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Fri, 03 Aug 2001
War on piracy fails to quell worldwide attacks this year
War on piracy fails to quell worldwide attacks this year KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Pirate attacks mounted worldwide in the first six months of this year, buoyed by Indonesia's sinking economy and straggling sea patrols, a monitoring group reported Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Foreign investors ask government to cut red tape
Foreign investors ask government to cut red tape JAKARTA (JP): Foreign investors called on Thursday for the government to further streamline investment procedures to help attract more investment into the ailing economy.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Asian currencies mostly up, Singapore dollar leads rise
Asian currencies mostly up, Singapore dollar leads rise SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): The dollar lost its luster against most Asian currencies on Thursday as the debate over the strong dollar policy raged on, and the prospects for a U.S.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Multiparty system unsuitable
Multiparty system unsuitableFrom Rakyat MerdekaThe presence of many political parties in Indonesia has not been able to solve difficulties. The multiparty model is in fact more suitable to the parliamentary system like those in European countries.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Asian coal firms targeting Europe
Asian coal firms targeting Europe LONDON (Reuters): European electricity generators are being increasingly targeted as a market for Indonesian and Chinese coal exports as the cost of transporting it half way round the world slides to two-year lows.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Power's corrupting effect
Power's corrupting effect Former President Abdurrahman Wahid was keenly aware of the need to attack widespread corruption and cronyism to promote democracy in Indonesia. Facing fierce resistance from those with ties to the old regime willing to resort to terrorism against opponents.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Brawl leaves one injured
Brawl leaves one injured JAKARTA (JP): A brawl involving several visitors of Grand Menteng Hotel on Jl. Matraman Raya, East Jakarta and residents of the Matraman subdistrict left one man injured.Antara reported an eyewitness as saying that the brawl started at midnight on Thursday in front of the...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Sampoerna's ratings upgraded by S&P
Sampoerna's ratings upgraded by S&P HONG KONG (Reuters): Indonesian cigarette maker PT HM Sampoerna saw its credit rating boosted above that of sovereign risk on Thursday, but ratings agency Standard & Poor's said its rare move was unlikely to be repeated elsewhere in the country.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Delay in Cabinet announcement gets mixed response
Delay in Cabinet announcement gets mixed response JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri's failure to strike a deal with political party leaders on the new Cabinet line-up received mixed reactions from politicians on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
People's burden unbearable
People's burden unbearableFrom Pikiran RakyatThe nation of Indonesia should thank All-merciful God for His blessings bestowed on us, by granting the Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly the wisdom to elect, respectively, Megawati Soekarnoputri and Hamzah Haz as President and Vice...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Will Vice President Hamzah outshine taciturn Megawati?
Will Vice President Hamzah outshine taciturn Megawati? Indonesia's major partners, including Japan, the biggest lender and largest investor in Indonesia, is ready to cooperate with President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration, says Takashi Shiraishi, a prominent Indonesian observer at Kyoto...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Rare flower blooming
Rare flower blooming BOGOR (JP): A rare plant called bunga bangkai (corpse flower), Amorphophallus titanum, at the Bogor Botanical Garden is blooming, and the flower, which has a strong odor, has reached 2.9 meters high.Unfortunately its growth is not normal.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
KAI blames bus driver for fatal accident
KAI blames bus driver for fatal accident PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Preliminary investigations indicate that the railroad crossing attendant was not to blame for a fatal crash involving the Empu Jaya train and a Sinar Jaya bus which killed 13 people on Wednesday, a railroad official has said.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
'Fit and proper test' for ministers
'Fit and proper test' for ministersForm Koran TempoPresident Megawati's immediate job is to recruit ministers to help run the administration in the best possible manner.The recruitment and appointment of ministers are the prerogative of the President.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Power outage hits parts of Jakarta
Power outage hits parts of Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): A number of areas in Jakarta were hit by a power outage for several hours on Thursday due to the malfunction of a transmission cable between Cibinong and Bekasi.Eddie Widiono S.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Suffering creatures
Suffering creatures I would just like to write to say how much I applaud The Jakarta Post in being so supportive of conservation and environmental issues.Another excellent article in July 31 edition brings readers' attention again to this horrific trade in animals that abounds here and how helpless...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Megawati's silence could cost her greatly
