans to churn out seven million tons of the edible oil in 2001, up from 6.5 million tons last year, its top trade official said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Batam to control migration
Batam to control migration BATAM, Riau: The municipal authority of Batam plans to hold a roadshow to publicize its new strict migration rules at six different cities in Indonesia, Antara reported on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Impeachment threat likely to materialize
Impeachment threat likely to materialize JAKARTA (JP): The impeachment threat against Abdurrahman Wahid looks likely to materialize as factions at the People's Consultative Assembly agreed almost unanimously on Thursday to ask the beleaguered President to deliver his accountability speech before a...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Riot suspects in Pasuruan tortured: PKB
Riot suspects in Pasuruan tortured: PKB SURABAYA (JP): An investigation team formed by the National Awakening Party (PKB) faction at the East Java provincial legislature claims to have found evidence that people arrested following riots in Pasuruan were tortured during police questioning.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Businessman Syamsul sought in Japan
Businessman Syamsul sought in Japan JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa disclosed on Thursday a plan to send a senior prosecutor to Tokyo to bring home tycoon Syamsul Nursalim, a suspect in a graft case who reportedly went to Japan last week for medical treatment.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Chairman to take responsibility for registration result
Chairman to take responsibility for registration result KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): The chairman of the organizing committee for the East Timor refugee registration in East Nusa Tenggara, Amin Rianom, said on Thursday that he was ready to take responsibility for the results of the registration...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Saudi investment expected for project
Saudi investment expected for project JAKARTA (JP): The city administration expects Saudi investors to channel up to US$850 million into a subway or triple-decker road and railway project that is hoped will ease traffic woes.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Indonesia to seek moratorium on 'illegitimate' debts
Indonesia to seek moratorium on 'illegitimate' debts JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia should seek a partial debt moratorium on some US$30 billion of "illegitimate" foreign debts accumulated during the 30-year rule of former president Soeharto, an American expert said on Thursday.Jeffrey A.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Life turns around for 80-year-old Soeharto
Life turns around for 80-year-old Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): How things have turned around.Two days ago 10,000 people gathered in the country's largest stadium to adore the late president Sukarno on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the state's founding father.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Succession obsession gives Malaysia's UMNO heartburn
Succession obsession gives Malaysia's UMNO heartburnBy Simon Cameron-Moore KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's decision to fill the vacant finance minister post himself is at first glance hardly a sign Asia's longest serving leader plans to give up high office any...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
KONI may receive additional funds from state budget
KONI may receive additional funds from state budget JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) may receive the additional funding it requested to train its athletes for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership
Philippines-Indonesia Relations, a continuing partnership Philippine-Indonesian relations are characterized by a genuine sense of brotherhood borne out of centuries of close and vibrant interaction as neighbors. In precolonial times, trade, commerce and transmigration flourished between our peoples.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Object of ridicule
Object of ridicule On May 31, 2001, I had lunch at the Kristal hotel and ordered a taxi to leave with the help of one of the hotel employees at the car call stand.As I stepped into a Bluebird taxi (431) at the head of the taxi queue, the taxi driver moved the vehicle and I sustained a sprained left...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Uncertainty could affect budget: BI
Uncertainty could affect budget: BI JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin warned on Thursday that the basic macroeconomic assumptions used in the revised 2001 state budget would not be realistic if political uncertainty in the country continued throughout the rest of the year.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
KL slams U.S. for interference
KL slams U.S. for interference KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Under increasing pressure to free opposition activists sent to jail without trial for up to two years, the Malaysian government defended a tough security law and accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Up in the air at the Sky Bar on Jl. Thamrin
Up in the air at the Sky Bar on Jl. Thamrin JAKARTA (JP): Nice view. Really nice view. Yeah, look at the view. That sums up the Sky Bar. Drop by, look out the windows and then get out, fast, before some waiter attaches to you and starts making like you're best friends.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
ICW reveals alleged tax embezzlement
ICW reveals alleged tax embezzlement JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) revealed on Thursday an alleged multimillion dollar tax embezzlement operation disguised under a bank's deposit scheme that has occurred in the past five years.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
CEOSUITE expands to Malaysia
CEOSUITE expands to Malaysia JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian CEOSUITE, which specializes in the provision of serviced office facilities, is expanding its operations to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to cater for businesspeople looking for more efficient and inexpensive office alternatives.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Butterfly theft threatens ecology
Butterfly theft threatens ecology PALU, Central Sulawesi: Rampant theft of rare butterflies is threatening the ecology of the Lore Lindu National Park, according to the agency managing the facility.Agency head Banjar Yulianto Laban told Antara news agency that theft and smuggling of the protected...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
China-Taiwan row mars APEC talks on free trade, WTO
China-Taiwan row mars APEC talks on free trade, WTO SHANGHAI, China (AFP): Trade ministers from 21 Pacific rim economies ended a two-day meeting Thursday by voicing support for a new round of global trade talks, but the forum was overshadowed by an unseemly row between host nation China and Taiwan.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Ami Priyono passes away after stroke
Ami Priyono passes away after stroke Prominent movie director Ami Priyono, 61, took his last breath on Wednesday morning after suffering a stroke at his home on Jl. Sindanglaya in Cinere, Sawangan, south of Jakarta.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
'Bajaj' replacement program to take years to complete
'Bajaj' replacement program to take years to complete JAKARTA (JP): The city administration's target to flood Jakarta streets with 14,500 kancil vehicles in the next three months, to replace the noisy, polluting bajaj, would not materialize as the company tasked to produce Kancil would only be able...
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Is history repeating itself?
Is history repeating itself? Dualism in government is again becoming a feature of Indonesian life. In the United States, as happened recently, a presidential candidate with a majority of votes is even prepared to concede defeat to a lesser candidate for the sake of unity.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Illegal entry to Oz is well-organized
Illegal entry to Oz is well-organized CANBERRA (AP): People smuggling into Australia is run by a range of criminal gangs and corrupt officials in China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Mideast, according to a study released on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Recollections of Sukarno: Images of a national hero
Recollections of Sukarno: Images of a national hero The following is the first of two articles on Sukarno by Mochtar Buchori, an educator and also a legislator from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan).
Fri, 08 Jun 2001
Timor refugees
Timor refugees Rianom takes responsibility for refugee registration. Page 2 Tycoon sought Businessman Syamsul Nursalim is sought in Japan Page 3 Sukarno Recollections of Sukarno: Images of a national hero Page 5 Golf Clarke shoots for third straight English Open title.