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Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Solve water problem now!
Solve water problem now! I refer to the two articles in The Jakarta Post on July 4, 2001 and July 6, 2001 regarding the lack of water supply to West and South Jakarta.I was amazed to read Mr. Pierre Alla's comments that PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) is being asked to pay a 25 percent increase on...
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Robbers strike woman's breast
Robbers strike woman's breast JAKARTA (JP): A 27-year old woman was struck by a sickle on her left breast early on Friday morning by one of the four men who robbed her home on Jl. Wijaya III, in the Gandaria Utara area of South Jakarta.
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Government faces shortage of contraceptives for the poor
Government faces shortage of contraceptives for the poor JAKARTA (JP): The government called on Friday for more international aid to fulfill the need for free distribution of contraceptives to 8.25 million poor and needy couples next year.
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Susilo's character
Susilo's character From RepublikaSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, former coordinating minister for political, social and security affairs, following a meeting with the Supreme Advisory Council on June 26, said, when asked to comment on the future office of the vice president, that it was unethical to...
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Civil emergency.
Civil emergency. Gus Dur renews threat to declare civil emergency. Page 2 Drugs Death row convicts to be deported, President says. Page 3 RI's aliens Urgent: Better handling of Indonesia's illegal aliens Page 5 Golf Wiebe leads as Woods suffers last-hole lapse.
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Weekend lineup
Weekend lineup JAKARTA (JP): Following are sports competitions to be broadcast live this weekend on local TV stations (all timings are Jakarta Time):Saturday Basketball: Kobatama final match between Aspac vs Bhinneka, SCTv, 3.30 p.m.
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Cirebon police HQ blaze kills four
Cirebon police HQ blaze kills four JAKARTA (JP): At least three police detectives and one prisoner were killed in a raging fire that destroyed the detectives division of the Cirebon Police Headquarters on Jl. Raya Winong, Arjawinangun in Cirebon, on Friday afternoon.
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Shell, IMB unveil pact
Shell, IMB unveil pact ARMONK, New York (AFP): The Royal Dutch/Shell Group oil conglomerate and IBM Friday announced a five-year, multi-million dollar strategic alliance.The three hubs will be located in Kuala Lumpur, The Hague, and Houston.
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
City to subsidize bus fares for students
City to subsidize bus fares for students JAKARTA (JP): The city administration accepted on Friday the City Council's recommendation on the bus fare hike and decided to subsidize bus fares for students.Deputy governor for development affairs Budihardjo Sukmadi said the administration would provide a...
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
RP: Typhoon destroyed 180,000 tons of corn
RP: Typhoon destroyed 180,000 tons of corn MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines said on Friday it lost about 180,000 tons of corn in the wake of Typhoon Utor, a volume equivalent to nearly a quarter of the country's annual demand shortfall.
Sat, 07 Jul 2001
Private airline Star Air to begin services Sunday
Private airline Star Air to begin services Sunday JAKARTA (JP): Private local airline Star Air will commence services on Sunday with flights from Jakarta to Makassar in South Sulawesi and to Surabaya in East Java.Company vice president J.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Government suspends RI-GAM joint committee
Government suspends RI-GAM joint committee JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian government has decided to suspend the joint committee on security modalities it had set up with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) until such time as GAM presents its commander Abdullah Syafi'i at the negotiating table and gives...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Hunger striker and friends intimidated at Komnas HAM
Hunger striker and friends intimidated at Komnas HAM JAKARTA (JP): Entering their sixth day of hunger strike at the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) compound, one of the six striking students and several fellow activists have complained of being intimidated.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 5, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,375 -75 187,500 Adindo Foresta 115 0 0 AGIS 135 -5 375,000 Alakasa 160 0 0 Alfa Retailindo...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Surabaya prostitutes put on theater in act of empowerment
Surabaya prostitutes put on theater in act of empowermentBy Peter Kerr JAKARTA (JP): In a backstreet of the biggest brothel area in Surabaya, a dozen women sit around on the floor of a small building that serves as a health clinic, a drop-in center and, at this moment, a rehearsal venue.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Great promotions launched despite uncertainties
Great promotions launched despite uncertainties JAKARTA (JP): Housing and property developers are currently promoting their projects with attractive advertisements in the media. Property exhibitions are also held regularly in the capital.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Emirates drops daily Jakarta-Dubai service
