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Tue, 03 Jul 2001
City to fight against vendors' backers
City to fight against vendors' backers JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to set up a special team to investigate city employees who allegedly back street vendors.Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Abdul Kahfi said on Monday that illicit backing from city employees meant that the...
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Baffled, Gus Dur complains to God
Baffled, Gus Dur complains to God JAKARTA (JP): Frustrated by the mounting political pressure facing him, President Abdurrahman Wahid slammed his critics on Monday saying he had nowhere else to turn to except the heavens to seek some respite.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
IMF to send mission Thursday: Minister
IMF to send mission Thursday: Minister JAKARTA (Dow Jones): The International Monetary Fund will send a team to Indonesia Thursday for a review of the economy which could pave the way for the restarting of the fund's lending program, said the country's top economics minister Monday.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked
Jakarta-Palembang route fully booked PALEMBANG, South Sumatera: Those planning to buy airplane tickets for the Jakarta-Palembang route may be in for a long wait as a surge in passengers in the past few weeks has left air tickets in short supply.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Asia trails China in reforms: ABN
Asia trails China in reforms: ABN SINGAPORE (AFP): Asia's commitment to push ahead with structural reforms in the aftermath of the 1997-98 crisis paled in comparison to that of China, Dutch bank ABN Amro said.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
New installed population chief sets database target
New installed population chief sets database target JAKARTA (JP): Newly installed chief of the recently formed National Population Agency, Rozy Munir, said on Monday he wanted to set up a comprehensive system and database of the country's population that could also ease administrative procedures...
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Asian currencies seen pressured by slowdown
Asian currencies seen pressured by slowdown SINGAPORE (Reuters): The outlook for Asian currencies worsened in the second half of 2001, infected by a longer-than-expected global economic malaise.The latest Reuters poll shows analysts have revised down their forecasts for regional currencies from a...
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Insurance merger approved
Insurance merger approved JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Finance has approved the acquisition of PT Asuransi Jiwa Allstate by PT Prudential BancBali Life Assurance on Monday.Prudential BancBali's president Kevin Holmgren said that the transition period for integrating Asuransi Jiwa Allstate into...
Tue, 03 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, 03 Jul 2001
Honda predicts 'satisfactory' sales
Honda predicts 'satisfactory' sales KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Japanese automaker Honda said Monday it will post "satisfactory" sales growth in Southeast Asian countries this year despite a slowdown in their economies.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
June inflation remains in double digits
June inflation remains in double digits JAKARTA (JP): Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), increased to 1.67 percent from the previous month's level and was higher at 12.11 percent on a year-on-year basis, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Monday.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Media workers conduct smile campaign
Media workers conduct smile campaign JAKARTA (JP): Some 50 joint staff and employees from tabloid Senior health weekly and Bola sport weekly staged a smile campaign at Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta on Monday morning, calling for Jakartans to smile more.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Riau sand exports taking a toll on environment, activists say
Riau sand exports taking a toll on environment, activists sayBy Haidir Anwar PEKANBARU, Riau (JP): For years environmentalist have been fighting a mostly losing battle against sand quarrying for export to Singapore. But the regional autonomy law which went into effect on Jan.
Tue, 03 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.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Children abused and their freedom taken away
Children abused and their freedom taken awayBy Tertiani Z.B. Simanjuntak JAKARTA (JP): A sixteen-year-old girl from Kuningan, West Java, was put in prison for a year for a drugs offense. She was not a junkie.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Kalimantan riot
Kalimantan riot Situation back to normal in Central Kalimantan. Page 2 Bus fare Bus operators threaten to hike fares arbitrarily. Page 3 Moro Muslims Moro Muslims in the Mideast eyes. Page 4 Golf Montgomerie ends barren spell with Irish Open win.
Tue, 03 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.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Toll collector enjoys her daily routine
Toll collector enjoys her daily routineBy Emmy Fitri JAKARTA (JP): Sitting inside a little booth in the middle of a toll road for seven hours a day sounds rather unpleasant, if not downright tortuous, but some people enjoy it.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Bank does nothing about Organda's debt
Bank does nothing about Organda's debt JAKARTA (JP): City-owned Bank DKI insisted on Monday that the bank could not compel bus companies, members of the city's Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) to pay their debt amounting to Rp 56.3 billion (US$5.1 million).
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Bank Mandiri to take over publicly listed BII
Bank Mandiri to take over publicly listed BII JAKARTA (JP): The country's largest bank, state-owned Bank Mandiri, will take over publicly listed PT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), in what could be the government's last bid to rescue BII from the burden of its massive nonperforming loans.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Auditors issue 'disclaimer of opinion' on IBRA
Auditors issue 'disclaimer of opinion' on IBRA JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA)'s 2000 financial report gets from auditors a "disclaimer of opinion", which may further damage the reputation of the agency.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Oil procurement ruling will kill local firms
Oil procurement ruling will kill local firms JAKARTA (JP): A group of local suppliers blasted on Monday a number of production-sharing contractors (PSC) of state oil and gas company Pertamina for setting tough requirements for companies wishing to be their suppliers.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Earthquake shakes Palu
Earthquake shakes Palu PALU, Central Sulawesi: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Palu and the Donggala and Tolitoli regencies early Sunday morning, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Can a decree solve problems?
Can a decree solve problems?From Media IndonesiaIn a recent afternoon news report aired by a private television station, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri apparently had rejected President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid threat of issuing a decree to declare a state of emergency.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Aiming for Market Leadership in Information Technology Services
Aiming for Market Leadership in Information Technology Services The information technology (IT) industry in the Philippines has been going through remarkable progress and growth in recent years. In the hardware sector, the Philippines' semiconductor and electronics industries have been growing at...
