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Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Rates for tax payment, valid from June. 16 to July. 22
Rates for tax payment, valid from June. 16 to July. 22 U.S. dollar 1 Rp 11,325.00Austrian schilling 1 Rp 700.06Australian dollar 1 Rp 5,719.13Belgian franc 1 Rp 238.80Canadian dollar 1 Rp 7,388.44Swiss franc 1 Rp 6,317.64Deutschemark 1 Rp 4,930.99Danish krone 1 Rp 1,296.24French franc 1 Rp 1,468.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
On the fast lane into oblivion?
On the fast lane into oblivion?By Avie K. Utomo JAKARTA (JP): It's 6:47 a.m. on Saturday. A speeding S-Type blue Jaguar passes on Jagorawi toll road.The person behind the wheel is driving fast to join his already waiting golfing buddies.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Evaluating the regional autonomy policy
Evaluating the regional autonomy policyBy Dewi Anggraeni MELBOURNE (JP): In the early 1990s countries in Asia such as the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea began their regional autonomy processes, yet this trend seemed to elude Indonesia at that time.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Govt undecided over plan for phone rate hike
Govt undecided over plan for phone rate hike JAKARTA (JP): The government is still undecided over the new schedule for raising phone rates after it was forced to delay its rate hike plan last month."If it were up to us (the government), we would want to implement the rate hike as soon as possible.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Expats residing in Indonesia told to register themselves
Expats residing in Indonesia told to register themselves JAKARTA (JP): All expatriates residing in Indonesia will be required to register at local immigration offices between Aug. 10 and Oct. 10.The Immigration Office announced on Monday that registration would be mandatory for all overseas...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
IMF's ominous message
IMF's ominous message Very few people would have missed the negative signal sent by the failure of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Indonesian government to agree on a new reform accord last week, however hard both parties tried to sugarcoat the unpleasant reality with such comments as...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Authorities prepare detailed contingency plan
Authorities prepare detailed contingency plan JAKARTA (JP): The city police and military have reportedly prepared a contingency plan should security conditions take a turn for the worse prior to or during the special session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Tue, 17 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.
Tue, 17 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...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Military, Police to oppose decree on state of emergency
Military, Police to oppose decree on state of emergency JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Military and the National Police reconfirmed on Monday their opposition to President Abdurrahman Wahid's intention to declare a state of emergency ahead of the planned People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) session.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
40 prostitutes detained
40 prostitutes detained JAKARTA (JP): City police detained over 40 suspected prostitutes on Monday, following the arrest of seven alleged drug dealers at a boardinghouse at Jl. Mangga Besar No. 13 in West Jakarta on Monday afternoon.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Prepare yourself, Mr. President!
Prepare yourself, Mr. President!From Koran TempoPresident Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has again exhibited overconfidence in his attitude toward politics. During an interview with Maria Ressa from CNN Jakarta bureau on July 12, he was very confident that he would survive the special session of the...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Every computer needs a peripheral
Every computer needs a peripheralBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Come to think of it, a computer system is so much like our stomach. It typically consists of one or more input devices, one central processing unit (CPU), and one or more output devices.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Swiss woman found dead in Bogor
Swiss woman found dead in Bogor BOGOR (JP): A Swiss woman reportedly committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of the Persatuan Bangau Putih martial arts dormitory in Sampai Village here on Monday.The victim was said to have been suffering from malaria.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Rupiah rate July 16
Rupiah rate July 16 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 10,840.00 11,840.00 11,283.00 11,397.00Australian dollar 1 5,512.14 6,026.56 5,737.41 5,801.07Austrian schilling 1 673.07 735.60 700.58 708.07Belgian franc 1 229.59 250.92 238.97 241.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Hostages 'won't become int'l issue'
Hostages 'won't become int'l issue' TIMIKA, Irian Jaya: Irian Jaya Governor Jaap Solossa said the Indonesian and Belgian governments had agreed not to make the kidnapping of two Belgian nationals by rebels in the province into an international issue.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
President's plan to move sports complex contested
President's plan to move sports complex contested JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's plan to relocate the Bung Karno sports complex from the Senayan district of Central Jakarta to the site of the former Kemayoran airport in East Jakarta was greeted by many negative comments on Monday.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Regency suspends sand quarrying
