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Fri, 20 Jul 2001
ICW unveils graft in driver's license office
ICW unveils graft in driver's license office JAKARTA (JP): People do not have to be able to drive to obtain a drivers license in this city. A drivers license can be obtained quickly -- even within an hour or two -- as long as they have the money. No such thing as a driving test, or written test.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Rony shocks Gopichand in Malaysia Open
Rony shocks Gopichand in Malaysia Open JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Rony Agustinus scored the biggest upset so far of the US$120,000 Malaysia Open at Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on Thursday, ousting All England champion Pullela Gopichand of India to ensure a quarterfinals berth.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Relax and make yourself at home at Mario's Place
Relax and make yourself at home at Mario's Place JAKARTA (JP): A new bar/cafe has opened in Menteng, called Mario's Place. New bar openings are always exciting, providing new opportunities for diversion.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 19, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,425 25 336,000 Adindo Foresta 120 0 12,500 AGIS 145 5 1,905,500 Alakasa 175 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
RI widens foot-mouth ban
RI widens foot-mouth ban JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia has banned imports of meat and other animal products from Malaysia and Turkey over fears of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, a senior agriculture ministry official said.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Some Sumatra farmers abandon plantations
Some Sumatra farmers abandon plantations SINGAPORE (Reuters): Hundreds of Indonesian farmers have abandoned coffee plantations in Sumatra because of low international prices, while Vietnamese growers start to cultivate other crops to survive, traders said on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
PPP begins working meeting ahead of MPR special session
PPP begins working meeting ahead of MPR special session JAKARTA (JP): The United Development Party (PPP) began a two- day national working meeting on Thursday, with officials expecting the party to give top party figures the freedom to maneuver in the fluid political situation expected to develop...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Gus Dur and MPR set for showdown
Gus Dur and MPR set for showdown JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid and the People's Consultative Assembly are set to stare each other down in a Friday evening showdown with each side adamant that they will not be the first to blink under the threat of a state of emergency.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Shooting incident could sour RI-Malaysia ties
Shooting incident could sour RI-Malaysia ties KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The shooting dead last month of a Malaysian fisherman by the Indonesian navy could sour relations between the countries, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar warned on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
No hope for RI Fed Cup against Austria: Pelti
No hope for RI Fed Cup against Austria: Pelti JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) spokesman Benny Mailili dismissed the national team's chances of winning the Federation Cup's World Group relegation play-off against Austria."It's only a dream! We won't be able to beat Austria.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
RI greenfields among the region
RI greenfields among the region JAKARTA (JP): Golf Digest Indonesia in its June 2001 edition identified Indonesia as home to some 250 golf courses.In the edition, the monthly presented "the best golf courses in 100 countries" in the Planet Golf column.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Variety Show 10:00 Children's Program 11:00 Regional News 12:00 p.m. News 1:00 Talk Show 2:00 News 2:15 Debating 3:15 Music 4:15 Children's Program 4:30 Regional Program 5:00 News 5:30 Religious Teachings 6:00 News 7:00 Dialog 8:00 Music...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Pencak silat fighters aim to grab SEA Games overall title
Pencak silat fighters aim to grab SEA Games overall title JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian pencak silat fighters hope to atone for the 1999 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games by claiming the overall title at the Kuala Lumpur Games in September."All the fighters are concentrating on grabbing the overall title.