Emirates drops daily Jakarta-Dubai service JAKARTA (JP): The United Arab Emirates-based airline Emirates said on Thursday it had shelved plans for this year to introduce a daily flight service from Jakarta to Dubai from its current schedule of four times a week due to sluggish demand in the...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Rubber producers to buy global stocks to raise prices
Rubber producers to buy global stocks to raise prices BANGKOK (Dow Jones): The Tripartite Rubber Corporation, or TRC, plans to shore up rubber prices by buying global rubber stocks, Malaysia's Minister of Primary Industries, Lim Keng Yaik and Thailand's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Minister to open Students Games
Minister to open Students Games PALEMBANG, South Sumatera (JP): Some 2,500 students and officials gathered here to attend the Sixth Students Games from July 6 to July 14 which will be officially opened by Minister of Education Yahya Muhaimin.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to go public this year
Pembangunan Jaya Ancol to go public this year JAKARTA (JP): Despite being plagued by scandal, city-owned developer and recreation operator PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol is expected to go public this year, City Governor Sutiyoso revealed on Thursday.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Abdul Gafur elected North Maluku governor
Abdul Gafur elected North Maluku governor TERNATE, North Maluku(JP): Former state minister of sports and youth affairs Abdul Gafur and his running mate Yamin Tawari were elected respectively the first ever North Maluku governor and deputy governor during a plenary session of the North Maluku...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
'11% of firms in Jakarta have company regulations'
'11% of firms in Jakarta have company regulations' JAKARTA (JP): A labor official here urged companies to fulfill a requirement to establish company regulations stipulating the rights and obligations of its employees, warning that the absence of such a guideline could foster internal unrest and...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Japan demands handover of U.S. rape suspect
Japan demands handover of U.S. rape suspect TOKYO (AP): Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called on the United States on Thursday to make an "appropriate decision" as soon as possible on the handover of an Air Force sergeant accused of rape, while a local assembly on Okinawa denounced Washington for...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Water shortage hits 117,000 customers
Water shortage hits 117,000 customers JAKARTA (JP): At least 117,000 customers in West and South Jakarta are suffering from water shortages, caught in the middle of a dispute over the price of water between Jakarta and Tangerang water companies.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
JBIC provides $375m loan for RI rural projects
JBIC provides $375m loan for RI rural projects JAKARTA (JP): The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed on Thursday a 46.35 billion yen (US$375.5 million) loan agreement with the Indonesian government to finance several rural projects in Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Court drops court official's corruption case
Court drops court official's corruption case JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta District Court dropped on Thursday the case of a Supreme Court official who was tried for allegedly receiving Rp 100 million (about US$8,900) in a payoff to help a lawyer win her client's case.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Two robbers mobbed on street
Two robbers mobbed on street JAKARTA (JP): Police held two men after they had been mobbed by angry residents on Jl. Juanda, Gambir in Central Jakarta late on Wednesday for allegedly robbing a bus passenger.Gambir subprecinct police chief Comr.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Thanks to Le Meridien
Thanks to Le MeridienFrom KompasI am currently employed by one of the companies in Wisma Metropolitan on Jl. Sudirman, and I think I represent other employees in the vicinity in conveying belated gratitude to the management of Le Meridien Hotel for providing security on the pedestrian bridge in...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Tribute
Tribute Thousands of people pay tribute to Lopa. Page 2 Corruption Court drops corruption case over Supreme Cort official. Page 3 Golf Tiger searching for his game ahead of British Open. Page 7 Chinese rite Ancient Chinese ceremony revived at a Yogyakarta beach.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Third bomber tried for Xmas bombings
Third bomber tried for Xmas bombings BANDUNG: Prosecutors here on Thursday demanded a life sentence for Iqbal, 40, a suspect in the Christmas Eve bombings.Prosecutors said the defendant, also known as Aceng Didin, was guilty of violating Emergency Law No.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Police invite Gus Dur for mass prayers
Police invite Gus Dur for mass prayers JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Police has invited President Abdurrahman Wahid and Cabinet officials to attend a mass prayer at the mosque within the Jakarta Police headquarters on Jl. Sudirman early Saturday morning.City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Ousted Marzuki back in Gus Dur's Cabinet lineup
Ousted Marzuki back in Gus Dur's Cabinet lineup JAKARTA (JP): Only one month after his dismissal as attorney general, Marzuki Darusman was installed as Cabinet Secretary on Thursday, reclaiming his uncompleted mission to eradicate corruption.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Sinar Mas woes stall acquisition deal
