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Tue, 25 Sep 2001
RUPIAH
RUPIAH The rupiah ended weaker Monday as banks longed the U.S. dollar after a bomb blast over the weekend in a central Jakarta shopping mall. The bomb was the latest in a string of explosions to rock the capital and comes amid pressure from the U.S. to tighten security in the country.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Papuan rebels attack military post, two killed
Papuan rebels attack military post, two killed JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Fierce attacks by members of an Irian Jaya rebel group on the military post at the transmigration site in the district of Bonggo, forced 46 transmigrant families, comprising more than 200 people, to leave the site.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Oil-rich regencies protest oil and gas bill
Oil-rich regencies protest oil and gas bill JAKARTA (JP): Regents of oil producing areas protested on Monday an oil and gas bill which is expected to be passed into law next month.The Consultative Forum of Oil Producing Regencies chairman, Irianto M.S.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
1. Seribu - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15
1. Seribu - 48 MM, 3 cols, 3 lines, 3x 15 Sutiyoso pledges to get back Thousand Islands 2. Kidnap - 28 NCSBI, 3 cols, 1 lines, 1x20 Kidnaped foreigners freed 3. Atrium - 36 NCSB, 4 cols, 2 lines, 2x20 Police suspect GAM behind Atrium bombing 4.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Jakarta Stocks
Jakarta StocksIndonesian shares ended lower Monday led by selling in cigarette issues, but mild bargain-hunting in select blue chips lifted the main index from its intraday low, dealers said. Overall sentiment remained weak following another disappointing performance on Wall Street Friday, they...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Single digit inflation still possible: BPS
Single digit inflation still possible: BPS JAKARTA (JP): Although year-on-year inflation has been running at double digit rates since March, ending the year with an inflation rate of below 10 percent was still possible on the back of lower inflation expected for September and October, the Central...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
S. Korea to drum up support for W. Cup
S. Korea to drum up support for W. Cup SEOUL (AFP): South Korea is to send traditional musicians and its top organizer to Europe to promote next year's World Cup finals.The three groups of percussionists and drummers will perform in Rome on Sept. 27, Madrid on Oct. 1, Cologne, Germany on Oct.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Soldiers to quell violence in Aceh: Minister of Defense Matori
Soldiers to quell violence in Aceh: Minister of Defense Matori Abdul Djalil said on Monday he had opted for the deployment of soldiers rather than police officers to rid the strife-torn province of Aceh of the campaign of violence launched by separatist rebels.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Where to go in Bandung:
Where to go in Bandung:Bandung Art Event 2001:Collaborated arts show Eling by Jasa Sembiring, CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone:
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
2. Tour (3 X 14)
2. Tour (3 X 14) Global tourism takes a hit after U.S. attack 3. AIR ( 2 X 20) Asian govts bridge airline insurance gap 4. Infra ( 2X 24) S'pore, HK have best infrastructure in Asia 5. Launder (2X16) RP to rush passage of dirty money law 6. Doha ( 2X16) WTO talks chance slimmer: Supachai 7.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
U.S. firms commit $2b in investment
U.S. firms commit $2b in investmentBy Fabiola Desy Unidjaja HOUSTON, Texas (JP): Giving hopes of an economic boost, American companies have made a commitment to invest more in Indonesia provided that the government can guarantee legal certainty and security.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Aceh
Aceh Matori opts for soldiers to quell violence in Aceh. Page 2 Island Sutiyoso pledges to get back Thousand Islands. Page 3 Golf Allenby wins Classic meet by three shots. Page 7Batikmakers Asian culture inspires Poland's batikmakers.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
E. Kalimantan could become rebellious, warns legislator
E. Kalimantan could become rebellious, warns legislator JAKARTA (JP): The natural resource-rich province of East Kalimantan could turn rebellious like Aceh and Irian Jaya if the central government continues to neglect development in the area, a local legislator warned.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.24
Rupiah Rates Sept.24 JP/11/ConversionRupiah Rates Sept.24 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,025.00 10,025.00 9,477.00 9,573.00 Austrian schilling 1 599.20 665.67 629.22 635.66 Australian dollar 1 4,396.08 4,888.19 4,616.25 4,667.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
The government is considering implementing the "open skies"
The government is considering implementing the "open skies" concept with Indonesia, similar to Malaysia's recent agreement with Thailand, The Sun quoted Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik as saying. South Korea's bankrupt Shinsung Tongsang Co.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
KL, RI consider "open skies"
KL, RI consider "open skies" KUALA LUMPUR (AFX): The government is considering implementing the "open skies" concept with Indonesia, similar to Malaysia's recent agreement with Thailand, The Sun quoted Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik as saying.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.24
Rupiah Rates Sept.24 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,025.00 10,025.00 9,477.00 9,573.00 Austrian schilling 1 599.20 665.67 629.22 635.66 Australian dollar 1 4,396.08 4,888.19 4,616.25 4,667.79 Belgian franc 1 204.39 227.07 214.63 216.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Farmers stage nationwide protest
Farmers stage nationwide protest JAKARTA (JP): In coincidence with the 41st National Agrarian Day, farmers in Jakarta, Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara), Medan (North Sumatra) and Maumere (East Nusa Tenggara) staged protests on Monday, with various demands being made.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.24, 2001: Shares Close Change Trading Volume --------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,275 -50 59,500 Adindo Foresta 105 15 1,000 AGIS 125 -10 338,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 600 0 0...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
IBRA secures restructuring deals
IBRA secures restructuring deals JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) said on Monday it had reached preliminary agreements with at least 242 debtors for debt restructuring schemes worth Rp 23.1 trillion (about US$2.43 billion).