Fri, 20 Jul 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, 20 Jul 2001
House debate over oil and gas bill makes slow progress
House debate over oil and gas bill makes slow progress JAKARTA (JP): The deliberation of the new oil and gas bill is unlikely to be completed this month as scheduled because the debate is progressing slowly, a legislator said on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Curse on litterbugs
Curse on litterbugs KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP): Malaysian litterbugs have been threatened with hefty fines and community work. Now, they also run the risk of being struck barren.A lawmaker told Parliament on Thursday that she had spotted a very effective signboard in southern Johor state that...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Downturn casts sahdow over ASEAN meeting
Downturn casts sahdow over ASEAN meeting SINGAPORE (AFP): An economic downturn in Southeast Asia sets a gloomy backdrop to annual talks in Vietnam next week of the region's foreign ministers and dialogue with top trading partners.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
ASEAN set to upgrade multilateral security talks
ASEAN set to upgrade multilateral security talks HANOI (Agencies): Southeast Asian nations may take an important step next week to upgrade their dialog on regional security, a Vietnamese official said on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Telkom seeks to prevent telecoms failure in West Java, Banten
Telkom seeks to prevent telecoms failure in West Java, Banten JAKARTA (JP): State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom and the government are studying measures to prevent a total telecommunications failure in West Java and Banten following threats to cut off power supplies by state...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Property market remains bleak
Property market remains bleakBy I. Christianto There are no promising signs yet that there is even a slow recovery in the property and real estate sector. Meanwhile, in the stock market, concerns over weak consumer demand has dragged down property and real estate heavyweights.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
U.S. Ambassador bids farewell to Megawati
U.S. Ambassador bids farewell to Megawati JAKARTA (JP): United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert S. Gelbard paid a farewell call on Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to mark the end of his turbulent nearly two-year posting here.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Security threat puts police, govt on high alert
Security threat puts police, govt on high alert JAKARTA (JP): In anticipation of a worsening level of security in the capital, the city administration has instructed its personnel to stay on high alert and the city police have prepared contingency plans to safeguard foreign embassies.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
The skinny on fashion for thin women
The skinny on fashion for thin womenBy Muara Bagdja JAKARTA (JP): It is every woman's dream to have a slender, model-like figure.You can gauge your ideal weight in kilograms by taking your height in centimeters, minus 100 and then deduct another 10 percent.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
I have failed to change the Malay mind: Mahathir
I have failed to change the Malay mind: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that his inability to create a better work ethic among fellow ethnic Malay Muslims despite affirmative action policies in their favor has been the biggest failure of his 20-...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
English
English English teaching needs total revision: Seminar. Page 2Graft ICW unveils graft in driver's license office. Page 3Labor Time for new era of labor relations. Page 4Vision Political leaders with vision or illusion? Page 5 Cycle Defending champ Armstrong closing in on yellow jersey.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Observers say too much politics in the House
Observers say too much politics in the House JAKARTA (JP): Observers again slammed the House of Representatives on Thursday for neglecting its primary legislative duties and busying itself instead with a tussle for power with the executive branch.Noted lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis and observer T.A.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
PSSI lobbies AFC to host futsal
PSSI lobbies AFC to host futsal JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI)- McDonald's Indonesia futsal team project manager, Ronny Pattinasarani, has been lobbying the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Secretary-General Dato' Peter Velappan for next year's Asian futsal championships.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Antam suspends operation
Antam suspends operation SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Indonesian nickel producer PT Aneka Tambang, or Antam, has temporarily suspended operations at one of its two ferronickel smelters following a small explosion Tuesday, the company said in a statement Thursday.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Drug suspect fails to attend trail
Drug suspect fails to attend trail TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang prosecutors failed to present the defendant in a major drugs case who was due to be sentenced by Tangerang District Court on Thursday.Instead, Chief Prosecutor Asnawi submitted a certificate from a physician to the panel judges which...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Gus Dur seeks House help on police chief
Gus Dur seeks House help on police chief JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid requested legislators by letter on Thursday to support him in installing Comr. Gen. Chaeruddin Ismail as the National Police chief, the National Police's spokesman said.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Four BLBI suspects detained
Four BLBI suspects detained JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office has sent four suspects in the BLBI liquidity funds scandal to Salemba penitentiary.The warden of the penitentiary, Sofyan Sugeng, confirmed on Thursday evening that Kaharudin Ongko, Leonard Tanubrata, Samadikun Hartono and...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
NTT opens internet connection service in RI
NTT opens internet connection service in RI JAKARTA (JP): PT NTT Indonesia, a subsidiary of Japanese telecoms giant NTT Communications Corp., launched a US$12 million internet connection and data services center here on Thursday to help local companies move towards the Internet.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Pindad employees go on strike
Pindad employees go on strike BANDUNG: More than 1,500 employees of the state-owned military weapons factory went on strike on Thursday to protest the management's policy on the elimination of this year's education allowance for their children.Nobody could be seen in the factory complex.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Where, oh where is my money?