Regency suspends sand quarrying JAKARTA (JP): The Riau administration has halted sand quarrying and sand exports to Singapore indefinitely, regent Muhammad Sani announced on Monday.The regent said that the suspension, effective as from early July, was aimed at improving the regulation of the...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Asian sugar trade likely to remain thin
Asian sugar trade likely to remain thin BANGKOK (Reuters): Asian sugar trade is expected to remain thin in coming days, with little fresh demand seen as the market awaits a Chinese tender mid-week, traders said on Monday.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Javanese Language Congress lures foreigners
Javanese Language Congress lures foreigners YOGYAKARTA (JP): The United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, the Netherlands, Suriname and Malaysia are represented at the third Javanese Language Congress being held at the Ambarrukmo Palace Hotel from July 16 to July 21.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
I was misquoted
I was misquoted First of all, I would like to thank The Jakarta Post for taking part at the Jakarta Great Sale Media Tour on July 11, 2001.Reading the Post on July 13, 2001, however, I was most disappointed as I had been misquoted twice in your article titled Jakarta Great Sale campaign has few...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Sumitomo plans $150m plant
Sumitomo plans $150m plant TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's biggest nickel producer, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd, said on Monday it will go ahead with a laterite nickel project in the Philippines using a new acid leaching technology, jointly with Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Rain brings Pontianak reprieve
Rain brings Pontianak reprieve PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: After being chocked by thick smog for almost three weeks, Pontianak residents welcomed the rain that fell on Sunday and Monday.The heavy rains brought a reprieve for residents who have been suffering through the haze, caused by forest fires...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Tales of battery operated mice
Tales of battery operated miceBy Zatni ArbiJAKARTA (JP): Have you been handling your mouse like a matchbox? Do you have to drag it all over your desktop to get the cursor to the spot where you want it on the screen? Then it is time to go out and buy a new mouse. That was just what I did last week.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
The hardship and toil of a fisherman's life
The hardship and toil of a fisherman's lifeBy Ahmad Solikhan BATANG, Central Java (JP): It happens day in and day out with no change. Hundreds of fishing boats dock at Batang Port after dusk, and early the next morning the fishermen hurriedly pack their catch for delivery to the local fish auction...
Tue, 17 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.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
DFNN.com to run in Indonesia
DFNN.com to run in Indonesia MANILA (AFX-ASIA): Diversified Financial News is setting up an office in Indonesia to market its stock trading software and other e-solutions, DFNN. com president Ramon Garcia Jr said."We'll be selling our products in Indonesia.
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
Hosting Olympics may boost Beijing's image
Hosting Olympics may boost Beijing's image SEOUL: The selection of Beijing as the host of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games is regarded by many as the formal recognition by the international community that China has pulled itself out of its erstwhile status as a second-tier power in Asia and is now...
Tue, 17 Jul 2001
TPJ announces water disruption
TPJ announces water disruption JAKARTA(JP): A city tap water company, PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ), announced on Monday that customers in a number of areas in East and North Jakarta would experience water supply disruptions from Tuesday through Friday due to routine maintenance work.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
September deadline for LoI 'difficult to meet'
September deadline for LoI 'difficult to meet' JAKARTA (JP): The September deadline for the signing of a new lending agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government may prove to be difficult to meet, as uncertainty lingers over the life span of the current government,...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Jiwasraya's premium up
Jiwasraya's premium up JAKARTA (JP): State-owned life insurance firm PT Asuransi Jiwasraya said its gross premium increased by 75.97 percent to Rp 462.8 billion (US$40.5 million) between January and June, from Rp 351.6 billion in the same period last year.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Woman found dead in hotel
Woman found dead in hotel JAKARTA (JP): A unidentified woman was found dead with 42 stab wounds in a room at the Wisma Bungur Hotel on Jl. Kalibaru VI in Senen, Central Jakarta, early on Saturday morning.The body was taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
West Java authorities to issue bylaw on mining
West Java authorities to issue bylaw on mining BANDUNG (JP): In a bid to curb environmental damage, the West Java administration is expected to issue on Monday a bylaw to manage mining in the province."We have to reduce the level of environmental damage in West Java due to uncontrolled mining...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
National athletes fail to better records