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Argolawu train hits minivan
Argolawu train hits minivan PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The Argolawu executive train bound to Jakarta from Surakarta hit a village minivan at a railroad crossing at Kedung Wuluh Lor village, Banyumas district, Central Java, at noon on Monday. No fatalities were reported.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Revision to law on regional autonomy on track
Revision to law on regional autonomy on track JAKARTA (JP): The government is forging ahead with its plan to revise the law on regional autonomy, a statute which has given rise to many new and difficult issues, especially regarding the relationship between the central government and regional...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
48 civil servants receive award
48 civil servants receive award TANGERANG (JP): Some 48 civil servants of the Tangerang Land Agency (BPN) received the Satya Lencana Karya, an annual award from the President to anyone who has served a 10-year or 20-year term at any governmental institution."Tangerang Mayor M.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Cirebon teacher found murdered
Cirebon teacher found murdered CIREBON, West Java: Dwija Sutisna, 57, a teacher at Swadaya Gunung Jati University School of Law was found murdered at his home on Sunday night, a press report said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Depressed Estrada insists on innocence
Depressed Estrada insists on innocence SINGAPORE (AFP): Detained former Philippine president Joseph Estrada is "very depressed" ahead of his corruption trial next week but insists he will be vindicated, according to remarks published here on Monday.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
RI coffee relieved as beans flow
RI coffee relieved as beans flow JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesian farmers and middlemen have started to release coffee stocks on the back of firmer prices, bringing some relief to exporters scrambling for beans to cover nearby commitments, traders said on Monday.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
1. Cyber (3x15)
1. Cyber (3x15)Law on digital signature urgent, minister says 2. Astra (3x10)Astra books Rp 966 billion in net profit 3. Inflat (2x26) Single digit inflation rate still possible: BPS 4. Sugar (2x18)Sugarcane farmers blast import facility 5. India (2x16) Interest in gold rising in India6.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Astra books Rp 966 billion in net profit
Astra books Rp 966 billion in net profit JAKARTA (JP): Publicly-listed PT Astra International said on Monday that it posted Rp 966 billion (about US$100 billion) in unaudited net profit at the end of July on the back of a staggering Rp 17.1 trillion in sales.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
The government is considering implementing the "open skies"
The government is considering implementing the "open skies" concept with Indonesia, similar to Malaysia's recent agreement with Thailand, The Sun quoted Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik as saying. South Korea's bankrupt Shinsung Tongsang Co.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Prajogo questioned for third time
Prajogo questioned for third time JAKARTA (JP): The Attorney General's Office questioned business tycoon, Prajogo Pangestu, for the third time on Monday over his alleged involvement in a corruption case in a timber estate project in South Sumatra.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Depressed Estrada insists on innocence
Depressed Estrada insists on innocence SINGAPORE (AFP): Detained former Philippine president Joseph Estrada is "very depressed" ahead of his corruption trial next week but insists he will be vindicated, according to remarks published here on Monday.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Taiwan's navy saves S'porean ship crew
Taiwan's navy saves S'porean ship crew TAIPEI (AP): A Taiwanese navy ship has saved 16 crew members of a Singaporean freighter that sank off southern Taiwan in rough seas.The "Delta-62" went under Sunday about 160 kilometers west of Kaohsiung in high waves as tropical storm Lekima approached the...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
GECKO
GECKO BUSINESS: JP/Tokek Si Bedun, a native of Nganjuk, East Java, keeps a large number of geckos, which he sells to a restaurant. He says he sells hundreds of geckos a day at hundreds of thousands of rupiah.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Rupiah Rates Sept.24
Rupiah Rates Sept.24 Bank notes rates TT rates Buying Selling Buying Selling Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,025.00 10,025.00 9,477.00 9,573.00Austrian schilling 1 599.20 665.67 629.22 635.66Australian dollar 1 4,396.08 4,888.19 4,616.25 4,667.79Belgian franc 1 204.39 227.07 214.63 216.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
RP legislators to rush passage of anti-money laundering law
RP legislators to rush passage of anti-money laundering law DPA ManilaPhilippine legislators on Monday vowed to rush the passage of an anti-money laundering law to meet a deadline set by an international financial watchdog, which has threatened to impose economic sanctions for failure to do so.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Apac invests in waste facility