Megawati's silence could cost her greatly Indonesia's major partners, including Japan, the biggest lender and largest investor in Indonesia, is ready to cooperate with President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration, says Takashi Shiraishi, a prominent Indonesian observer at Kyoto University.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Gusdur -- 28HBC, 3 cols, 2 lines
Gusdur -- 28HBC, 3 cols, 2 lines Abdurrahman suspects U.S. of siding with Megawati
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
High-ranking officials drive Harleys illegally
High-ranking officials drive Harleys illegally JAKARTA (JP): Former governor Wiyogo Atmodarminto and 10 high ranking city officials have been using Harley Davidson motorbikes belonging to the government for private use without proper procedures, a source said.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Court's decision a warning to Megawati
Court's decision a warning to Megawati The recent Supreme Court ruling on Golkar was a bitter pill to swallow for many of the party's critics. Professor of law and former member of the National Commission on Human Rights Charles Himawan discusses the issue.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Explosive sources should be tracked down: Kontras
Explosive sources should be tracked down: Kontras JAKARTA (JP): Bomb attacks are likely to escalate and terrorize the public if all government institutions concerned fail to track down where the culprits get their explosives from, a nongovernmental organization dealing with violence said here on...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Megawati's silence could cost her greatly
Megawati's silence could cost her greatly Indonesia's major partners, including Japan, the biggest lender and largest investor in Indonesia, is ready to cooperate with President Megawati Soekarnoputri's administration, says Takashi Shiraishi, a prominent Indonesian observer at Kyoto University.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Brawl leaves one injured
Brawl leaves one injured JAKARTA (JP): A brawl involving several visitors of Grand Menteng Hotel on Jl. Matraman Raya, East Jakarta and residents of the Matraman subdistrict left one man injured.Antara reported an eyewitness as saying that the brawl started at midnight on Thursday in front of the...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Ministry of information revived? Dump the old paradigms
Ministry of information revived? Dump the old paradigms The issue to revive the ministry of information has received mixed reactions. The Jakarta Post's Israr Ardiansyah talked to multimedia expert RM Roy Suryo Udoro, better known as Roy Soeryo, who teaches at the Gadjah Mada University and the...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Gus Dur heads home, plans white book
Gus Dur heads home, plans white book JAKARTA (JP): Ousted president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid left Johns Hopkins Hospital on Wednesday, and is planning to set up a foundation on democracy once he arrives home, according to a news report.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Problems mounting ahead of SEA Games
Problems mounting ahead of SEA Games JAKARTA (JP): With only about a month left before the commencement of the Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, several sports organizations here are busy seeking an end to the internal and external problems plaguing their final preparations.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Priorities: Legal, military reform
Priorities: Legal, military reformBy Peter Milne JAKARTA (JP): It is obviously impossible to say at this stage whether the rather surprising delay in announcing the cabinet line-up is a positive sign or not. It could be that great care is being taken over the suitability of the appointees.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Members withdraw
Members withdraw support for PKB chiefs PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): A National Awakening Party (PKB) official said here on Thursday that party members in the regency of Indramayu, West Java, had officially withdrawn support for one of the party's House of Representatives' members, Abdul Khalik,...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Ministry
Ministry Controversy over info ministry revival widens. Page 2 Warden Mahfud replaces warden of Cipinang penitentiary. Page 3 Reform Priorities: Legal, military reform Page 4Batik Pekalongan Batik conforms to demand . Page 8Currencies Asian currencies mostly up, Singapore dollar leads rise.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
UMPTN results announcement
UMPTN results announcement JAKARTA (JP): The results of the entrance test for state universities (UMPTN) will be announced on Aug. 6 through the print and electronic media, the UMPTN organizing committee said in a media statement on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Australian PM Howard first to visit Megawati
Australian PM Howard first to visit Megawati JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard is scheduled to visit Indonesia later this month, making him the first head of state to visit President Megawati Soekarnoputri, an Australian Embassy official said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Cabinet delay frustrates market
Cabinet delay frustrates market JAKARTA (JP): Further delays in the Cabinet announcement frustrated the market and tempered optimism of a competent economic team, as suspicion grew of intensified politicking undermining the team's capability, economists said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
E. Java province opens radio station
E. Java province opens radio station SURABAYA (JP): East Java Governor Imam Utomo launched on Wednesday a new radio station, JT-FM 92.7 Radio Musik Indonesia, which is owned by the local provincial administration, with the aim of disseminating information about its development achievements to the...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Jakartans still visit malls despite bombings