National athletes fail to better records JAKARTA (JP): National athletes preparing for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games failed to sharpen their personal bests during the second leg of the National Athletics Grand Prix at the Madya Stadium in the Bung Karno Sports Complex on Sunday.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Megawati shuns Gus Dur
Megawati shuns Gus DurFrom Koran TempoThe meeting among political leaders in Bogor has brought no result, making the future of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid gloomier and gloomier. Reconciliation between the political elite and Gus Dur intended to eliminate differences of opinions and view...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Arun suffers Rp 4t in losses due to ExxonMobil closure
Arun suffers Rp 4t in losses due to ExxonMobil closure JAKARTA (JP): Aceh-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer PT Arun NGL said it suffered some Rp 4 trillion (US$350.8 million) in losses due to the four-month closure of ExxonMobil's gas fields in the troubled province.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Cattle industry declining in E. Nusa Tenggara
Cattle industry declining in E. Nusa TenggaraBy Yemris Fointuna KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara (JP): East Nusa Tenggara has been known for some time as a major cattle supplier in the country.The dry, hot and infertile East Nusa Tenggara landscape, with an annual rainfall of only 4 centimeters, consists...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Arab tourist bitten by camel
Arab tourist bitten by camel BOGOR (JP): A Saudi Arabian tourist was bitten on the upper arm by a camel while he was visiting the Indonesian Safari Park in Puncak, West Java, on Friday.The tourist, identified as Muhamad, 50, was then sent to the Bogor Red Cross Hospital for minor treatment.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Fire destroys house in Kalibata
Fire destroys house in Kalibata JAKARTA (JP): A two-story house on Jl. Warung Jati Timur, behind the Kalibata Mall, South Jakarta, was destroyed by a fire on Saturday night. No fatalities were reported.South Jakarta's Fire Department concluded that the fire, which broke out at about 10:30 p.m.
Mon, 16 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.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Internet trade to boost income of ASEAN's farmers
Internet trade to boost income of ASEAN's farmers KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Southeast Asia's poor farmers will have a chance to raise their incomes and leapfrog decades of underdevelopment when a regional project allowing them to trade their products via the Internet is launched this year.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
JSX rise fragile as buying sentiment fades: Analysts
JSX rise fragile as buying sentiment fades: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): After climbing to a five-month high, the stock market index may eventually drop on weaker buying sentiments, as most investors had already placed their bets in the lead up to the People's Consultative Assembly special session,...
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Jakarta Fair closes on successful note
Jakarta Fair closes on successful note JAKARTA (JP): The 34th Jakarta Fair was officially closed on Sunday evening, lacking the enthusiastic atmosphere of last year's fair due to security reasons and Jakartans' declining buying power, according to participants and visitors.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Lampung national parks damaged
Lampung national parks damaged BANDAR LAMPUNG: Around 35 percent out of the some 462,030 hectares of national parks in Lampung are believed to have been damaged due to illegal housing, logging and fires, head of the Lampung forestry agency said on Sunday.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
A privilege through memberships
A privilege through memberships JAKARTA (JP): In the United States there are several private golf clubs that only allow up to 200 members and whose membership and annual fee run into the millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of dollars, respectively.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Every computer needs a peripheral
Every computer needs a peripheralBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Come to think of it, a computer system is so much like our stomach. It typically consists of one or more input devices, one central processing unit (CPU), and one or more output devices.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Risa wins Penang C'ship
Risa wins Penang C'ship JAKARTA (JP): Risa Suseanty of Indonesia won the women's open race at the Penang international mountain bike championship at the Youth Park in Penang, Malaysia on Saturday, Bernama reported.The 1997 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champion clocked 38 minutes 50.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Train-bus collision kills seven
Train-bus collision kills seven PALEMBANG, South Sumatra (JP): Seven people died, including a three-month-old baby and 26 others were injured when a public bus was hit by a coal train early Sunday morning.Chief of Muara Enim Police Adj. Comr.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Using and abusing legal loopholes
Using and abusing legal loopholes What would be a legally acceptable outcome to the current political crisis? Professor in constitutional law Indra Perwira of the Bandung-based Padjadjaran University shares his outlook.
Mon, 16 Jul 2001
Gus Dur wants Senayan sports complex be moved to Kemayoran
Gus Dur wants Senayan sports complex be moved to Kemayoran YOGYAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said here on Sunday he had just ordered Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso to move Senayan sports complex to Kemayoran, including Bung Karno Stadium and Senayan Basket Hall.