Sinar Mas woes stall acquisition deal JAKARTA (JP): Publicly listed food producer PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said on Thursday its US$173 million plan to acquire the Singapore listed Golden Agri Resources had ran into a snag, partly due to financial troubles at the latter's holding company, the Sinar...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Susilo for president
Susilo for presidentFrom Bisnis IndonesiaSince Sukarno's era, the government has been cause for concern, plagued by protracted crises.To be honest, there is only one person who is suitable to lead this nation and save the country from national disintegration.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Mourner mobbed for stealing money at Lopa's residence
Mourner mobbed for stealing money at Lopa's residence JAKARTA (JP): A mourner at the residence of late attorney general Baharuddin Lopa was mobbed by other mourners after he was caught red-handed, stealing condolence money worth Rp 10 million (US$884) on Thursday evening.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Property market remains bleak
Property market remains bleak By 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, 06 Jul 2001
WB signs US$526m to Hanoi
WB signs US$526m to Hanoi HANOI (Reuters): The World Bank on Thursday signed its largest-ever set of credit agreements with Vietnam, totaling US$526 million and aimed at restoring faster economic growth and poverty reduction.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Making European Union-ASEAN ties fruitful
Making European Union-ASEAN ties fruitfulBy Grace Sung BRUSSELS: The figures are telling. Between 1995 and last year, the European Union accounted for 21 percent of the total foreign direct investment to ASEAN, putting it ahead of Japan and the United States.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Govt urged to go ahead with AriaWest takeover
Govt urged to go ahead with AriaWest takeover JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives urged the government to go ahead with its plan to temporarily take over the telecommunications operations of PT AriaWest International in West Java and Banten, despite objections from the company.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
IBRA raises another Rp 1t from corporate loan sale
IBRA raises another Rp 1t from corporate loan sale JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Thursday that it had raised some Rp 1 trillion (US$88.07 million) from the latest sale of corporate debt assets.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Snap election
Snap electionFrom Media IndonesiaThe possibility of snap elections has become a popular topic recently. This is quite all right as long as it remains a subject of discourse with all its attendant debates without anybody forcing their wishes upon others.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?
Microsoft's Office XP: Is it a compelling upgrade?By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): You must have heard a lot about it already: Microsoft has just launched the latest version of its Office productivity suite.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Privatization of Telkom and Indosat to go ahead
Privatization of Telkom and Indosat to go ahead JAKARTA (JP): The government will proceed with plans to further privatize state-owned telecommunications companies PT Telkom and PT Indosat this year despite objections from the House of Representatives, a government senior official said.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Walkathon in Senayan
Walkathon in Senayan JAKARTA (JP): Pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica will hold a "Daktarin Jalan Sehat" walkathon for pharmacy employees and their families on Sunday."We want to take the opportunity during the school vacation to hold an event where the families of employees can...
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Typhoon kills 55 people and charts course for HK
Typhoon kills 55 people and charts course for HK HONG KONG (Reuters): A typhoon was bearing down on Hong Kong on Thursday after ripping through the northern Philippines and Taiwan, killing at least 55 people in landslides and freak electrocutions and leaving over 30 missing.
Fri, 06 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, 06 Jul 2001
Giving Ambhara Hotel's Arios Music Lounge a go
Giving Ambhara Hotel's Arios Music Lounge a go JAKARTA (JP): Arios Music Lounge in the Ambhara Hotel. It had never before occurred to me to go. I had been to the Ambhara for the fantastic Indian restaurant and had even gone once to visit the British pub in the hotel.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Cambodian bombings linked to Hong Kong crime syndicates
Cambodian bombings linked to Hong Kong crime syndicates PHNOM PENH (Agencies): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday blamed a bomb strike that left three people dead on "terrorists" while a leading royalist linked the attack to Hong Kong organized crime syndicates.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Student burned by jealous girl
Student burned by jealous girl JAKARTA (JP): A postgraduate student died on Wednesday night after receiving treatment at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for severe burns, allegedly inflicted upon him by a jealous girlfriend two weeks ago.
Fri, 06 Jul 2001
Four factories named as polluters
Four factories named as polluters SURABAYA: Four factories could face legal action after they were accused by the administration here of dumping industrial waste into the Surabaya River,City administration spokesman Harry Tjahyono named the four as: the Gresik-based paper company PT Adiprint...