Jakartans still visit malls despite bombings JAKARTA (JP): It was business as usual as people shopped and browsed in shopping malls on Thursday morning, seemingly indifferent to the bomb explosion at the Atrium Plaza in Senen, Central Jakarta, the night before.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Death toll reaches 31 in Nias calamity, 150 missing
Death toll reaches 31 in Nias calamity, 150 missing MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): The death toll in the Nias flood disaster has reached 31, with 11 seriously injured and more than 150 still reported missing, reports from the Nias Disaster Task Force said on Thursday evening.A.A.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Pekalongan Batik conforms to demand
Pekalongan Batik conforms to demandBy Ahmad Solikhan PEKALONGAN, Central Java (JP): Batik has been known for several centuries as a reflection of Indonesia culture. It was developed through interisland trade, nurturing the creation of various decorative designs and colors adapted to the culture of...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Rare flower blooming
Rare flower blooming BOGOR (JP): A rare plant called bunga bangkai (corpse flower), Amorphophallus titanum, at the Bogor Botanical Garden is blooming, and the flower, which has a strong odor, has reached 2.9 meters high.Unfortunately its growth is not normal.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Government asked to anull decision on export inspection
Government asked to anull decision on export inspection JAKARTA (JP): Disappointed, the Association of Indonesian Exporters (GPEI) has taken its case to newly-elected President Megawati Soekarnoputri, urging her to annul the recent government decision to entrust the customs office to manage export...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
5. PLN 2x17
5. PLN 2x17Power outage hits parts of Jakarta or Jakarta hit by power outage on Thursday
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
A tale of two systems in city transportation
A tale of two systems in city transportation This is the second of two articles on transportation in Jakarta by Heru Dewanto, who heads the Center for Technology and Industry Development. He is also CEO of the Jakarta-based Rekainfra International company which is among the consultants involved in...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Abdurrahman suspects U.S. of siding with Megawati
Abdurrahman suspects U.S. of siding with Megawati WASHINGTON (Agencies): Indonesia's ousted president Abdurrahman Wahid said in interviews published Thursday he believes the United States aided his rival, President Megawati Soekarnoputri, in her rise to power.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Delay in Cabinet announcement gets mixed response
Delay in Cabinet announcement gets mixed response JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri's failure to strike a deal with political party leaders on the new Cabinet line-up received mixed reactions from politicians on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Rupiah Rates Aug. 2
Rupiah Rates Aug. 2 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9.073.00 10,073.00 9,525.00 9,621.00Australian dollar 1 4,701.63 5,224.87 4,990.41 4,935.86Austrian schilling 1 581.09 645.51 610.04 616.54Belgian franc 1 198.22 220.19 208.09 210.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Controversy widens over information ministry revival
Controversy widens over information ministry revival JAKARTA (JP): The reported plan to revive the information ministry, which was dissolved in 1999 by former president Abdurrahman Wahid, was the target of increasing opposition from various parties on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Funds allocated for
Funds allocated for Depok's environment JAKARTA (JP): In a bid to sustain Depok's environment, which is the source of water and oxygen for the capital, the city administration has decided to set aside funds for its maintenance.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Diarrhea affects infants in Batam
Diarrhea affects infants in Batam BATAM (JP): Dozens of infants and under-five children have fallen victim to gastroenteritis in Batam, with some of the children having been sick now for over a week.The children are being treated at a number of clinics, Antara reported on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
17 foreigners stranded in Sambas
17 foreigners stranded in Sambas PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Seventeen aliens identified as fifteen Afghans and two persons of Afghan origin who claimed to be Britons were stranded in the district of Paloh, Sambas regency, West Kalimantan, after being set down from a speedboat on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
... legal reform is most unlikely to come about unless there
... legal reform is most unlikely to come about unless there is serious reform and true accountability of the Indonesian military. ATAU... there is a link between ultimate success in terms of economic recovery and real reform of the military.
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Judging Megawati
Judging Megawati Only days after the People's Consultative Assembly installed Megawati Soekarnoputri as President of the Republic of Indonesia, it is interesting -- and also more than a little discouraging -- to note the disparaging observations with which Indonesia's new President has been greeted...
Fri, 03 Aug 2001
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Aug. 2, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,325 -25 83,500 Adindo Foresta 110 -5 152,500 AGIS 135 -5 125,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 1,600 0 0...