Apac invests in waste facility JAKARTA (JP): Textile company PT Apac Inti Corpora has invested Rp 10 billion (about US$1 million) in a waste management and water treatment facility, a senior executive said on Monday.Apac director of finance Anas Bahfen said that about Rp 6.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
War on terrorism is not war on Afghanistan
War on terrorism is not war on Afghanistan By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): With the U.S. strike force ready to launch and the American public hungry for revenge, Washington looks set to escalate their war on terrorism into a war on Afghanistan.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
RP legislators to rush passage of anti-money laundering law
RP legislators to rush passage of anti-money laundering law DPA ManilaPhilippine legislators on Monday vowed to rush the passage of an anti-money laundering law to meet a deadline set by an international financial watchdog, which has threatened to impose economic sanctions for failure to do so.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Five die in Brunei bus crash
Five die in Brunei bus crash BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters): A Japanese, a Malaysian and an Indonesian were among five people killed in Brunei on Monday when the bus they were traveling on collided with a car, a government official said.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
JAKARTA (JP): With the U.S. strike force ready to launch and
JAKARTA (JP): With the U.S. strike force ready to launch and the American public hungry for revenge, Washington looks set to escalate their war on terrorism into a war on Afghanistan.2. Economy -- 1 x 42 36pt optima bold Historic chance to reform the financial system By Larry Elliott LONDON: Three...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Hong Kong, Malaysia to join Singapore, Taiwan in recession: ABN Amro
Hong Kong, Malaysia to join Singapore, Taiwan in recession: ABN Amro SINGAPORE (AFP): Hong Kong and Malaysia will join Singapore and Taiwan in recession this year as a result of fallout from the terrorist attacks in the United States, Dutch-based bank ABN Amro said Monday. The Sept.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Men jailed for murder
Men jailed for murder TANGERANG (JP): Tangerang District court sentenced on Monday three men respectively to four years, one-and-a-half years, and one year in prison for committing murder.Presiding judge Achmad Zaini said the defendants, Suganda, alias Geber, 24, Mad Edih alias Jepang, 28, and Iyan...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Hunters force birds to fly away from their homes
Hunters force birds to fly away from their homesBy Singgir Kartana YOGYAKARTA (JP): From a distance, hundreds of birds flocking at the estuary of Progo river in Yogyakarta every afternoon forms a magnificent white streak across the blue sky.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
JP/6/PBSI
JP/6/PBSIPBSI gives second stringers more opportunities JAKARTA (JP): Organizers of the US$30,000 Hong Kong Open badminton championships have invited four Indonesian shuttlers to take part in the event and have promised to cover all their expenses during the competition, which will run from...
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Auction to save environment
Auction to save environment JAKARTA (JP): People wishing to save the local marine environment might consider attending a charity auction on Sept. 30 as part of a seven-day exhibition titled Save Our Sea at the National Museum in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
1. Cyber (3x15)
1. Cyber (3x15)Law on digital signature urgent, minister says 2. Astra (3x10)Astra books Rp 966 billion in net profit 3. Inflat (2x26) Single digit inflation rate still possible: BPS 4. Sugar (2x18)Sugarcane farmers blast import facility 5. India (2x16) Interest in gold rising in India6.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Microsoft wins battle against software piracy
Microsoft wins battle against software piracy JAKARTA (JP): U.S. giant software company Microsoft Corp. won on Monday a legal battle against software piracy by a local computer dealer, who was ordered by the court to compensate the plaintiff US$4.4 million.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
1 X 24 48pt Bodoni
1 X 24 48pt BodoniAbide by internatinal norms By Meidyatama Suryodiningrat JAKARTA (JP): With the U.S. strike force ready to launch and the American public hungry for revenge, Washington looks set to escalate their war on terrorism into a war on Afghanistan. 2.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
TV today
TV todayTVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News 8:00 Environment 8:45 News: Hallo, Metro Indonesia 10:00 Children's Songs 10:30 30 minutes with Anita Rahman 11:00 Regional News 11:30 Music 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 25 Sep 2001
Students clash with residents
Students clash with residentsMEDAN, North Sumatra: At least 60 students of Saint Thomas Catholic University in Tanjung Sari subdistrict in down town Medan were injured and admitted to hospitals during a two-day clash with locals, reports said on Monday.