Where, oh where is my money?From KompasHaving been a customer of Bank Central Asia (BCA) since 1990 (account number: 021 1249829 at the Masjid Lama, Palembang, branch), I had a disappointing experience with its ATM on Jl.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Time for new era of labor relations
Time for new era of labor relationsBy James Castle JAKARTA (JP): Reformasi offers an opportunity for a new era in Indonesian industrial relations. Unfortunately, authoritarian central control, mutual suspicion and even brutality characterized 30 years of industrial relations under the New Order.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Hoping for the best
Hoping for the best By this evening, President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid may or may not have made real the threat which he has been holding over the head of legislators in both the House of Representatives and the People's Consultative Assembly.Six p.m.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
PSSI warns against bribery in league quarters
PSSI warns against bribery in league quarters JAKARTA (JP): In a preemptive strike to avoid match-fixing scandals here, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has warned the Bank Mandiri national league quarterfinalists against accepting money from gamblers.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
This is also a time when TNI is open to new ideas and is still
This is also a time when TNI is open to new ideas and is still favorably disposed to the U.S., despite the sparks of anti- American sentiment ...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Announcement
Announcement Due to the increase in production costs over the past year, which have been exacerbated by the recent increase of fuel and electricity prices, The Jakarta Post, while continuing to provide readers with up-to-date news and high quality information, has been compelled to raise its...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Mature trees felled in Bogor
Mature trees felled in Bogor BOGOR (JP): At least 15 mature trees out of a total of 2,800 unsafe trees inside the town have been felled to avoid them causing injury to passersby and vehicles.The felled trees were between 15 and 20 years old.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Where is the 'golden bridge'?
Where is the 'golden bridge'? We are nearing the month of August. And older Indonesians, in particular, will surely be reminded of a nationalistic slogan of the leaders of the revolutionary period, that national independence was not the final objective of the people's struggle.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
30 armed men rob garment firm
30 armed men rob garment firm BOGOR (JP): About 30 armed men robbed a garment company, PT Intra Garment, in Kertamaya village here early on Thursday morning and escaped with millions of rupiah worth of goods and cash.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Yoong to test with Minardi
Yoong to test with Minardi MONZA, Italy (Reuters): Malaysian Alex Yoong made further progress toward what he hopes will be a Formula One drive later this season with a second test for Minardi on Wednesday.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Bapepam suspects manipulation in BCA shares
Bapepam suspects manipulation in BCA shares JAKARTA (JP): The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) said on Thursday it suspected that several securities companies had collaborated in manipulating the price of PT Bank Central Asia (BCA) shares through their trading deals in May and late June,...
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Picking the proper clubs
Picking the proper clubs JAKARTA (JP): Taking up the game of golf can be a confusing process for beginners because there are so many options when it comes time to select your equipment.There is a wide range of prices to choose from, depending on brand, specifications, materials and so on.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Street children in poor condition
Street children in poor condition PADANG, West Sumatra: All 160 street children undergoing a recent medical checkup sponsored by private foundation Yayasan Pembangunan Simawang suffered from various diseases, an activist said here on Thursday.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Japanese used cars rejected
Japanese used cars rejected JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Jayapura Port administrator has prevented a Panama-flagged ship from unloading 400 used cars imported from Japan by a local businessman because his import license has expired.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Man gets eight years over Bandung bombings
Man gets eight years over Bandung bombings BANDUNG (JP): The Bandung District Court sentenced on Thursday Aceng Suhari, one of defendants tried for last year's Christmas bombings in Bandung, to eight years imprisonment.The verdict was three years higher than the prosecutors' demand.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
Freeport to weather slump
Freeport to weather slump SHANGHAI (Dow Jones): PT Freeport Indonesia's President Adrianto Machribie said world copper prices are oversold, but added that the company is well-equipped to ride out the storm.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001
RI to ask WTO to be flexible on agriculture
RI to ask WTO to be flexible on agriculture JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia and many developing countries will be demanding during the next World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting that the organization be flexible on agricultural issues so as to support the countries' efforts to secure food supplies,...