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
RI water polo team badly need tryout for SEA Games
RI water polo team badly need tryout for SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): The national water polo team desperately needs a tryout session with a stronger team to prepare itself for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in September.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Moro Muslims in the Mideast eyes
Moro Muslims in the Mideast eyesBy Riza Sihbudi JAKARTA (JP): The Moro Muslims of the Philippines have once again been the focus of world attention after the Abu Sayyaf group embarked on a kidnapping spree, holding 21 Americans and Filipinos captive on a resort island.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Bus operators threaten to hike fares arbitrarily
Bus operators threaten to hike fares arbitrarily JAKARTA (JP): Dissatisfied with the City Council's decision on bus fares, bus operators in the capital threatened on Monday to increase fares by 57 percent starting on Tuesday, in accordance with a proposal from Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Rice, corn, soybean output seen to slip this year
Rice, corn, soybean output seen to slip this year JAKARTA (JP): The country's production of unhusked rice, corn and soybean will likely slip this year due to a decrease in total crop areas as well as productivity, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS).
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Bus fumes annoying
Bus fumes annoyingFrom KompasWe, the residents of Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan (Gg. Perintis I) Kelapa Gading Timur Sub-district, North Jakarta, feel deeply annoyed and disturbed by the presence of Arion Bus depot and the reckless acts of its drivers who start work at around 5 a.m.
Tue, 03 Jul 2001
Kalimantan storytelling
Kalimantan storytelling JAKARTA (JP): Kalimantan music, dances and storytelling, both in Indonesian and English, will be presented to the public free of charge in Depok every weekend from July 7 to August 5.The shows, organized jointly by the Rindang Banua Association Foundation and the F.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Interference haunts stock market: Analysts
Interference haunts stock market: Analysts JAKARTA (JP): Concern over market interference is likely to haunt trading this week, analysts warned, adding that selling pressure may continue to slash the index's large gains over the previous weeks.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
New common ground for RI-Australia ties?
New common ground for RI-Australia ties?By Siswo Pramono CANBERRA (JP): Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid and Australian Prime Minister John Howard have agreed on a new common ground for Indonesian-Australian relations.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
RI diplomats among the worst parking offenders
RI diplomats among the worst parking offenders NEW YORK (Agencies): Indonesian diplomats in New York have been rated among the worst offenders of parking regulations in the Big Apple, Associated Press reported on Saturday.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Unleaded fuel now in Jakarta gas stations
Unleaded fuel now in Jakarta gas stations JAKARTA (JP): Four tanker trucks distributed, for the first time, unleaded fuels to several gas stations in the city on Sunday, marking the official launch of the government's drive to remove leaded gasoline from the capital.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
KL to combat foreign criminals
KL to combat foreign criminals KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian police have set up a task force to fight the rising number of crimes committed by immigrants, mostly from neighboring Indonesia, the official Bernama news agency reported on Sunday.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Hiring contract employees 'not always beneficial'
Hiring contract employees 'not always beneficial' JAKARTA: When about 75 temporary staffs at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) joined a protest last week against termination of employment contracts of 39 of them, this should have sent signals to the corporate world that hiring contract employees is not...
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Direct presidential election
Direct presidential electionFrom KompasThe present national political development is rather discouraging because of the ongoing conflict between the President and the House of Representatives. The House has issued memorandums of censure in its attempt to unseat President Abdurrahman Wahid while the...
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
JP/3/B05
JP/3/B05 JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta might not be Cannes, but this doesn't necessarily mean that its residents cannot enjoy quality, award- winning movies, thanks to the establishment of alternative theaters that regularly screen non-commercial films.Bentara Budaya on Jl.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
American independence day
American independence day There is a simple reason why many Indonesians, including myself, will remember July 4, American Independence Day.Indonesia's first president Sukarno drew much of his inspiration in the fight against Dutch colonial oppression from the American Revolution, in particular the...
Mon, 02 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.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Majalengka quake victims need aid, medical staff
Majalengka quake victims need aid, medical staff JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people made homeless after the 5.9- on-the-Richter-scale earthquake in Majalengka, West Java, are suffering from acute respiratory problems amid a lack of aid.Majalengka Deputy Regent M.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Alternative theaters to present Wong films
Alternative theaters to present Wong films JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta might not be Cannes, but this doesn't necessarily mean that its residents cannot enjoy quality, award- winning movies, thanks to the establishment of alternative theaters that regularly screen non-commercial films.Bentara Budaya on Jl.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Hamzah Haz coy over vice presidential post
Hamzah Haz coy over vice presidential post PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): United Development Party (PPP) Chairman Hamzah Haz on Sunday played down talk that the party was already warming up a vice presidential candidate, saying instead that such talk was premature.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Voice for children in RP court
Voice for children in RP courtBy Melanie P. Ramos MANILA: One of the perennial problems of the Philippine justice system is the slow disposition of cases of children who run in conflict with the law. This is partly due to the lack of social workers to assist children in court.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Manufacturers rush to 'revamp' SE Asian bases
Manufacturers rush to 'revamp' SE Asian bases BANGKOK (Nikkei): Japanese, U.S. and European manufacturers are scrambling to reorganize their production bases in Southeast Asia ahead of a gradual trade liberalization under the planned Asean Free Trade Area, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reports in its...
Mon, 02 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.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Taking the lead
Taking the lead Indonesia made a big leap forward in cutting back air pollution with the introduction of unleaded gasoline in selected gas stations in Jakarta on Sunday. The public indifference towards such an important national event, however, underlined the prevailing attitude of people in this...
Mon, 02 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.
Mon, 02 Jul 2001
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions * Calligraphy and Illuminations: Spiritual Culture, the National Archives Building, Jl. Gajah Mada 111, Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., until July 3. * Photomontage Machine/Anti-Machine, I See Gallery, The Polish Cultural Center, Jl.